Welcome to the pandemic edition of HI 201 for MD-PhD students! HI 201 is an introductory course to health informatics in the MS Health Informatics program. This is a 3-unit course which has now been completely modified for the midyear semester and for MD-PhD students. This elective uses project-based learning. I use the term “project” loosely here, to refer to the deliverables you need to submit weekly as artifacts of learning. My teaching philosophy is “make learning visible.”
The project to be done each week is guided by a driving question. This question captures and communicates the purpose of the project. There are required readings but the students should not limit themselves to these in answering the driving question. Guide questions are intended to help the students approach the readings. The weekly project submission should provide a clear and detailed answer to the driving question. The deadline for submitting on the VLE is every Wednesday at 5 pm. This is to give me enough time to peruse your submissions before our Friday meetings.
We shall meet on Zoom every Friday 2-4 pm (my schedule permitting). I will endeavor to let you know in case of meeting cancellation. The following Zoom details will be used for all meetings.
https://up-edu.zoom.us/j/84922094829
Meeting ID: 849 2209 4829
Passcode: 80312326
I can be reached at icisiptan@up.edu.ph or on Twitter @endocrine_witch.
At the end of this elective, the student should be able to:
- Define the different domains within the field of biomedical informatics, including health informatics.
- Examine real-world challenges in the field of health informatics.
- Demonstrate how health informatics can potentially solve some healthcare problems.