What is Biomedical and Health Informatics?
Biomedical and Health informatics applies to computer and information science to the advancement of life sciences research, health professions education, public health, and patient care. This multidisciplinary and integrative field focuses on health information and communication technologies (HICT), and involves the computer, cognitive, and social sciences.
Georgetown School of Medicine Informatics works to:
- Develop and integrate clinical informatics into the School of Medicine curriculum
- Identify needs and develop informatics solutions for the School of Medicine administrative functions
- Support student driven informatics initiatives
- Serve as liaison for the School of Medicine for collaborative informatics projects
Pagers
For pager replacements, please e-mail SOM Registrars at: medreg@georgetown.edu
Handheld Computing Requirements
The School of Medicine requires students to be competent in using a smartphone and/or other handheld devices at the point of care to answer clinical questions and for clinical decision support. Mobile medical applications and handheld computing skills are taught in several of the courses in the Journeys curriculum. Students are expected to use the devices, especially smartphones, also in their everyday clinical duties and on all rotations.
The School of Medicine requires students to own and use a personal IOS or Android smartphone from the start of the program and keep them updated as necessary.
- Cell Service Discounts and Ordering
- Required and Recommended Apps
- Georgetown Mobile App
- History and Curriculum Integration
Student Access to Hospital Information Systems
Georgetown medical students access affiliate hospital computer networks and clinical information systems (CIS) as part of their clinical duties. Our clinical health systems partner, MedStar Health, including MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center, will provision credentials to medical students for their required clinical experiences. Network access includes the ability to login and utilizes computers on the MedStar Health network and wireless internet access in the hospital.
UserID, passwords and access codes will be distributed to students via one45.
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