Hou S M
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
J Formos Med Assoc. 1999 Nov;98(11):764-6.
In recent years, medical informatics has become a well-recognized branch of medicine. It is a multidisciplinary science that combines information technology and various specialties of medicine. The impact of medical informatics on medical education is advancing along with the rapid developments in computer science. Departments of medical informatics or similar divisions have appeared in schools of medicine in Taiwan in the past 5 years. At National Taiwan University College of Medicine, we offer curricula in basic computer concepts, network concepts, operating systems, word processing, database and data processing, computer media resources, multimedia computer statistics, intelligent health information systems, medical diagnostic support systems, and electronic medical record systems. Distance learning has also been favorably accepted on this campus. Recently, we proposed the concept of a virtual medical campus, which will break the physical barriers of time and space. We expect this revolution to influence every aspect of medicine, especially medical education.
近年来，医学信息学已成为医学领域一个公认的分支。它是一门多学科科学，将信息技术与医学的各个专业相结合。随着计算机科学的快速发展，医学信息学对医学教育的影响也在不断推进。在过去5年里，台湾的医学院校已出现医学信息学系或类似部门。在国立台湾大学医学院，我们开设了基础计算机概念、网络概念、操作系统、文字处理、数据库与数据处理、计算机媒体资源、多媒体计算机统计学、智能健康信息系统、医学诊断支持系统以及电子病历系统等课程。远程学习在本校也颇受欢迎。最近，我们提出了虚拟医学园区的概念，这将打破时间和空间的物理障碍。我们期待这场变革能影响医学的方方面面，尤其是医学教育。
