BETHESDA, Md., July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is pleased to announce the formal partnership of Stanford University with the 10x10 program. Russ Altman, MD, PhD, Professor of Bioengineering, Genetics, Medicine, and Computer Science, Director of the Biomedical Informatics Training Program and Chair of the Department of Bioengineering, will serve as the director of the Stanford University 10x10 offering.
Don Detmer, President and CEO notes that "AMIA is delighted that Stanford University will offer Professor Altman's course as an introduction to the distance learning possibilities at Stanford."
The AMIA10x10 program prepares professionals in the health, biological and IT areas to address informatics issues in the workplace. The Stanford course breaks new ground by opening up topics in bioinformatics to the 10x10 program. "Stanford is excited to be a part of the 10x10 program. We are committed to distance learning and have an existing infrastructure for an online MS degree and online graduate certificate program. Our 10x10 offering is a distillation of our introductory course in bioinformatics and computational biology, and is based on a course I have been teaching for more than 10 years," said Dr. Altman.
The 10x10 at Stanford University will introduce the basic computational issues and methods used in molecular biology, including an overview of biological data sources available on the web. Topics will include basic algorithms for alignment of biological sequences and structures, as well as more advanced representational and algorithmic issues in structure and sequence computation.
The course is delivered online and includes video of the instructor along with access to the instructional materials. Students who complete the 10x10 course have the option of continuing their education through a graduate certificate program offered by the Stanford Center for Professional Development in conjunction with the Biomedical Informatics Program. For additional information, visit http://bmi.stanford.edu/continuingstudies.htm. The first AMIA10x10 at Stanford University course offering will begin on October 1, 2007. An in-person session, led by Dr. Altman, will be held in conjunction with AMIA 2007 Annual Symposium in Chicago, Illinois. The registration deadline for the course is September 28, 2007. Complete course description and registration is available on the AMIA Web site at http://www.amia.org/10x10/partners/stanford/.
AMIA is also pleased to announce Russ Altman and Atul Butte as panelists for the "Introduction to Translational Bioinformatics" webinar scheduled to take place on September 6, 2007. The webinar will preview some of the topics covered in the Stanford course and provide an overview of current approaches among nationwide initiatives in translational bioinformatics and the clinical research enterprise. Complete description and registration is available through the AMIA e-Learning Center at http://www.amia.org/e-learning/.
About AMIA
The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is a professional organization of leaders shaping the future of biomedical and health informatics in the United States and over 50 other nations. AMIA is dedicated to the development and application of informatics in support of patient care, public health, teaching, research, administration, and related policy. Complete information about AMIA is available at: http://www.amia.org/.
About the Stanford Center for Professional Development
The Stanford Center for Professional Development makes it possible for working professionals worldwide to become part of the spirit of innovation and openness at Stanford University by delivering graduate-level education -- master of science degrees, certificates, and individual courses -- online, on campus and at the work site: scpd.stanford.edu.
Contact: Tia Abner
301-657-1291 ext. 105
tia@amia.org
American Medical Informatics Association
CONTACT: Tia Abner of AMIA, +1-301-657-1291 ext. 105, tia@amia.org
Web site: http://www.amia.org/
http://scpd.stanford.edu/
http://bmi.stanford.edu/continuingstudies.htm
