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Last updated: 05/02/2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the healthcare landscape. From the development of new drugs and treatments to the delivery of care, AI has the potential to improve the lives of patients and providers alike. However, with this transformation comes a new set of ethical challenges. The Healthcare Engineering Lab is an informal gathering of like-minded faculty and students. Our areas of interest include:
Machine Learning and AI applied to the analysis of health insurance data,
Medical image processing using DeepLearning/AI,
The ethics of Artificial Intelligence (in general and in relation to medical data and devices), and
Generative AI in the Classroom
We believe that our R&D work will help to ensure that AI is used to improve the lives of patients and providers, while also protecting the rights and interests of individuals. We invite you to join us in this important work.
Currently the University of Maryland, Baltimore County's Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering offers a PBS (Certificate) and an MPS (Master of Professional Studies) in Data Science. The admissions requirements can be found on the Registrar's website.
PBC students need 4 courses whereas MPS students need 10 courses in total. After finishing the first 7 required courses, MPS students can choose various pathways in their MPS program to take 3 more courses.
More information about the University of Maryland, Baltimore County's MPS in Data Science admission requirements can be found on the Registrar's website.
For more information about various pathways available to students, check https://professionalprograms.umbc.edu/data-science/masters-of-professional-studies-data-science/.
The three most relevant pathways to the lab are listed below:
Healthcare Analytics Pathway (via MPS in Health IT courses at UMBC*)
Bioinformatics Pathway (via UMBC* - NIH** - CARD*** - FAES**** Collaboration)
Clinical Informatics (via UMBC* - UMB***** Collaboration)
A fourth pathway, Biotechnology, is in the making.
For more information about various other pathways available to the students, check https://professionalprograms.umbc.edu/data-science/masters-of-professional-studies-data-science/.
Students can take many courses in this track, including
HIT 658: Health Informatics I
HIT 664: Health IT Law and Ethics
HIT 674: Process and Quality Improvement within Health IT
HIT 723: Public Health Informatics
HIT 750: Data Analytics
HIT 751: Introduction to Healthcare Databases
HIT 759: Health Informatics II
For more information, see https://professionalprograms.umbc.edu/health-information-technology/masters-of-professional-studies-health-it/
Students can take many courses in this track, including
BIOF 450: Bioinformatics, Evolutionary Genomics, and Computational Biology
BIOF 518: Theoretical and Applied Bioinformatics
BIOF 521: Bioinformatics for Analysis of Next Generation Sequencing,
BIOF 556: Advanced Topics in Single Cell Analyses, etc.
For more information, see https://dil.umbc.edu/pathways-and-certificates/bioinformatics-pathway/
We have another collaboration that expands the course offerings and research opportunities for students at both institutions. Students can take many coures in this track, including
INFO 601: Foundations in Clinical and Health Informatics (3 Credits) [Offered: 1st 8-week session Fall Semester (Fall A)]
INFO 602: Clinical Information Systems (3 Credits) [Offered: 2nd 8-week session Fall Semester (Fall B)]
INFO 603: Computer Literacy and Programming for Healthcare Professionals (3 Credits) [Offered: 1st 8-week session Spring Semester (Spring A)]
INFO 604: Decision Support Systems in Healthcare (3 credits) [Offered: 2nd 8-week session Spring Semester (Spring B)]
For more details, see
University of Maryland Clinical Informatics Group, Department of Emergency Medicine, http://www.umcig.com/
Clinical and Translational Research Informatics Center (CTRIC), https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/ctric/
Certificate Program, https://graduate.umaryland.edu/ClinicalInformaticsCert/?fbclid=IwAR16nY6pPlxu7ths7xNiL-C_RzC47L49gvMMAUtImWs9AIHRCjHjLmp5PXA
A more detailed list of courses can be found at: https://graduate.umaryland.edu/ClinicalInformatics/Academics/Courses/
* UMBC = University of Maryland, Baltimore County, https://umbc.edu/
** NIH = National Institute of Health, https://www.nih.gov/
*** CARD = Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, https://card.nih.gov/
**** FAES = The Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences, https://faes.org/
***** UMB = University of Maryland, Baltimore, https://www.umaryland.edu/