About our department

The Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology (DMICE) is one of 27 academic departments in the School of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). DMICE provides research, education, and service in the areas of clinical informatics, clinical epidemiology, and bioinformatics/computational biomedicine. DMICE programs are recognized internationally for their accomplishment and innovation.

DMICE is housed in the Biomedical Information Communication Center (BICC) on the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Marquam Hill campus. The department consists of about 80 faculty members, including about 40 with primary academic appointments in the department, about 20 from other OHSU departments with joint appointments, and about 20 affiliate faculty who work at healthcare institutions, companies, and other organizations outside OHSU.

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The Biomedical Informatics program welcomes prospective students interested in our graduate program to learn more about our specialized tracks in clinical informatics, and bioinformatics & computational biology. 

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OHSU's Biomedical Informatics Graduate Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).

Informational Webinars: DMICE Educational Programs

Informational Webinar for the Health and Clinical Informatics Major

o   June 24, 2021
o   11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PT
o   RSVP: ludwigl@ohsu.edu
o   OHSU DMICE Health and Clinical Informatics

Informational Webinar for the Bioinformatics and Computational Biomedicine Major
o   July 15th
o   2:00 – 3:00 PM PT
o   RSVP: ludwigl@ohsu.edu
o   Bioinformatics and Computational Biomedicine

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Upcoming events

Virtual DMICE Informatics Conference

No Seminar Thursday June 24, 2021

DMICE Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Book Club

The DMICE Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee has a new Journal Club discussion group.  This journal club discussion group aims to bring together our staff and faculty to read, listen to and/or watch media on topics related to diversity, equity and inclusion, and create a forum for us to gather and discuss the topics as a group.

DMICE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Book Club and Journal Club Discussion Group invite you to attend on July 15, 2021 11:30am to 12:30am:

Article to be reviewed:
“Correcting medicine's use of race in clinical algorithms”
Article link: https://acpinternist.org/archives/2021/05/correcting-medicines-use-of-r…

The inaugural Book club on May 06, 2021, 11:30am-12:30pm was immensely successful.  Our first book: Survival Math by Mitchell Jackson Print versions may be available via Interlibrary Loan at OHSU Library. Print and eBooks are available from Multnomah County Library Copies of the book are available to purchase from Powells here and Amazon here

For any questions and suggestions, contact Ngoc Wasson  

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Please have a look at the diversity web pages listed here:

OHSU School of Medicine Diversity Webpage

OHSU Center for Diversity Webpage

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