Technology Accelerating Knowledge to Improve Human Health
A department within the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Biomedical Informatics is led by Dr. Fred Prior, Professor and Chair. We develop computational tools to assess and manage medical and public health information. We serve as the campus leader for such projects. Located on the fourth floor of the Jack T. Stephens Spine Institute, our staff is available for consultation. Call 501-603-1766 to schedule an appointment.
News & Announcements
DBMI Awarded Funding to Establish Creativity Hub: AI for Health
The Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) has been awarded a $300,000 investment to establish a “Creativity Hub” focusing on Artificial Intelligence for Health. The project is one of four inaugural Creativity Hubs funded by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine and the Office of the UAMS Vice Chancellor for Research […]
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Clinical Informatics Fellowship Sets Virtual Open House Dates
Speak directly with Program Director Dr. Pele Yu at our upcoming virtual open house dates for the UAMS/ACH Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program: 1 p.m. (Central Time) on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 – Click here to register (Zoom)4 p.m. (Central Time) on Thursday, July 7, 2022 – Click here to register (Zoom)3 p.m. (Central Time) on […]
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Transforming Cancer Medicine
Dr. Donald Johann, Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Internal Medicine, authored a paper in the high-impact journal Nature Scientific Data on the analytic validity of liquid biopsies. The use of routine blood draws to diagnose and monitor the status of cancer patients, rather than tissue biopsies, is revolutionizing the practice of clinical oncology and […]
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Clinical Informatics Fellow’s Research Published in JAMIA
Jacob Wooldridge, M.D., a senior fellow in the UAMS Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program, is part of a research team whose work on harmonizing data from electronic health records was recently published in JAMIA. “Harmonizing units and values of quantitative data elements in a very large nationally pooled electronic health record (EHR) dataset” was published on […]
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