Biomedical Informatics

New Course: BSc Biomedical Informatics & MSci Biomedical Informatics

This course is a three institution collaboration between St George's,  Kingston University and Royal Holloway, which commenced with its first cohort of 42 students in September 2006.

Medical informatics has been defined as 'the study of data, information and knowledge and how to use this to improve health'. Internationally healthcare is constantly evolving and increasing computerisation offers the opportunity to improve the quality, efficiency and safety of health care.

Biomedical Informatics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with biomedical information, its structure, acquisition and use. It is appropriate that such an interdisciplinary subject is taught from a consortium of institutions with expertise in its basic science components.

This is the first undergraduate biomedical informatics course in the UK and has been developed within the Division of Community Health Sciences.

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