The University of Edinburgh · Full-time
Medical Informatics
The Medical Informatics PhD programme enables you to engage in cutting-edge research on applications of computational methods to medicine and health care. Examples include: - telehealth, mobile health, and telemedicine - computational medicine and simulation -…
PhD3 yearsFull-time
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School of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences · Computing
The Medical Informatics PhD programme enables you to engage in cutting-edge research on applications of computational methods to medicine and health care. Examples include: - telehealth, mobile health, and telemedicine - computational medicine and simulation - applications of artificial intelligence - machine learning and natural language processing - the analysis of structured and unstructured health care data - surgical informatics - digital biomarkers and advanced methods of digital phenotyping - evaluation of health care technology in real-world settings - AI dependability in health care - data ethics and digital governance There are a variety of methods from engineering, informatics, mathematics and social sciences. The PhD in Medical Informatics is highly interdisciplinary, and its projects have explored application areas such as: - ehealth in global health contexts - early detection and assessment of neurodegenerative diseases - robotic surgery - serious mental illnesses - biomedicine and biology - cardiovascular disease - respiratory diseases - diabetes - multimorbidity These projects are often in cooperation with other schools, including the Schools of Informatics and Engineering.
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