Summary of the General Discussion

J. V. Douglas; F. Leiner

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1635034

Methods of Information in Medicine, Table of Contents

Methods Inf Med 1994; 33(03): 282-284
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1635034

Original Article

Schattauer GmbH

Summary of the General Discussion

Authors

J. V. Douglas

¹Information Services, University of Maryland at Baltimore, USA
F. Leiner

²Dept. of Medical Informatics, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Abstract

Abstract:

Five breakout groups at the 1992 International Working Conference on Health/Medical Informatics Education in Heidelberg/Heilbronn compared six programs, located in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Germany. Acknowledging the difficulties in comparing programs in different countries and at different degree levels, the groups proposed four different schemata for distinguishing among programs. Despite widely varying approaches, there was consensus on the need for a robust model for health/medical informatics curricula. The viewpoint of the presented summaries is necessarily that of the authors.

Keywords

Medical Informatics - Health Informatics - Education - Curricula

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