UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science. Excellence in Education & Research.

UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science. Excellence in Education & Research.

MSc Healthcare Informatics

RISPACS

Key Information

Major Code X078
Duration 12 Months
Schedule Full/Part-Time
Next Intake September 2012

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Course Features

  • Trains graduates in medical and allied professions and those with an information technology background in healthcare informatics.
  • Enables students to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and utilise tools of medical informatics.
  • Flexible approach to teaching and learning to accommodate busy clinicians.
  • Currently funded under the National Development Plan, Graduate Skills Conversion Programme.

Course Overview

Information management and the utilisation of associated technology is becoming a major activity of the healthcare professional. This course is directed to medical practitioners, those in allied professions and also at those working in ICT areas in the health sector.

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is directed to medical practitioners, those in allied professions and also at those working in ICT areas in the health sector.

What Will I Learn

Course Description

This course is run over 12 months/three semesters. In Semester one & two students have one week of full-time lectures and five Saturday morning sessions, as well as two or three individual tutorials each week. In semester one, students take the HITS online course (run by ICS Skills under supervision of Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland /Informatics Section of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, RAMI).

The first semester work is divided in six modules, which introduce the student to an understanding of basic computer technology, searching and analyzing medical information, particular technologies in medical information systems and relevant legislation.

Semester two comprises modules in imaging, data analysis and interoperability and standards in medical systems, as well as a 15-credit essay module. The essay involves writing a review of a medical informatics topic.

This course will comprise 5 hours lectures and a supervised research project, the topic for which will be agreed in advance. It will be examined by dissertation. It will be taken either as three-month full time during the Summer or as 2 semesters part-time.

How/Where Will I Learn?

This course will run full time one week and Ffve Friday afternoons in Semester One and full time one week and five Friday afternoons in Semester Two.

Am I Eligible for this Course?

  • Primary university degree in medicine or in an allied profession, or a primary degree in the area of information technology and experience working in the healthcare industry

International Applicants

International applicants should contact the academic programme director for a full list of entry requirements.

A list of FAQs for international applicants is available here.

Application Details

To apply for this course online, please go to the following link:

http://www.ucd.ie/apply

Contact Us

For further information, please contact:

Dr Patrick Felle
Healthcare Informatics
UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science
University College Dublin
Health Sciences Centre
Belfield, Dublin 4.

T: 00353 1 716 6634
F: 00353 1 716 6649

email: zoe.thompson@ucd.ie

Course Fees

EU StudentsNon-EU Students 
€2,750 (NDP) / €5,000 (Non-NDP) €18,000
  • For more information on course fees please visit the Fees & Grants Office website.
  • This course is funded under the NDP Graduate Skills Conversion Programme.
  • Fees are correct at the time of writing and subject to change.