How can we improve Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education to encourage careers in Biomedical and Pathology Informatics?
The Computer Science, Biology, and Biomedical Informatics (CoSBBI) program was initiated in 2011 to expose the critical role of informatics in biomedicine to talented high school students.[1] By involving them in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) training at the high school level and...
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| author | Rahul Uppal Gunasheil Mandava Katrina M Romagnoli Andrew J King Amie J Draper Adam L Handen Arielle M Fisher Michael J Becich Joyeeta Dutta-Moscato |
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| description | The Computer Science, Biology, and Biomedical Informatics (CoSBBI) program was initiated in 2011 to expose the critical role of informatics in biomedicine to talented high school students.[1] By involving them in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) training at the high school level and providing mentorship and research opportunities throughout the formative years of their education, CoSBBI creates a research infrastructure designed to develop young informaticians. Our central premise is that the trajectory necessary to be an expert in the emerging fields of biomedical informatics and pathology informatics requires accelerated learning at an early age.In our 4th year of CoSBBI as a part of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) Academy (http://www.upci.upmc.edu/summeracademy/), and our 2nd year of CoSBBI as an independent informatics-based academy, we enhanced our classroom curriculum, added hands-on computer science instruction, and expanded research projects to include clinical informatics. We also conducted a qualitative evaluation of the program to identify areas that need improvement in order to achieve our goal of creating a pipeline of exceptionally well-trained applicants for both the disciplines of pathology informatics and biomedical informatics in the era of big data and personalized medicine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-76019ac1cac7459d8f790a3e9849b7272022-12-22T00:34:18ZengElsevierJournal of Pathology Informatics2153-35392153-35392016-01-01712210.4103/2153-3539.175375How can we improve Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education to encourage careers in Biomedical and Pathology Informatics?Rahul UppalGunasheil MandavaKatrina M RomagnoliAndrew J KingAmie J DraperAdam L HandenArielle M FisherMichael J BecichJoyeeta Dutta-MoscatoThe Computer Science, Biology, and Biomedical Informatics (CoSBBI) program was initiated in 2011 to expose the critical role of informatics in biomedicine to talented high school students.[1] By involving them in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) training at the high school level and providing mentorship and research opportunities throughout the formative years of their education, CoSBBI creates a research infrastructure designed to develop young informaticians. Our central premise is that the trajectory necessary to be an expert in the emerging fields of biomedical informatics and pathology informatics requires accelerated learning at an early age.In our 4th year of CoSBBI as a part of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) Academy (http://www.upci.upmc.edu/summeracademy/), and our 2nd year of CoSBBI as an independent informatics-based academy, we enhanced our classroom curriculum, added hands-on computer science instruction, and expanded research projects to include clinical informatics. We also conducted a qualitative evaluation of the program to identify areas that need improvement in order to achieve our goal of creating a pipeline of exceptionally well-trained applicants for both the disciplines of pathology informatics and biomedical informatics in the era of big data and personalized medicine.http://www.jpathinformatics.org/article.asp?issn=2153-3539;year=2016;volume=7;issue=1;spage=2;epage=2;aulast=UppalBioinformaticsComputer ScienceBiologyand Biomedical Informaticspathology informaticsScienceTechnologyEngineeringand Math |
| spellingShingle | Rahul Uppal Gunasheil Mandava Katrina M Romagnoli Andrew J King Amie J Draper Adam L Handen Arielle M Fisher Michael J Becich Joyeeta Dutta-Moscato How can we improve Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education to encourage careers in Biomedical and Pathology Informatics? Journal of Pathology Informatics Bioinformatics Computer Science Biology and Biomedical Informatics pathology informatics Science Technology Engineering and Math |
| title | How can we improve Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education to encourage careers in Biomedical and Pathology Informatics? |
| title_full | How can we improve Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education to encourage careers in Biomedical and Pathology Informatics? |
| title_fullStr | How can we improve Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education to encourage careers in Biomedical and Pathology Informatics? |
| title_full_unstemmed | How can we improve Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education to encourage careers in Biomedical and Pathology Informatics? |
| title_short | How can we improve Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education to encourage careers in Biomedical and Pathology Informatics? |
| title_sort | how can we improve science technology engineering and math education to encourage careers in biomedical and pathology informatics |
| topic | Bioinformatics Computer Science Biology and Biomedical Informatics pathology informatics Science Technology Engineering and Math |
| url | http://www.jpathinformatics.org/article.asp?issn=2153-3539;year=2016;volume=7;issue=1;spage=2;epage=2;aulast=Uppal |
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