Program Overview

Master in Biomedical Informatics (INFOMED)

Objectives

The objectives of this program are to train professionals in a rapidly expanding field that requires:

• Learning the fundamental concepts of medical informatics and mastering a common language
• Mastering methods for modeling complex systems in the fields of life and health sciences
• Mastering the design and evaluation of new computer tools adapted to health professions and activities
• Mastering methods for managing and analyzing large volumes of data and knowledge in life and health sciences

The goal is to provide students with skills in applied informatics in the field of health, enabling them to improve and enhance medical practice. This program should allow students to conduct research or applied projects in health informatics.

Competencies

The program aims to develop the following competencies:

• Ability to identify the challenges of an informatics solution in a health domain
• Ability to analyze the implementation process of an informatics solution in health
• Ability to integrate the constraints of health informatics (standardization, terminology, interoperability of information systems, data confidentiality and protection, ergonomics, and usability)
• Ability to position an informatics solution in health in relation to industrial offerings or scientific research
• Ability to develop and criticize a work method or project management approach
• Ability to explain and develop an informatics solution in health
• Ability to conduct the evaluation of an informatics solution in health
• Ability to develop critical argumentation
• Ability to implement data processing in health (modeling, learning, etc.)
• Ability to implement the principles of health data protection in accordance with current regulations
• Practice of computer technologies and ability to justify implementation choices

Further Studies

Research Track: Doctorate Research/Professional Track: Bridge study program in health

Professional Integration (Targeted Careers)

Graduates of the Master in Biomedical Informatics are present in:

• Medical information departments of hospitals
• Health information industry
• Pharmaceutical industry
• Research laboratories (public and private) in biomedical informatics They occupy positions as project managers, executives, and senior executives in:
• Research laboratories in medical informatics
• Research laboratories in bioinformatics
• Computer departments of hospital centers
• Information structures of health agencies
• Medical information departments
• Software and database publishers in health
• Pharmaceutical industry
• Medical informatics service companies
• Health and biotechnology startups

Program Organization

The biomedical informatics program takes place over two years. The first year (opening in 2020) includes a common core with six public health paths and specific units for the Biomedical Informatics path. The hourly volume of the first year approaches 550 hours, divided between the first and second semesters. Students validate 30 ECTS per semester. In the second year, students follow the specific units of the Biomedical Informatics specialty (30 ECTS) before completing a 5-month research or professional internship (30 ECTS). The hourly volume of courses ranges from 180 to 200 hours. Teaching in the second year is divided between theoretical courses and project realization, validating each unit (personal work investment is significant).

Program Details

The program proposed by Sorbonne Université is co-accredited with Paris 5 and Paris 13. Some second-year teachings are located in the premises of Paris 5 (Paris Descartes Medical School).

Curriculum

Semester 3

• Mandatory Units:
  • Health Information Systems, Terminology, and Interoperability (6 ECTS)
  • Decision Support Systems and Knowledge Engineering (6 ECTS)
  • Medical-Administrative Data Warehouses and Databases (6 ECTS)
  • Advanced Techniques for Analyzing Massive Structured and Textual Data (6 ECTS)
  • Project Management Construction of Software Solutions in Health and Their Evaluation (6 ECTS)
• Total ECTS for Mandatory Units in Semester 3: 30

Semester 4

• Mandatory Units:
  • Research Internship (30 ECTS)
  • Final Exam
• Total ECTS for Mandatory Units in Semester 4: 30
• Total ECTS for Semesters 3 and 4: 60

Applications

• Application Period: May 2, 2025, to June 25, 2025
• Prerequisites for the Second Year (M2):
  • Physicians, pharmacists, dentists, midwives, physiotherapists, nurses, veterinarians holding a first year of master's degree
  • Students from engineering schools and normal superior schools holding a first year of master's degree (in biomedical informatics, computer science, public health, or equivalent)
  • Students holding a first year of master's degree in biomedical informatics, computer science, or equivalent
• Prerequisites:
  • Basics in biostatistics and probability
  • Basics in epidemiology
  • Basics in biomedicine
  • Basics in computer science
  • Basics in medical evaluation