International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) Database on: INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN HEALTH INFORMATICS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Programs offered by: The State University of Campinas, Brazil 1. Masters and Doctoral Degrees on Biomedical Engineering with concentration on Biomedical Informatics (School of Electrical Engineering) 2. Postdoctoral Fellowship on Medical Informatics (School of Medical Sciences) 3. Summer Course on Health Informatics Education (School of Medical Sciences) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ University: STATE UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS School: SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Department: DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Division: BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS Address: Center for Biomedical Informatics R. Alexander Fleming, 151, 1st floor, Cidade Universitaria P.O. Box 6005 City: Campinas State: Sao Paulo ZIP: 39081-970 Country: BRAZIL Phone: +55 192 39-7130 Fax: +55 192 39-4717 Email: sabbatini@ccvax.unicamp.br sabbatini@bruc.bitnet Contact: Renato M.E. Sabbatini, PhD Language of instruction: PORTUGUESE ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROGRAM GENERAL INFORMATION Program name: BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS SUBPROGRAM Contact: Renato M.E. Sabbatini, PhD School Affiliation: Allied Health/Informatics/Medicine/Nursing Electrical Engineering Degree Programs: Masters - MSc in Biomedical Engineering PhD - DSc in Biomedical Engineering Comments: Masters and doctoral programs in biomedical engineering with a subarea on biomedical informatics, since 1986. Cooperative program with the area of Medical Informatics, Medical School, and the Center for Biomedical Informatics. Present number of students in the program: 2 doctorate 4 masters Main research areas: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Computer Applications in Medical Education ========================================================================== University: STATE UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS School: SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES Department: DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL GENETICS Division: MEDICAL INFORMATICS Address: Center for Biomedical Informatics R. Alexander Fleming, 151, 1st floor, Cidade Universitaria P.O. Box 6005 City: Campinas State: Sao Paulo ZIP: 39081-970 Country: BRAZIL Phone: +55 192 39-7130 Fax: +55 192 39-4717 Email: sabbatini@ccvax.unicamp.br sabbatini@bruc.bitnet Contact: Renato M.E. Sabbatini, PhD Language of instruction: PORTUGUESE ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROGRAM 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION Program name: MEDICAL INFORMATICS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP Contact: Renato M.E. Sabbatini, PhD School Affiliation: Allied Health/Informatics/Medicine/Nursing Electrical Engineering/Mathematics/Statistics Degree Programs: PostDoctoral Fellow in Medical Informatics Comments: In cooperation with the Center for Biomedical Informatics. One- and two-year slots for research and educational programs. Present number of students in the program: 1 Main research areas: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Computer Applications in Medical Education ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROGRAM 2 - GENERAL INFORMATION Program name: SUMMER COURSE ON HEALTH INFORMATICS Contact: Renato M.E. Sabbatini, PhD School Affiliation: Allied Health/Medicine/Nursing Degree Programs: Certificate - Continuing Education School Comments: Annual summer course (15 days in January) with the aim of training medical informatics teachers for health sciences schools. History: 1st course (1986), 2nd (1991), 3rd (1992) and 4th (1993). Beggining on July 1994, this course will also be taught in ENGLISH (Winter Course). In cooperation with the Center for Biomedical Informatics. Number of students in the program: 12-16 per year ========================================================================== \end\