Quarters

PLEASE NOTE THAT AS OF NOVEMBER, 2007 DHSI COURSES WILL FOLLOW THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH SCHEDULE (CORRECT DATES BELOW).

1st Quarter - 8/27/07-10/26/07

2nd Quarter- 10/25/07-12/21/07

3rd Quarter- 1/22/08-3/14/08

4th Quarter- 3/24/08-5/16/08

DHSI students should log on to: Confluence for course specific information.

CORE COURSES

Below is a list of the core didactic experiences, laid out in the sequence in which they are taken.
You can also view a 2-D graphic of the schedule.

Please be advised that the information cited below *faculty/dates/times* is subject to change. Always check for correct information at the top of the page.

FIRST YEAR STUDENTS:

Summer - ME 600.707 Introduction to Public Health and Biomedical Informatics
Thursday, 9 -12, Room 1- 500A (Lehmann)

First quarter - ME 600.703 Health Sciences Informatics Evaluation
Mon 9:30 -12:30 Welch Library Mezzanine (Roderer)

Review of health information systems through case studies in the design and evaluation processes. The course presents a framework for design of systems based on user needs, functions performed, related information activities, available technology, etc. Skills taught include the use of measures and methods for qualitative and quantitative evaluation of information systems, including cost, performance, effectiveness and benefit/outcome determination.

Second quarter - ME 600.700 Health Sciences Informatics Systems
Tues, Thurs 9-10:30 PCTB Room 206B (Miller)

A review of health information systems, such as patient record, patient monitoring, imaging, public health, educational, bioinformatics and scholarly systems. This offering teaches the core architectures and technologies of these core systems, focusing on commonalities and differences and design.

Third quarter- ME 600.702 Health Sciences Informatics Knowledge Engineering
and Decision Support
Tues, 9 -12:00 Room 1-500A, 2024 Bldg (Lehmann)

This course provides a framework for understanding decision support in the workflow of the health sciences. The focus is on the types of support needed by different decision makers, and the features associated with those types of support. A variety of decision support algorithms is discussed, examining advantages and disadvantages of each, with a strong emphasis on decision analysis as the basic science of decision making. Students are expected to demonstrate facility with one algorithm in particular through the creation of a working prototype, and to articulate the evidence for efficacy and effectiveness of various types of decision support in health sciences and practice, in general.

ALL quarters:-ME 600.704 Health Sciences Informatics Fellows' Seminar
Friday 9-10:30 ROOM 1-500Q in 2024 Bldg (Lehmann)

Grant writing; software engineering ethics; informatics journal club; research proposal defense.

First year fellows are required to present at Bookclub twice. In Dec/Jan you will present your literature review and in April/May your research design. Dr. Lehmann will work with each of you to schedule. You will need to submit copies of your presentation to the Program Coordinator and mark it on your progress template.

ME 600.803 Health Sciences Informatics Research in Progress
Harold Lehmann, MD, PhD; Robert Miller, MD
Friday 12:15 -1:30 Sheldon Hall, Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street
Presentations by local and guest faculty on ongoing and completed research projects in informatics.

ME 600.804 Health Sciences Informatics Mentored Research
A two-year process, culminating in manuscript submission for publication in an informatics journal. Choice of research topic is due at the end of first Quarter; background reading is due at the end of second Quarter; research plan is due for defense at the end of fourth Quarter. Work continues through the summer and next three Quarters; initial report is due with submission to the annual meeting of the American Medical Informatics Association in third Quarter; final manuscript is due at end of fourth Quarter of second year.

ME 600.805 Health Sciences Informatics Information Technology Practicum
Harold Lehmann, MD PhD course director ( hours to be arranged)

DHSI students must take 2 QUARTERS of PRACTICA DURING THE TWO-YEAR PROGRAM

Students seek experiences in ongoing information technology sites at Hopkins and at other locations for at least one day a week. The practicum preceptor is responsible for ensuring that a meaningful work group is chosen, and negotiates with the student the appropriate practicum report. The work group leader supervises the student on a day-to-day basis. Students attend requisite meetings and perform requisite activities as needed.

SECOND YEAR STUDENTS:

Summer - HPM 309.86 Nationwide and Global Health Information Exchanges
MTWHF, 9 - 4 for 1 week (Orlova)

First quarter - ME 600.708 Standards in Health Information Systems
MW 12:45-2:00 Room 1-500A, 2024 East Monument Street (Orlova)

The purpose of this course is to learn the data, information, and knowledge standards critical to the successful implementation of local, regional, and national health-related information systems. Target competencies are to identify the appropriate level of HITSP standards for an informatics problem, and select the appropriate standard within that level; create use cases and an organizational process to define an interoperability standard for a specific healthcare/regional situation; participate in a national standards-creation process.

Second quarter -221.637 Health Information Systems
Internet (Weiss/Baqui)

Recommend population-based and provider-based methods by which data are secured and analyzed to provide indicators of health service use, health risk behavior, and outcomes relative to health status.

All quarters:

ME 600.704 Health Sciences Informatics Fellows' Seminar
Friday 10:00 ROOM 1-500Q, 2024 East Monument Street

Grant writing; software engineering ethics; informatics journal club; research proposal defense.

ME 600.803 Health Sciences Informatics Research in Progress
Friday 12:15 -1:30 Sheldon Hall, Bloomberg School of Public Health (Lehmann, Miller)

Presentations by local and guest faculty on ongoing and completed research projects in informatics

ME 600.804 Health Sciences Informatics Mentored Research
A two-year process, culminating in manuscript submission for publication in an informatics journal. Choice of research topic is due at the end of first Quarter; background reading is due at the end of second Quarter; research plan is due for defense at the end of fourth Quarter. Work continues through the summer and next three Quarters; initial report is due with submission to the annual meeting of the American Medical Informatics Association in third Quarter; final manuscript is due at end of fourth Quarter of second year.

ME 600.805 Health Sciences Informatics Information Technology Practicum
Harold Lehmann, MD PhD course director ( hours to be arranged)

DHSI students must take 2 QUARTERS of PRACTICA DURING THE TWO-YEAR PROGRAM

Students seek experiences in ongoing information technology sites at Hopkins and at other locations for at least one day a week. The practicum preceptor is responsible for ensuring that a meaningful work group is chosen, and negotiates with the student the appropriate practicum report. The work group leader supervises the student on a day-to-day basis. Students attend requisite meetings and perform requisite activities as needed.

Elective/Enabling Courses: 7 Quarters  

Selectives: (Unless placed out)