Medical Information Engineering is a major in medical information, information management, hospital information systems, and other related knowledge and skills, and is used in medical institutions for the development and construction of medical information systems, the management of hospital information, and the operation of medical equipment.
For example, the design and development of patient information systems in hospitals, the management of patient records, the management of the quantity of medicines in stock, and the operation of ultrasound equipment.
Medical Informatics Major Courses
Basic medicine and clinical courses: human anatomy, histology and embryology, cell biology, physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, immunology, pathophysiology, medical genetics, pharmacology, pathology, diagnostics, internal medicine, surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine.
Computer science courses: basic computer science, advanced programming language (C#), database system, data structure, computer network technology, website construction, information system management, hospital information system, medical decision-making and support system, data communication, medical image processing, bioinformatics, biomedical subject literature citation, medical science and technology information retrieval.
Health Management Courses: Fundamentals and Principles of Management, Health Care Management, Social Medicine, Health Statistics, Case Information Management, Health Information Resource Organization, Medical English, Pharmacy Management, Medical Ethics, Pharmaceutical Market Information, Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property Rights, Journalism and Communication, Book Editing and Publishing, Digital Libraries, and Information Economics.
References for the above: Baidu Encyclopedia - Medical Informatics Specialization; Baidu Encyclopedia - Medical Information Engineering