The Department of Biomedical Informatics was established in 1964 at the University of Utah. Located in Salt Lake City, the department is internationally recognized as a leader in biomedical informatics research and education.
The department has a National Library of Medicine (NLM) training grant to support its educational programs. Master of Science (MS), Non-Thesis Master of Science, Certificate and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree programs are offered along with short-term traineeships for students and visiting fellows. Read More.
Kensaku Kawamoto, PhD, Guilherme Del Fiol, MD, PhD, Scott Narus, PhD, and Wendy Kohlman, MS featured in interview by the Salt Lake Tribune concerning cancer screening research.... Read More
Biomedical InformaticsStanley Huff, MD has been recognized among 25 leading CMIOs at health care organizations by Health Data Management. ... Read More
Biomedical InformaticsKaren Eilbeck in collaboration with Aaron Quinlan and Mark Yandell of the UCGD and the Department of Human Genetics have authored a review article titled “Settling the score: variant prioritization and Mendelian disease” for Nature Reviews Genetics. This manuscript details the challenges of variant prioritization through clinical interpretation and delivery. ... Read More
Biomedical InformaticsKensaku Kawamoto, Ph.D., associate Chief Medical Information Officer and assistant professor of Biomedical Informatics, has been appointed to a 3-year term on the U.S. Health Information Technology (HIT) Advisory Committee... Read More
Biomedical InformaticsDr. Facelli, DBMI Vice-Chair and Associate Director for Biomedical Informatics, Center for Clinical and Translational Science has been selected to serve as the Chair for the University of Utah Senate Advisory Committee on IT for 2017-2018.... Read More
Biomedical InformaticsCongratulations to five of our University of Utah Department of Biomedical Informatics alumni who were elected as inaugural fellows in the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (IAHSI). We are very proud of them!... Read More
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