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Article: Teaching health informatics: designing a course for a new graduate informatics program
- Article from:
- Journal of the Medical Library Association
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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INTRODUCTION
The burgeoning field of informatics provides a host of possibilities for teaching and curriculum development for librarians and information technology professionals. In a new school or program, there may not be any standardized curricula or set course syllabi that one must follow, which leaves considerable room for creativity and innovation [1-7]. This paper describes the development, implementation, and assessment of a new graduate course in health informatics.
HISTORY
In January 1999, Indiana University created a new school, the School of Informatics, and appointed an inaugural faculty representing a wide range of disciplines from both the Bloomington and Indianapolis ...