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Request for Implementation Authorization
for a New Academic Degree Program
[Unique]
I.
PROGRAM NAME AND DESCRIPTION AND CIP CODE
Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics, CIP: 26.1103
The proposed program is designed to meet the rapidly growing need for professionals
with preparation that integrates technological expertise in the information sciences /
computer science, the biosciences and mathematical statistics with an understanding and
ability to work in the clinical environment of the healthcare professions.
The core program will feature a two semester sequence of courses specifically designed
to bring together clinicians and researchers in teams, applying new developments in
informatics theory to clinical practice. A common theme among the constituencies
surveyed to understand the needs to be served by this program was the need for
integrating theory and practice in biomedical informatics. The MS Program in
Biomedical Informatics at ASU will address this theme with the core curriculum, and
with two concentrations: one clinical that addresses the need for application, the other
analytic that addresses the need for developmental understanding. This objective of
integrating the clinical and analytic tracks will be challenging, but is strongly supported
by our collaborators including: the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix
Program; Mayo Clinic; Barrow Neurological Institute; and Banner Health. Though
challenging, this approach will make the MS Program in Biomedical Informatics at ASU
distinctive, if not unique, among biomedical informatics programs in the United States.
Building on the core program students will have the option of following either of two
concentrations:
 a clinical concentration for immediate professional practice applying biomedical
informatics in the healthcare professions (e.g., hospital information systems, nursing
informatics, public health informatics, medical imaging, laboratory instrumentation
systems). Graduates with this concentration will typically enter or continue
professional careers in clinical practice.
 an analytical concentration preparatory to a research career in areas such as
biostatistical analysis, data mining in health records, medical imaging, genomic
analysis, and epidemiological informatics. Graduates with this concentration will
typically come members of research groups in the rapidly expanding biomedical
research and development industry, or continue on for the Ph.D.
Graduates will contribute to the growth of Bioscience and development of the healthcare
professions in Arizona. Training in these areas has been identified as a significant need,
and key to opportunities for economic development. The ASU Biomedical Informatics
program will be centered at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus of the Arizona University
System (PBCAUS), and will collaborate with the University of Arizona College of
Medicine, Phoenix Program, ASU Colleges of Nursing and Liberal Arts and Sciences,
TGen, and clinical partners.
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A. DEGREE(S), DEPARTMENT AND COLLEGE AND CIP CODE
Master of Science
Department of Biomedical Informatics
/ School of Computing and Informatics
Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering
CIP code: 26.1103 (Bioinformatics)
B. PURPOSE AND NATURE OF PROGRAM
The proposed program is designed to meet the rapidly growing demand for
professionals with preparation that integrates technological expertise in the
information sciences / computer science, the biosciences and mathematical statistics
with an understanding and ability to work in the clinical environment of the
healthcare professions. The program will provide students an opportunity to develop
and augment skills and background from the companion disciplines that contribute to
this major, and build a common, integrated foundation of knowledge for professional
practice, further study, and contribute to research in this emerging discipline.
C. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS -- List the program requirements, including
minimum number of credit hours, required courses, and any special requirements,
including theses, internships, etc.
1. Admission
Students entering the program must have earned a baccalaureate degree with at
least a 3.0 GPA from a regionally accredited institution, have developed
organizational skills and garnered team experience, and mastered effective oral
and written communication skills. Applications will be reviewed and evaluated
by an admissions committee based upon academic performance and background
preparation, along with a statement of purpose for pursuing the program, subject
to the availability of seats in the program.
Students entering the program need to have backgrounds and working
understanding in several contributing disciplines:
 Core concepts of computer programming, data structures and algorithms
(similar to CSE 200 at ASU),
 Fundamentals of genetics (equivalent to BIO 187 + 188 at ASU),
 Introductory probability and statistics (equivalent to STP 226, 231, 326 or
420),
 Mathematical foundation for information scientists (similar to SCI 200,
pending approval as part of proposed undergraduate SCI Certificate), or
mathematical methods for geneticists (equivalent to MAT 351 at ASU)
 Concepts of patient care processes, as demonstrated by coursework or
practice in one of the healthcare professions
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Students may be admitted conditionally with deficiencies in two of the
background areas above, and will automatically convert to regular admission
when the background courses are completed with grades of B (3.0) or better.
2. Program
Minimum credit hours: 30
Required courses, both concentrations:
 BMI 510 (new) Introduction to Bioinformatics
 BMI 520 (new) Theory of Informatics in Clinical Practice I
 BMI 521 (new) Theory of Informatics in Clinical Practice II
 SCI 410 (new – proposed course as part of SCI Certificate)
Information and Data Management
 HSM 561 Biostatistics I
 BMI 585 (new) Bioethics and professional seminar
o 1 credit in each of three semesters)
-- 18 credits
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
Analytical Concentration
-- 12 credits
 HSM 571 Biostatistics II
(3 credits)
 Electives
(3 credits)
5xx courses from Analytical Electives column in table in section D. Current
Courses and Existing Programs
 BMI 592 Research
(3 credits)
 BMI 599 Thesis
(3 credits)
Clinical Concentration
-- 12 credits
 BMI 540 (new) Health Information Systems
(3 credits)
 BMI 541 (new) Health Info. Sys. Management
(3 credits)
 BMI/NUR 538 Evidence Based Practice
(3 credits)
 BMI 593 Applied Project
(3 credits)
addressing a clinical informatics need using the understanding of
biomedical informatics developed through the program
CURRENT COURSES AND EXISTING PROGRAMS -- List current course and
existing university programs which will give strengths to the proposed program.
Programs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Biology
Bioengineering
Computational Biology
Computer Science
Health Sector Management
Industrial Engineering
Nursing
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8. Quantitative Business Analysis
9. Statistics and Probability
Course # and Title
Clinical Elective
Biology
BIO 508 Scientific Data Presentation
BIO 545 Populations: Evolutionary Genetics
BIO 547 Techniques in Evolutionary Genetics
BIO 552 Developmental Genetics
BIO 591 Controversy in Biotechnology, Health, and
Developing Countries
X
Analytical
Elective
X
X
X
X
X
BIO 591 Time Series Analysis
BIO 594 Statistical Methods in Molecular Evolutionary
Genetics
X
X
BIO 598 Visualization and Computation
Biomedical Engineering
BME 566 Medical Imaging Instrumentation
BME 568 Medical Imaging
BME 598 Analytical and Diagnostic Instrumentation in
Bioengineering
X
X
X
BME 598 Intro to Molecular, Cellular and Tissue
Engineering
BME 598 Modeling and Simulation of Physiological
Systems
X
Computational Biology
CBS 520 Modeling and Computational Biology
X
CBS 521 Problem Solving in Computational Biosciences
X
CBS 530 Introduction to Structural and Molecular
Biology
CBS 598 Applications of AI to Molecular Biology
X
CBS 598 Database Management
CBS 598 Databases: Biological Applications
CBS 598 Genomics: Sequencing and Mapping
CBS 598 Mathematical Biology I
CBS 598 Mathematical Methods for Genetic Analysis
X
X
CBS 598 Scientific Computing-Bioinformatics
Computer Information Systems
CIS 502 Management Information and Decision Support
Systems
X
CIS 512 Intelligent Decision Systems and Knowledge
Management
X
CIS 520 Systems Design and Evaluation
X
X
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CIS 535 Distributed and Mixed-Media Information
Systems
X
Computer Science Courses
CSE 591 Computational Molecular Biology
CSE 591 Data Mining
CSE 591 Data Warehousing and Data Mining
CSE 591 Genomics: Sequencing and Mapping
CSE 591 Random Approximate Algorithms
CSE 591 Semantic Web Mining
CSE 598 Introduction to Data Mining
Health Sector Management
HSM 505 Managerial and Population Epidemiology
HSM 522 Health Sector Information and Knowledge
Management
HSM 540 Health Care Outcomes
HSM 560 Health Services Administration and Policy
HSM 572 Bioinformatics and Microarray
HSM 566 Basic Principles of Epidemiology
Industrial Engineering
IEE 511 Analysis of Decision Process
IEE 572 Design of Engineering Experiments
IEE 578 Regression Analysis
IEE 598 Data Mining: Analysis of Massive Data Sets
Mathematics Courses
MAT 598 Math Biology II
MAT 598 Mathematical Methods for Genetic Analysis
MAT 598 Population Biology
MAT 598 Self-Organization in Biological Systems
Quantitative Business Analysis
QBA 525 Applied Regression Models
QBA 530 Experimental Design
Statistics and Probability
STP 526 Theory of Statistical Linear Models
STP 530 Applied Regression Analysis
STP 531 Applied Analysis of Variance
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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D.
NEW COURSES NEEDED -- List any new courses which must be added
to initiate the program; include a catalog description for each of these
courses.
BMI 510 Introduction to Biomedical Informatics
(3 credits)
Fundamentals of informatics applied to health care, including
computer-based medical records, knowledge-based systems,
telehealth, decision support, human-computer interfaces, systems
integration, and digital libraries.
BMI 520 Theory of Informatics in Clinical Practice I
(3 credits)
A survey course exploring transformational leadership skills, ethics
and applied informatics in a merged culture of healthcare and
computer science. Prerequisite: BMI 510
BMI 521 Theory of Informatics in Clinical Practice II
(3 credits)
In-depth examination and application of transformational
leadership skills, ethics and applied informatics in a merged
healthcare and computer science culture. Prerequisite: BMI 520
BMI 530 Introduction to Biomedical Imaging Informatics (3 credits)
Physical principles, image reconstruction techniques, and clinical
applications of the most commonly used medical imaging
modalities. Prerequisite: BMI 510
BMI 540 Health Information Systems
(3 credits)
Clinical database concepts. Full-text databases, distributed DB
services. Architectures of clinical information systems. Reliability
and availability, security. Integration of multimodal information.
BMI 541 Health Information Systems Management
(3 credits)
Implementation, management, and evaluation of clinical
information systems. Project management, human and financial
resource allocation, organizational change, group processes.
Evaluation of clinical information systems impact. Prerequisite:
BMI 520, BMI 540.
BMI 585 Bioethics / Prof. Seminar
(1 unit, may be repeated up to
6 credit hours) Graduate level topics in Biomedical Informatics
research and ethics presented by distinguished lecturers working in
the field.
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E.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCREDITATION -- Describe the
requirements for accreditation if the program will seek to become
accredited. Assess the eligibility of the proposed program for
accreditation.
No professional accreditation is available or sought.
II.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT
A.
What are the intended student outcomes, describing what students
should know, understand, and/or be able to do at the conclusion of
this program of study?
An initial list of skills was developed based upon interviews with
healthcare industry leaders who will be hiring graduates from this program
and evaluation of similar programs at universities to which graduates of
this program would apply for further graduate work leading to a research
career. These skills were grouped into categories and a number of student
outcomes have been identified. The intended student outcomes include
developing, technical and scientific skills, and have been grouped into
content areas:
Organizational Skills
Ability to lead and organize projects and teams
Ability to ”integrate and bridge” within cross disciplinary project
teams --- to recognize cultural differences between the disciplines
involved and help people from these disciplines to work together
effectively
Ability to communicate across disciplines with the ability to use
terminology / vocabulary that spans computer science, biology,
medicine, clinical healthcare, and statistical analysis)
Project Management capability, from initial definition through the
project life
Ability to effectively communicate and present plans, research
results and other relevant information to diverse groups
Value Systems/Ethics
Understanding of patient-centric thinking / safety and service
Ability to design and implement research
Ability to understand and comply with privacy and security policy and
practice
Problem Solving Skills
Ability to approach problems conceptually, using appropriate models
and abstractions
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Ability to recognize practical considerations and opportunities
available in the application domain that will lead to effective
solutions.
Ability to perform workflow analysis in project design
Demonstrate systems scale approaches to problem solving using
interface definition and hierarchical and concurrent module
decomposition.
Computer Science Skills
Introductory level ability in software design and project management
Understanding of the core concepts of programming, data structures
and algorithms
Ability to apply the basic concepts of computability and intractability
Fundamental understanding of declarative programming paradigms
Demonstrated understanding of cyber-infrastructure and architecture
of computing (hardware / software) systems
Ability to understand and apply modeling and visualization tools
and techniques
Health Care
Understanding of patient care processes
Understanding of healthcare policy, business practices and law
Understanding of how data and electronic medical records are
collected, analyzed and used
Understanding of the definitions and conceptual framework of
“evidence based” and “customized “ medicine
Understanding of the concepts of individualized/customized health
care
Biology
Working understanding of the fundamentals of molecular biology
Working understanding of the fundamentals of functional and/or
comparative genomics
Probability/Statistics
Ability to perform trials, experiments; proper analysis
Ability to apply statistics to sampling and data mining
These outcomes have been structured into an integrated common BMI MA
degree core curriculum, with additional emphasis on analytic and clinical
concentrations.
B.
Provide a plan for assessing intended student outcomes.
The intended student outcomes include; developing, technical and
scientific skills which will be assessed in coursework; integrative skills
which must be demonstrated in a project or internship experience; and
people and value skills which are best demonstrated in a clinical,
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interdisciplinary team setting that brings together people with the broad
range of backgrounds that comprise this new discipline. Direct
assessment of the student learning will be tailored to each skill and
competency:

For traditional classes, course outcomes will be evaluated by
individual and team performance demonstrated in course activities,
projects and examinations

For clinical skills, such as the Theory of Informatics in Clinical
Practice*, performance in exercises and projects and clinical mentor
evaluations. (*This course is designed to place students in a clinical
setting working in teams.)

Final project or thesis. The student will use the project or thesis topic
proposal to describe a summative assessment of the program
outcomes. Faculty, mentors and the committee will evaluate the
project or thesis to assess the ability of the student to demonstrate
competencies and integrative capabilities commensurate with the
degree.
On the other hand, program assessment will be done using periodic
surveys (each semester in the early delivery of the program, later annually)
of the clinical partners to learn where improvements can be made. Current
clinical partners include the Mayo Clinic and Hospital, Barrow
Neurological Institute, Banner Health, the Biodesign Institute at ASU, and
TGen. The immersive experiences outlined within the curriculum, along
with internships and placements at these and other health care and
research facilities will provide both opportunities to teach and learn, and a
context for assessment of student behavior and output. The success rate of
graduates of the program who apply for doctoral programs, job placement,
and professional contribution (research and publications where
appropriate) will also be monitored and used to measure success and guide
future development of the program. Surveys of alumni and of their
employers will also be undertaken to assess the long term impact of
graduates, and to provide data to inform the evolution of the curriculum
and research agenda of the BMI Masters program.
Currently projected assessments by outcome include:
Organizational
Lead and organize projects and Teams – mentor observation, team
evaluations, project evaluations, surveys
”Integrate and bridge” within cross disciplinary project teams –
mentor observation, team evaluation, project evaluations, surveys,
thesis
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Communicate across disciplines – course participation, exams, mentor
observation, team evaluation, project evaluations, thesis
Project Management – mentor observation, project evaluations,
surveys, thesis
Value Systems/Ethics
Patient-centric thinking / safety and service – course participation,
exams, mentor observation, project evaluations
Design and implement research - mentor observation, project
evaluations, peer reviews, publications/presentations
Privacy and security policy and practice - exams, mentor observation,
project evaluations
Problem Solving
Conceptual problem solving - mentor observation, team evaluations,
project evaluations
Recognize effective solutions within context - course participation,
exams, mentor observation, team evaluations, project evaluations,
thesis
Workflow analysis in project design - course participation, exams,
mentor observation, team evaluations, project evaluations
Systems scale approaches to problem solving - course participation,
exams, mentor observation, team evaluations, project evaluations,
thesis
Computer Science
Software design and project management - course participation,
exams, mentor observation, project evaluations, thesis
Core concepts of programming, data structures and algorithms exams, mentor observation, team evaluations, project evaluations,
thesis
Apply the basic concepts of computability and intractability - exams,
mentor observation, team evaluations, project evaluations, thesis
Understanding declarative programming paradigms - exams, mentor
observation, team evaluations, project evaluations, thesis
Understanding cyber-infrastructure and systems architecture - course
participation, exams, mentor observation, team evaluations, project
evaluations, thesis
Understand and apply modeling and visualization tools and
techniques- course participation, exams, mentor observation,
project evaluations, thesis
Health Care
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Understanding patient care processes - course participation, exams,
mentor observation,
Understanding healthcare policy, business practices and law - course
participation, exams, mentor observation, thesis
Understanding data and electronic medical records - course
participation, exams, mentor observation, team evaluations, project
evaluations, thesis
Understanding “evidence based” and “customized “ medicine course participation, exams, mentor observation, thesis
Understanding individualized/customized health care - course
participation, exams, mentor observation, thesis
Biology
Working understanding of the fundamentals of molecular biology course participation, exams, mentor observation, team evaluations,
project evaluations
Working understanding of the fundamentals of functional and/or
comparative genomics - course participation, exams, mentor
observation, team evaluations, project evaluations
Probability/Statistics
Perform trials, experiments; proper analysis - course participation,
exams, mentor observation, team evaluations, project evaluations,
thesis
Apply statistics to sampling and data mining - course participation,
exams, mentor observation, team evaluations, project evaluations,
thesis
III.
STATE'S NEED FOR THE PROGRAM
A.
HOW DOES THIS PROGRAM FULFILL THE NEEDS OF THE
STATE OF ARIZONA AND THE REGION?
The M.S. Program being proposed is designed to address two significant needs,
and these are represented in the two concentrations proposed for the program:
(1) Clinical Concentration: There is a need for professionals with working skills
in biomedical informatics to contribute to clinical practice. While the
department will also contribute to medical school and nursing programs
preparing the next generation of professionals, at the same time it must also
educate professionals coming from other disciplines to work in the
informatics side of the healthcare industry. Moreover, there is significant
demand for such a program that will provide the continuing education needed
by those already practicing but in need of more advanced training in
biomedical informatics.
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(2) Analytical Concentration: There is a need for scientists and engineers to
advance research and development in health information systems, medical
imaging, genome analysis, and the modeling of biological systems.
Graduates from this concentration will have the ability to assemble and
perform more sophisticated analysis of mountains of previously unstudied
information, developed more sophisticated techniques for personalized
medical care, and use simulations to perform experiments that shorten the
time to make and validate new discoveries in human care. Graduates will
work for organizations like TGEN, pharmaceutical companies, and in the
public health sector.
The hallmark of this program, however, is its emphasis in integrating theory and
practice. It is designed to build team relationships between those with deep
scientific understanding in computing, mathematics, biosciences AND the
doctors, nurses, and technicians to put discovery to work in providing enhanced
care of real people. The goal is to promote more rapid transition of new
knowledge into use, and will also promote the ”use inspired” research that can
have an immediate impact on individual health and quality of life, and on our
communities.
Recent reports by the Arizona Department of Commerce and the Battelle
Technology Partnership Practice cite the need for increased capacity in bioscience
to respond to need and foster economic development in Arizona. Nearly all other
Western states (notably California, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and
Washington) have at least one strong biomedical informatics department. These
academic departments play vital support roles to health care professionals,
scientists and the bioscience industry in realizing the promise of the genomic
revolution. Considering President Bush’s call for a national health information
technology infrastructure, electronic medical records, and interoperability among
healthcare providers within the next decade, there will be an even greater need
among hospitals, health care providers, and bioscience businesses for information
technology scientists and professionals, and for medical providers skilled in
biomedical informatics. Moreover, with the prospect of eleven new hospitals
being built in the Phoenix area alone, Governor’s electronic medical record
initiative, and the emerging regional bioscience industry the need for BMI
expertise in Arizona could not be greater. These initiatives specifically require
the kind of preparation in biomedical informatics that this program is being
designed to provide.
The proposed M.S. program is the first step by the Department of
Biomedical Informatics at Arizona State University toward producing the kind of
graduates necessary to yield the benefits to the local and regional economy for
which it was created. After the faculty, curriculum, and research agendas are in
place for the Masters, we plan to develop and implement a Ph.D. program to
address the need for advanced educational opportunities and research
collaborations. A recent industry survey found that the market for bioinformatics
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is estimated to be as high as $37 billion in 2006. Those companies will employ
workers, creating jobs for Arizonans. A recent Battelle analysis found that
university research is having a significant impact on Bioscience in Arizona,
giving rise to 11 bioscience companies in 2004, up from 2 on 2002 and 6 in 2003.
Biomedical informatics tools and applications developed in Arizona by university
researchers and graduates of this program are necessary to foster development of
new companies in Arizona.
Bioscience jobs in Arizona have grown 11.9% since 2000, to 73,433 jobs
in 2004. The Bioindustry in Greater Phoenix already employs nearly 10,000
people in over 550 firms, a growth of over 335% since 1990. Bioindustry jobs
generate high wages, which have grown over 50 percent to $50,086 per worker more than $15,000 above the Greater Metropolitan Phoenix average. The M.S.
Program in Biomedical Informatics will play a key role in providing the
biomedical informatics knowledge essential to prepare new clinicians, scientists
and researchers for jobs in these industries, and in continuing education for the
growing health care and bioscience sector of the Arizona economy.
The new University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix Program
will depend on content developed for the biomedical Informatics curriculum, and
the proximity of BMI researchers on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus of the
Arizona State University System (PBCAUS). Fluency in with information
technology in the medical arena will be essential under President Bush’s plan to
establish a national health information technology infrastructure. Furthermore,
the medical school has the potential to become a leader in medical education by
training a new type of physician who is participate in and lead teams utilizing and
developing information technology. Graduates of the MS Program at ASU will
contribute to the new “ecosystem” necessary for this new kind of medical practice
to thrive. An informatics-based curriculum has implications for customization of
diagnosis and treatment, and improved patient safety. For example, students can
practice surgery using computer simulations before attempting risky procedures
on live patients.
B.
IS THERE SUFFICIENT STUDENT DEMAND FOR THE
PROGRAM?
The MS Program in Biomedical Informatics at ASU will be attractive to
students coming from a broad range of disciplines including Computer Science,
Biological Sciences, Computational Biosciences, Healthcare, Statistics and Public
Health Management. Because the program has a wide appeal and graduates will
be in high demand in the job market, it is anticipated that student demand will be
sufficient to meet the goals set forth in this document.
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1.
What is the anticipated student enrollment for this program?
5-YEAR PROJECTED ANNUAL ENROLLMENT
1st yr.
2nd yr.
3rd yr.
4th yr.
5th yr.
No. Student
10
10
20
20
25
Majors
2.
What is the local, regional and national need for this program?
Provide evidence of the need for this program. Include an
assessment of the employment opportunities for graduates of the
program during the next three years.
The field of bioinformatics has expanded in recent years to become
one of the fastest-growing professions in the nation. It is estimated
that over 20,000 new positions for people with bioinformatics
degrees will open by the end of 2005, with even more
opportunities for those who receive master’s and graduate degrees.
Salaries for those with bioinformatics training are high, ranging
from $40,000 for those with a bachelor’s degree to over $100,000
for those with a doctoral degree. According to the trade press,
biotech and pharmaceutical companies will soon expect the
persons they employ to have computer expertise as well as
expertise in the biological/medical/clinical sciences. Competition
for these individuals will be fierce, and if Arizona can not produce
sufficient graduates with these capabilities; the state will not be a
competitive location for biomedical industries to relocate. The
success of the program will help determine the fraction of the
20,000 new positions being placed in Arizona.
Based on interviews with health care providers and biomedical
research facilities, we identified a local need for individuals with
both M.S. and Ph.D. level bioinformatics training. Because of the
rapid expansion of the field locally, regionally and nationally,
graduates from the BMI program will be in high demand both in
clinical and research settings in the foreseeable future.
3.
Beginning with the first year in which degrees will be awarded,
what is the anticipated number of degrees that will be awarded
each year for the first five years?
PROJECTED DEGREES AWARDED ANNUALLY
1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year 5th Year
8
8
17
17
22
No. Degrees
(This projection is based upon an anticipated initial attrition rate of 20%,
dropping to 10% as the program matures.)
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IV.
APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE UNIVERSITY -- Explain how the proposed
program is consistent with the University mission and strategic direction
statements of the university and why the university is the most appropriate
location within the Arizona University System for the program.
In the August 4, 2004 Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the Expansion
of Medical Education and Research in Phoenix, the Arizona Board of Regents
established the Phoenix Biomedical Campus of the Arizona State University
System (PBCAUS) and charged Arizona State University with developing a
Department of Biomedical Informatics. In December 2005 the formation of the
Department was approved. The development of the Department of Biomedical
Informatics has involved the University of Arizona, ASU colleges of Liberal Arts
and Sciences, Business, and Engineering, research entities including the
BioDesign Institute and Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), and
clinical partners including, Banner Health, Barrow Neurological Institute, and the
Mayo Clinic. The resulting plans for the Department of Biomedical Informatics
conform to the thirteen principles ABOR set forth in the MOU to “advance our
university system and our two research extensive universities to the level of
national prominence in biomedical teaching and research.” The proposed MS
Program in Biomedical Informatics at ASU is the first of several programs being
developed by the new department to fulfill the mission for which it was created.
Over the next several months following proposals will be submitted for a
certificate program drawing on these same courses, and a Ph.D. program that
builds on the Analytical Concentration proposed in this MS Program.
V.
EXISTING PROGRAMS AT OTHER CAMPUSES
A. EXISTING PROGRAMS IN ARIZONA
1. For a unique (non-Duplicative) program, provide a statement to the effect
that there are no existing programs at other Arizona public universities
that duplicate the proposed program.
The office of Institutional Analysis reports there are no existing programs
at Arizona Public universities using the CIP code for Bioinformatics
(26.1103).
2. Other Institutions
No programs in Biomedical Informatics at the Master’s level are currently
offered by private institutions in the state of Arizona.
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B. PROGRAMS OFFERED IN OTHER WICHE STATES
1.
1
2
3
4
5
VI.
Identify WICHE institutions that currently offer this program.
PROGRAMS OFFERED IN OTHER WICHE STATES
NCA
Program
WICHE
Accreditation?
Accreditation?
PROGRAM
INSTITUTION &
( Y or N)
(Y or N)
LOCATON
Medical Informatics,
Stanford University - CA
No
No
Dept. of Medicine
Dept. of Medical
Oregon Health and
No
No
Informatics and Clinical
Science University - OR
Epidemiology, School of
Medicine
Dept. of Medical
University of Utah - UT
No
No
Informatics, School of
Medicine
Medical Informatics, UC University of California
No
No
Davis Health System
Health Systems – UC
Davis - CA
Masters in Bioscience
Keck Graduate Institute
No
No
Program
– University of Southern
California
EXPECTED FACULTY AND RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS
A.
FACULTY
1.
Current Faculty
Core Faculty
Sethuraman (Panch) Panchanathan, Ph.D.
Interim Director – Biomedical Informatics
Chair of Computer Science and Engineering
Director, Institute for Computing and Information Sciences and
Engineering (InCISE) Director, Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous
Computing (CUbiC)
Shu-Chuan (Grace) Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor – Biomedical Informatics / Mathematics and
Statistics, Email: scchen@math.la.asu.edu
Shahram (Shez) Partovi, M.D.
Clinical Professor – Biomedical Informatics
Director of Medical Informatics – Barrow Neurological Institute
Email: spartovi@partovi.net
Howard Silverman M.D., M.S.
Clinical Professor – Biomedical Informatics
Email: howards@email.arizona.edu
Affiliate Faculty
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Metin Akay, Ph.D.
Professor of Bioengineering
Harrington Department of Bioengineering
Chitta Baral, Ph.D.
Professor – Computer Science and Engineering
Mike Bittner, Ph.D.
Director and Senior Investigator – Molecular Diagnostics & Target
Validation Division – TGen
Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Ph.D.
Professor – Mathematics and Statistics
Gerald Farin, Ph.D.
Professor – Computer Science and Engineering
Anne Gelb, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor – Mathematics and Statistics
Sandeep Gupta, Ph.D.
Associate Professor – Computer Science and Engineering
David Hrabe, Ph.D. R.N.
College of Nursing
Director – Academy for Continuing Education
Co-Director – Nurse Educator Program
William Johnson, Ph.D.
Professor – School of Health Management and Policy
Director – Center for Health Information and Research
Stephen Johnston, Ph.D.
Director – Center for Innovations in Medicine
Email: Stephen.johnston@asu.edu
Seungchan Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor – Computer Science and Engineering
Head Investigator – Genomic Signal and Information Processing Unit
Molecular Diagnostics & Target Validation Division – TGen
Bradford Kirkman-Liff, DrPH
Professor of Health Policy and Biotechnology – School of Health
Management and Policy
Email: Bradford.Kirkman.Liff@asu.edu
Sudhir Kumar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor – School of Life Sciences
Director – Center for Evolutionary Functional Genomics – The
Biodesign Institute
Rosemary Renaut, Ph.D.
Director – Computational Biosciences
Email: renaut@asu.edu
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Jieping Ye, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor – Computer Science and Engineering
Email: jieping.ye@asu.edu
Keith Frey, M.D.
Medical Director (CMIO), Information Technology, Mayo Clinic
Arizona, and
Associate Professor of Family Medicine – Mayo Clinic College of
Medicine
2. Additional Faculty
In December 2005 ABOR established the Biomedical Informatics
department with the following hiring plan:
PROJECTED FACULTY HIRING
Year
Total Lines
Core BMI Faculty
Joint Faculty
Affiliates
Total Faculty
FY06
1.5
-4
12
16
FY07
4
4
-14
20
FY08
8
6
4
14
24
Faculty searches are far advanced toward hiring the four core BMI faculty
shown in the projection for FY07.
3. Current FTE Students and Faculty
Currently, there are no FTE students and 1.15 FTE faculty members in the
Biomedical Informatics Department (Grace Chen is 0.5 FTE; S. Partovi is
0.25 FTE; and Howard Silverman is 0.40 FTE). This is reflected in the
FY06 Projections shown immediately above.
4. Projected FTE Students and Faculty
3-YEAR PROJECTED ANNUAL ENROLLMENT
1st yr.
2nd yr.
3rd yr.
No. Student
10
20
40
Majors
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B.
LIBRARY
1. Current Relevant Holdings
There are four components of the proposed Department of Biomedical
Informatics: molecular biology, medical imaging, medicine, and public
health. For many years, the ASU Libraries have collected extensively in
the areas of molecular biology and public health. The journal collections
in these areas are strong; a few titles may have to be added to provide
depth and focus to holdings in selected areas. ASU has worked with the
University of Arizona to identify collections and resources within their
collections to inform collection development planning for the MS Program
in Biomedical Informatics at ASU
2. Additional Acquisitions Needed
In contrast to molecular biology and public health, because ASU does
not have a medical school, the Libraries’ medical collection has not been
developed to support clinical medicine and diagnosis. Similarly, the ASU
Libraries have not traditionally collected in the area of medical imaging.
These two areas, medicine and medical imaging, will have to be
developed to support the BMI faculty and new curricula. And finally,
ASU does not license an international patent database. Access to an
international patent database will be needed to support basic research
efforts. (See Appendix A for an itemization of needed library
acquisitions).
C.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
1.
Existing Physical Facilities -- Assess the adequacy of the existing
physical facilities and equipment available to the proposed program.
Include special classrooms, laboratories, physical equipment,
computer facilities, etc.
The Department of Biomedical Informatics will be primarily housed in
the Bank of America building at the Brickyard on Mill (Tempe campus,
660 S. Mill) and the Arizona Biomedical Collaborative Building I,
currently under construction in downtown Phoenix. In addition, a number
of joint hires will be located in existing institutes and collaborating
departments on campus.
The Arizona Biomedical Collaborative will be located on the Phoenix
Biomedical Campus of the Arizona State University System (PBCAUS),
next to the Translational Genomics Research Institute building. The
Department will occupy approximately 27,000 square feet in the Arizona
Biomedical Collaborative. The anticipated move date is Spring of 2007.
This space will consist primarily of faculty labs and offices, several
conference rooms, and minimal administrative space.
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Funding has been provided for Arizona Biomedical Collaborative
Building I through Laws 2003, Chapter 267 - HB 2529 (university
research infrastructure financing). Planning staff are working with the
Capital Programs Management Group to design a space suitable for
biomedical informatics research.
2. Additional Facilities Required or Anticipated -- Describe physical
facilities and equipment that will be required or are anticipated during
the next three years for the proposed program.
It is anticipated that classroom, student computing space and student lab
space will be available at other locations on Phoenix Bioscience Campus.
D.
OTHER SUPPORT
1. Other Support Now Available
Existing clerical and staff positions in the Department of Computer
Science and Engineering will support development of the Department
of Biomedical Informatics.
2. Other Support Needed, Next Three Years
ANTICIPATED NEW POSITIONS: STAFF LINES
Position
FY06 FY07 FY 08*
Associate Director
1
Accountant, Sr.
.25
1
Office Specialist, Sr.
1
1
Academic Advisor
1
Systems Admin/Tech Support
1
1
Grantwriter/coordinator
1
Total Additional Staff Lines 2.25
3
3
Note: In FY 2008, the Department will become a split department with approximately
half the faculty moving to the Arizona Biomedical Collaborative Building I. As a result,
a second Office Specialist Sr. and second Admin Systems Specialist will be hired.
VII.
FINANCING
A. SUPPORTING FUNDS FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES
A budget of $1 million has been provided to establish the Department of
Biomedical Informatics through Laws 2005, Chapter 330 - SB 1517 (higher
education; budget).
B. NEW ACADEMIC DEGREE PROGRAM BUDGET PROJECTIONS
FORM -- Complete the appropriate budget form, available at
http://www2.nau.edu/academicadmin/UCCForms.htm describing the current
departmental budget and estimating additional costs for the first three years
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of operation for the proposed program. Please note that these costs for each
year are incremental costs, not cumulative costs.
The budget request provided in Sections III,4 and III.5 of the Request for
Establishment of the Department of Biomedical Informatics, approved by the
Arizona Board of Regents in December 2005 addresses the support required
for delivery of this program. No additional funding is requested.
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Current Departmental Budget
State
Faculty
100% Director
20% Interim Director
100% Professor
100% Professor
100% Professor
100% Professor
100% Professor
100% Professor
100% Professor
100% Professor
100% Associate Professor
100% Associate Professor
100% Associate Professor
100% Associate Professor
50% Associate Professor
50% Associate Professor
100% Assistant Professor
100% Assistant Professor
100% Assistant Professor
100% Assistant Professor
50% Assistant Professor
17% Assistant Professor
25% Clinical Professor
40% Clinical Professor
100% Assist. Research Professor
100% (3) Postdocs
50% Associate Director
100% Accountant
3% Technical Supp Analyst Sr.
100% Technical Supp Analyst Sr.
100% Academic Advisor
100% Administrative Associate
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5% Office Specialist Sr.
10% Administrative Assistant
50% (2) Graduate Assist/Assoc
50% (6)Teaching Assist/Assoc
50% (3) Student Worker
ERE
Subtotal Personal Services
In-State Travel
Out-State Travel
Professional & Outside Services
Other Operating Expenses
Subtotal Other Operating
Expenses
Total PS and OOE
One-Time Expenditures
* Construction/Renovation
Describe:
* Equipment
Replacement
New Computer
* Library Resources
Total One-Time Expenditures
Total Incremental Budget
$
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year
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Source of Funding
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$
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VIII. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
This proposal is the first activity implementing curriculum as an outcome of the
establishment of the Department of Biomedical Informatics, approved by the
Arizona Board of Regents in December 2005.
The coursework proposed for this program will also be used to deliver a graduate
concentration to be used by several departments as a component of their M.S.
programs. The materials for these courses will also be used in the development of
a collection of smaller modules that can be used in online delivery of material,
both for this program, the concentrations (where the unit modules may be
packaged as part of other courses) and in supporting informatics instruction in the
Phoenix medical school program of the University of Arizona which is typically
delivered in a format and schedule different from typical three unit courses, and
for continuing education and professional development.
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Appendix A – Itemization of Library Acquisitions Needed
The proposed library acquisitions have been prepared by the ASU libraries, in consultation with the
University of Arizona Medical School and U of A libraries with input from rour private and public
clinical partners. Included are a combination of print and electronic resources that would be needed
to provide a foundation for teaching and research in Biomedical Informatics at the Masters level.
Because biomedical informatics is a dynamic field requiring in-depth “niche” collection building, the
program budget includes funding for a librarian that can focus the efforts to build, develop, and
maintain a first-rate biomedical informatics collection at ASU, and provide and coordinate library services
to the faculty, students and staff.
Biomedical Informatics Library Budget (estimated)
Year one: $100,000 (collections-- electronic journals, databases and patents)
$60,000 plus benefits (librarian)
Year two: $160,000 ($50,000 for new materials; $110,000 to maintain resources licensed
for use in year one plus 10% inflation factor)
$65,000 plus benefits (librarian)
Year three: $226,000 collections ($50,000 for new materials; $160,000 plus 10%
inflation to maintain resources licensed for use in years one and two)
$70,000 plus benefits (librarian)
Journal Subscriptions
We compiled a list of resources based on where faculty in Biomedical Informatics
from Columbia, Stanford, and Vanderbilt published in the past five to ten years. We also
listed journals identified as “medical informatics” and “computer science –
interdisciplinary applications” from the Web of Science index. We then checked to
determine whether ASU has a current subscription to each of these titles. Attachment One
(sheet 2) lists the journals that the ASU Libraries do not currently subscribe.
Subscriptions total to $35,000.
Monographs and Memberships
We used the same procedure as described above, but noted the monographs and
association memberships in Bioinformatics. Attachment Two lists the key memberships
and selected monographs that the ASU Libraries do not own. These titles total to $8,000.
International Patents
Currently, three patent companies offer large-scale searching and web analysis of
international patents: Derwent, Delphion, and Patent Café. Initial quotes for these
products for Arizona State University range from $32,000 to $78,000 annually.
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Table 1 - Journal Subscriptions Required for Library
Title
ISSN 2003 Impact Immediacy 2003 Cited ASU
Total Factor
Index
Articles Half Has (
Cites
Life N=no)
ACAD EMERG MED
10696563
10880224
15301567
03044602
AM J MANAG CARE
AMBUL PEDIATR
ANN ACAD MED
SINGAP
Publisher
2046
1.844
0.47
185
4.1
N
853
0.909
0.412
85
3.9
N
Hanley & Belfus,
Inc.
Ascend Media
195
1.458
0.229
48
2.1
N
Allen Press Inc.
768
0.375
0.308
133
6.5
N
Academy of
Medicine
Singapore
Adis International
Ltd. (New Zeland)
236
11755636
ARCH COMPUT
METHOD E
11343060
ARCH INTERN MED
0003- 25669
9926
0003- 5994
9985
126
0.867
0
2
6.8
N
Intl Ctr Numer
Methods
Engineering
Amer Med Assoc
6.758
1.697
284
6.7
N
1.281
0.288
264 >10.0
N
College of Amer
Pathologists
14621355
N
Cadernos de Saude de
Publica
0102311X
N
Can Journal of Public
Health
00084263
N
European
Bioinformatics
Institute
Escola Nacional
de Saúde Pública
(Brazil)
Canadian Public
Health Association
CANCER RES
0008- 103564
5472
8.649
0.935
1289
6.1
N
Amer Assoc for
Cancer Research
CLIN CHEM
0009- 16368
9147
1063158
293X
5.538
1.548
188
7.9
N
Academic Press
0.321
0
27
6
N
Sage Science (UK)
00928615
434
0.457
10939946
Healthcare Informatics, 14604582
Journal of Medicine and 0360Philosophy
5310
2804
HUM PATHOL
9204
3.685
0.263
198
8
N
WB Saunders
3646
1.951
0.59
156
6.2
N
Slack, Inc.
Bioinformer, The
CONCURRENT ENGRES A
DRUG INF J
Frontiers in Bioscience
Infection Control and
Hospital Epidemiology
00468177
0899823X
0951192X
62
604
285
426
242
-
230
145
1,909
5,694
1,097
3.603
0.146
0.629
41
275
4.8
2.9
N
N
Drug Information
Association
N
Frontiers in
Bioscience
Sage Publications
N
Taylor & Francis
259
2,294
465
452
560
321
International Journal of 1744Bioinformatics Research 5485
and Applications
INT J COMP INTEG M
261
201
Applied Bioinformatics
ARCH PATHOL LAB
MED
2005 Cost
converted
to USD $
Inderscience
Publishers
281
0.733
0.037
54
518
5.5 embargo Taylor & Francis
1,856
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INT J HIGH PERFORM
C
INT J MOD PHYS C
10943420
01291831
International Journal of
Healthcare Technology
and Management, 2004
13682156
J CANCER EDUC
08858195
J CLIN ONCOL
0732- 45857 10.864
183X
1.677
0091- 3352
2700
1066- 1154
5277
0884- 3874
8734
0161- 14106
5505
1.945
0.404
136
4.6
0.18
61
2.809
0.888
134
4.899
0.796
245
J ORG COMP ELECT
COM
10919392
71
0.419
0.071
14
J VIROL
0022- 70944
538X
5.225
1.124
1416
Joint Commission
Journal on Quality and
Patient Safety, The
15537250
N
Journal of Dentistal
Education
00220337
N
Journal of Healthcare
Information
Management, 2000
1099811X
N
Journal of Medical
1056Education Technologies 2478
N
Journal of the American 0002College of Dentists
7979
N
Journal of the American 1544Pharmacists Association 3191
N
J CLIN PHARMACOL
J COMPUT BIOL
J GEN INTERN MED
J NUCL MED
177
2.311
0.1
30
2.8
N
Sage Publ. Ltd.
756
0.75
0.235
85
4.5
N
World Sci Publ Co
Pte Ltd.
N
Inderscience
Publishers
762
Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates, Inc.
276
1,131
271
0.412
643
6.4
N
5
N
American Society
of Clinical
Oncology
5.9
N
Sage Science
Press
3.5 embargo Mary Ann Liebert,
Inc.
6.1 embargo Blackwell
Publishing
7.1
N
Society of Nuclear
Medicine
N
Lawrence Erlbaum
Assoc Inc
5.7 embargo Amer Society for
Microbiology
Joint Commission
Resources, Inc.
American Dental
Education
Association
Healthcare
Information and
Management
Systems Society
Learning
Technology
Institute
American College
of Dentists
American
Pharmacists
Assoc.
KNOWL ENG REV
02698889
407
0.825
0.167
6
7.5
N
Cambridge
University Press
MATCH-COMMUN
MATH CO
03406253
268
0.639
0.31
42
8.3
N
Univ of Kragujevac
Serbia/Montenegro
0272989X
METHOD INFORM MED 00261270
MLA News, 1980
05415489
MOL CELL
1535PROTEOMICS
9476
1740
1.718
0.146
48
8.2
N
815
1.417
0.524
82
5.4
N
Sage Science
Press
Schattauer GmbH
MED DECIS MAKING
1,192
667
593
698
541
366
541
1,044
224
144
79
69
46
98
315
99
388
401
N
693
8.316
0.822
73
1.5
N
Medical Library
Assoc.
American Society
for Biochemistry
and Molecular
Biology, Inc.
56
1,133
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NEW ENGL J MED
Online Journal of
Bioinformatics
0028- 152715 34.833
4793
SAR QSAR ENVIRON
RES
366
14432250
PHARMACOGENOMICS 14622416
Proceedings of the AMIA 1531605X
RADIOLOGY
11.719
447
0033- 35486
8419
1062936X
520
3.506
4.815
1.83
0.58
0.708
0.194
50
465
36
7.1
WESTERN J MED
Yearbook of Medical
Informatics, 1994
00930415
09434747
Massachusetts
Medical Society
Pestsearch
International Pty.
Ltd. (Australia)
2.2
N
Future Medicine
LTD
N
American Medical
Informatics
Association
8.4
N
Radiological
Society of North
America, Inc.
4.4 embargo Taylor & Francis
240
414
1,761
201
92
2,794
Signal Transduction
1525Knowledge Environment 8882
T SOC COMPUT SIMUL 0740I
6797
N
N
53
1521
0.353
0.749
0
0
N
9.6
N
N
American
Association for the
Advancement of
Science
Soc Modeling and
Simulation Internal
(SCS)
BMJ Publishing
Group
Schattauer GmbH
114
201
227
134
TOTAL
35,155
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Table 2 - Monographs and Memberships Required for Library
Publisher/Association
Title
Date
USD
Price
Estimated
Total Cost
USD $
2005
450/yr
450
19972005
125/yr
1,125
19972005
40/yr
320
AMIA
American Medical Informatics
Association, Institutional Member
(includes current journal access)
American Medical Informatics
Association, Symposium
Proceedings
American Medical Informatics
Association, Yearbook of Medical
Informatics
IMIA
International Medical Informatics
Association, Institutional Member
2005
600/yr
600
Imperial College Press
Biomathematics Modelling and
Simulation
2005
103
103
John Wiley & Sons
Bioinformatics and Genome
Research
2005
355
355
World Scientific
Publishing
Advances in Bioinformatics and
Its Applications, Proceedings of
the International Conferences
19962005
128/yr
1,280
World Scientific
Publishing
Advances in Scattering and
Biomedical Engineering
19982005
95/yr
665
World Scientific
Publishing
World Scientific
Publishing
World Scientific
Publishing
Biocomputing, Proceedings of
the Pacific Symposium
Biology and Computation: A
Physicist's Choice
19952005
varies
/yr
1,262
2005
162
162
2005
48
48
2005
198
198
World Scientific
Publishing
Computational Biology of Cancer
Current Trends in Theoretical
Computer Science The
Challenge of the New Century
Vol 1: Algorithms and Complexity
Vol 2: Formal Models and
Semantics
Essential Biotech Investment
Guide: How to Invest in the
Healthcare Biotechnology and
Life Sciences Sector
2002
48
48
World Scientific
Publishing
Frontiers in Human Genetics
Diseases and Technologies
2005
82
82
AMIA
AMIA
World Scientific
Publishing
Implementation Authorization - Unique Program - Page 30
World Scientific
Publishing
World Scientific
Publishing
World Scientific
Publishing
World Scientific
Publishing
Hilbert-Huang Transform and Its
Applications, The
Information Processing and
Living Systems
2005
98
98
2005
96
96
2005
70
70
2002
67
67
2005
78
78
2005
398
398
World Scientific
Publishing
Information Theory and Evolution
Jewels of Stringology Text
Algorithms
Mathematically Modelling the
Electrical Activity of the Heart
From Cell to Body Surface and
Back Again
Medical Imaging Systems
Technology A 5-Volume Set (1)
Analysis and Computational
Methods; (2) Modalities; (3)
Methods in General Anatomy; (4)
Methods in Diagnosis
Optimization; (5) Methods in
Cardiovascular and Brain
Systems
World Scientific
Publishing
Medical Statistics and Computer
Experiments with CD ROM
2005
118
118
World Scientific
Publishing
World Scientific
Publishing
Micro Meso Macro Addressing
Complex Systems Couplings
2005
86
86
2004
100
100
2005
78
78
2004
62
62
World Scientific
Publishing
World Scientific
Publishing
Practical Bioinformatician, The
Proceedings of the 3rd AsiaPacific Bioinformatics
Conference
World Scientific
Publishing
Selected Topics in Post-Genome
Knowledge Discovery
TOTAL
7,949