Medical Informatics

About this programme

In the Master's program in Medical Informatics at UMIT TIROL, you will become an internationally sought-after expert who shapes digitization of health care. In accordance with our motto "Informatics for people – Informatics with people", our students learn to look beyond the technical horizon. They learn to analyze current problems in healthcare in interdisciplinary settings and to develop and implement socio-technical solutions – for modern, high-quality healthcare that is affordable also in the future. Online study: The modern didactic concept includes guided self-study phases as well as an online lecture block once a week (usually on Friday) (without compulsory attendance) and mandatory work assignments in between the lectures. The recent year has once again impressively demonstrated the enormous opportunities of digitization in healthcare. Applications such as virtual doctor visits, mobile health apps, intelligent and networked patient records, or "AI" for decision support are essential for sustainable healthcare. New powerful methods of analyzing health-related data enable deep insights for medical research ("data science"). These developments will sustainably advance the healthcare system of the future and change healthcare delivery. Medical informatics is the key discipline for these developments and thus much more than "computers in healthcare". Medical informatics describes how clinical knowledge is created, how it is shared, and how it is put to good use in patient care and research. Medical informatics is significantly driving the development of healthcare and