LibGuides: Biomedical Informatics (BMI): What is BMI?

Defining BMI

Because the field of BMI is still young, you will find various definitions from a number of available resources. The definition published by the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is available on their website.

Our local, UNM definition: Biomedical Informatics (BMI) is the science of managing information for health care, research, education and administration by applying, integrating and evaluating information technology along with its associated policies, procedures and organizational cultures. As an interdisciplinary science, BMI extends across the domains of other sciences, which creates sub-specialty fields as outlined in "Video 1 - What is Biomedical Informatics?"

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2019 BMI Video Series

Video 1 - An Introduction to Biomedical Informatics, by Philip Kroth, MD

Video 2 - Big Data Analytics in Health Care, by Michael Bernauer, PharmD

Video 3 - Careers in Biomedical Informatics, by Robby Atala, MD

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Associations

American Medical Informatics Association
AMIA is the professional home of leading informaticians: clinicians, scientists, researchers, educators, students, and other informatics professionals who rely on data to connect people, information, and technology.

Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems
Founded in 1997, the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems is the premier professional organization for physicians interested in and responsible for healthcare information technology.

Society of General Internal Medicine
The Society of General Internal Medicine is a national medical society of 3,000 physicians who are the primary internal medicine faculty of every medical school and major teaching hospital in the United States. SGIM members teach medical students, residents, and fellows how to care for adult patients. They also conduct research that improves primary care, preventative measures, and treatment services for patients.

Association of Clinical Research Professionals
ACRP is the primary resource for clinical research professionals in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, and those in hospital, academic medical centers and physician office settings. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, ACRP was founded in 1976 to address the distinct educational and networking needs of research nurses and others who supported the work of clinical investigations. With its own professional society came the recognition of a new distinctive profession — that of the clinical researcher. More than 35 years later, ACRP is a global association comprised of the largest community dedicated to clinical research and development.

Human Genome Organisation (HUGO)
Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) is the international organisation of scientists involved in human genetics.

Functional Genomics Data Society
The Functional Genomics Data Society (FGED) works with other organizations to develop standards for biological research data quality, annotation and exchange. We facilitate the creation and use of software tools that build on these standards and allow researchers to annotate and share their data easily. We promote scientific discovery that is driven by genome wide and other biological research data integration and meta-analysis.

American Chemical Society
Founded in 1876 and chartered by the U.S. Congress, we are the world’s largest scientific society. Our mission is to advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit of Earth and its people. Our vision is to improve people’s lives through the transforming power of chemistry.

International Society for Computational Biology
The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) serves over 3,000 members from more than 70 countries by addressing scientific policies, providing access to high quality publications, organizing meetings, and serving as a portal to information about training, education, employment and news from related fields.

Health Level Seven International (HL7)
Founded in 1987, Health Level Seven International (HL7) is a not-for-profit, ANSI-accredited standards developing organization dedicated to providing a comprehensive framework and related standards for the exchange, integration, sharing and retrieval of electronic health information that supports clinical practice and the management, delivery and evaluation of health services.

Bioinformatics Organization
The Bioinformatics Organization, Inc. serves the scientific and educational needs of bioinformatic practitioners and the general public. They develop and maintain computational resources to facilitate world-wide communications and collaborations between people of all educational and professional levels.