MED 264: Principles of Biomedical Informatics

Instructor: Amy Sitapati, MD
Quarter: Fall 2025
Units: 4

Location: Tuesday and Thursday 3:00 -5:00 PM, BRF 4103

Office Hours: By appointment

Course Objectives: The purpose of this class is to provide an engaging and lively introduction to the field of biomedical informatics. Building up from the basic bits of data to modeling complex organisms and organizations, the course will explore the nature of biomedical information and how this information is and can be used in the care of individual patients and populations. We highlight practical and state-of-the-art technologies in biomedical informatics to get students exposed to the current healthcare research environment.