From: thomason+@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU (Rich Thomason)
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Subject: Medical Informatics Graduate Program
Date: 11 Nov 92 22:08:34 GMT
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Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon
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                          Medical Informatics Program
                           University of Pittsburgh


	The University of Pittsburgh training program in medical informatics
offers a degree-granting track leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, as well as
a postgraduate research fellowship track. The training program takes
advantage of six existing University of Pittsburgh professional schools of
the Health Sciences: Medicine, Dentistry, Public Health, Pharmacy, Nursing,
and Health Related Professions. In addition, there are extensive clinical
facilities available through the six major teaching hospitals of the
University Health Center. Existing laboratories actively engaged in medical
informatics research include the Section of Medical Informatics, the
Intelligent Systems Laboratory, and the Office of Biomedical Informatics.

	The training program provides opportunities for both applied and
theoretical research. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and interests
will be accepted into the program. The program provides a formal, rigorous
academic curriculum to train medical informatics researchers and educators.
Participation in research is a major component of the program. Current
research in medical informatics at the University of Pittsburgh includes
projects that address the following areas:

    Computer-based diagnostic systems
    Medical knowledge acquisition
    Medical information retrieval
    Evaluation of computer-based medical decision making systems
    Medical databases, including visual databases
    Machine learning
    Uncertain reasoning
    Expert systems
    Unified Medical Language System (multiple projects)
    Integrated Academic Information Management System (multiple projects)

	The location on campus of the University Health Center facilitates
collaboration among clinicians and researchers in other departments, such as
computer science.

	Faculty from many schools and departments are involved in the
program. The program's medical informatics faculty members are:

Richard A. Bankowitz, Bruce G. Buchanan, Gregory F. Cooper, Nunzia B. Giuse,
Dario Giuse, Henry Lowe and Randolph A. Miller.

	The Medical Informatics training program offers formal course work
and degrees. Usually, degrees are obtained through the Intelligent Systems
Program (ISP) of the University of Pittsburgh. The ISP is an independent
degree-granting program at the University. It provides a center for graduate
training and research in artificial intelligence.  The ISP has a track which
specializes its curriculum for individuals interested in medical
informatics.  Faculty members in the ISP include:

Kevin D. Ashley (Law), Gordon Banks (Neurology), Alan Lesgold
(Psychology, ISP co-director), Johanna D. Moore (Computer Science),
Martha E. Pollack (Computer Science), Kenneth F. Schaffner (History
and Philosophy of Science), Walter Schneider (Psychology), Steven
Small (Neurology), Richmond H.  Thomason (Linguistics, ISP
co-director), and Kurt VanLehn (Computer Science).

	Individuals interested in obtaining a formal degree in medical
informatics through the ISP should apply either to the M.S. or the Ph.D.
program of the ISP. A non-degree research fellowship program also is
available through the Section of Medical Informatics for fully trained,
board certified physicians who wish to remain clinically active while
pursuing careers in medical informatics. These individuals will be given the
opportunity to join ongoing research projects in medical informatics and to
take courses related to medical informatics without obtaining a formal
degree. In addition, qualified post-doctoral trainees in other areas of the
health sciences (e.g., a Ph.D. in Biostatistics) are eligible to train as
fellows in medical informatics under the same guidelines.

	National Library of Medicine (NLM) fellowships may be available to
applicants with M.D. or Ph.D. degrees.

	For further information about the M.S. and Ph.D. programs in the
ISP, send electronic mail to

                isp@pogo.isp.pitt.edu

or write to Intelligent Systems Program, Cathedral of Learning, Room
901, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, or call (412)
624-5755.

	For further information about NLM fellowships, write to the Section
of Medical Informatics, B50A Lothrop Hall, 190 Lothrop Street, University of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, or call (412) 648-3190.

	January 1, 1993 is the deadline for receiving applications for
consideration for admission in autumn 1993.
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