Recommendations of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) on Education in Biomedical and Health Informatics: Second Revision
Elsevier 2023

The purpose of educational recommendations is to assist in establishing courses and programs in a discipline, to further develop existing educational activities in the various nations, and to support international initiatives for collaboration and sharing of courseware. The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) has published two versions of its international recommendations in biomedical and health informatics (BMHI) education, initially in 2000 and revised in 2010. Given the recent changes to the science, technology, the needs of the healthcare systems, and the workforce of BMHI, a revision of the recommendations is necessary.  (link to full paper)

The IMIA recommendations are intended to stimulate the development of existing educational BMHI activities in the various nations and to support international initiatives concerning education in BMHI.

The IMIA recommendations should be regarded as a framework for national initiatives in BMHI education, and for constituting international programs and exchange of students and teachers in this field.

The IMIA recommendations center on educational needs for professionals to acquire knowledge and skills in information processing and information and communication technology in health care.

The knowledge and skill levels are classified into the domain areas:

1. BMHI core knowledge and skills,

2. Medicine, health and biosciences, health system organization,

3. Informatics/computer science, mathematics, biometry,

4. Optional modules in BMHI and from related fields.

 

Links to past versions

2010
Recommendations of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) on Education in Biomedical and Health Informatics: First Revision
Methods of Information in Medicine 2010
The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) agreed on revising the existing international recommendations in health informatics /medical informatics education. These should help to establish courses, course tracks or even complete programs in this field, to further develop existing educational activities in the various nations and to support international initiatives concerning education in biomedical and health informatics (BMHI), particularly international activities in educating BMHI specialists and the sharing of courseware. (Click here for link to full paper)

2000
Recommendations of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) on education in health and medical informatics
Methods of Information in Medicine 2000
The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) agreed on international recommendations in health informatics/medical informatics education. These should help to establish courses, course tracks or even complete programs in this field, to further develop existing educational activities in the various nations and to support international initiatives concerning education in health and medical informatics (HMI), particularly international activities in educating HMI specialists and the sharing of courseware. The IMIA recommendations centre on educational needs for healthcare professionals to acquire knowledge and skills in information processing and information and communication technology. (Click here for link to full paper)