Open Access
Yearb Med Inform 1994; 03(01): 111-115
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1638000
Education and Training
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart

Twenty Years Medical Informatics Education at Heidelberg/Heilbronn: Evolution of a Specialized Curriculum

R. Raux
1   University of Heidelberg, Department of Medical Informatics, Heidelberg
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F.J. Leven
2   School of Technology Heilbronn, Department of Medical Informatics, Heilbronn, Germany
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Address of the first author:

Prof. Dr. Reinhold Raux
University of Heidelberg
Institute for Medical Biometry and Informatics
Department of Medical Informatics
Im Neuenheimer Feld 400
D-69120 Heidelberg
Germany

Publication History

Publication Date:
05 March 2018 (online)

 

Abstract

The medical informatics curriculum at University of Heidelberg/School of Technology Heilbronn started in 1972 as a specialized university curriculum. In this paper, we report on 20 years of experience and the evolution of this educational approach with respect to structure and content of the curriculum. We emphasize that this evolution parallels the development of medical informatics to a medical discipline in its own right, with distinct application domains and specific methodological approaches. Based on our experience and on recommendations from the national and international community, we describe and discuss the features of the curriculum.


 



Address of the first author:

Prof. Dr. Reinhold Raux
University of Heidelberg
Institute for Medical Biometry and Informatics
Department of Medical Informatics
Im Neuenheimer Feld 400
D-69120 Heidelberg
Germany