Workforce preparation: the Biohealth computing model for Master and PhD students

J Transl Med. 2014 Nov 28;12 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S11. doi: 10.1186/1479-5876-12-S2-S11. Epub 2014 Nov 28.

Abstract

The article addresses the strategic role of workforce preparation in the process of adoption of Systems Medicine as a driver of biomedical research in the new health paradigm. It reports on relevant initiatives, like CASyM, fostering Systems Medicine at EU level. The chapter focuses on the BioHealth Computing Program as a reference for multidisciplinary training of future systems-oriented researchers describing the productive interactions with the Synergy-COPD project.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Biomarkers
  • Chronic Disease / therapy
  • Communication
  • Computer Simulation
  • Education, Graduate*
  • European Union
  • Medical Informatics / education*
  • Medical Informatics / trends
  • Molecular Biology / trends
  • Program Development
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / physiopathology*
  • Software

Substances

  • Biomarkers