Medical school training courses in Boston, MA (public, in-house or online)

This course covers the most important parts of the field of medical informatics: history, underlying concepts and standards, digital data and networks in medicine, medical image analysis and CAD, confidentiality and security, developing clinical applications and software, teleradiology and medical clouds, building digital hospital workflow, and the science and art of medical imaging.

Imaging technologies have played a crucial role in the history of many biological discoveries. In the seventeenth century, the first cell was recorded in a hand drawing using a light microscope. In the 1950s, DNA was recorded on photographic film using an imaging method called x-ray diffraction. In the modern age, researchers are combining the fundamental principles of imaging with advances in molecular techniques, powerful computers, and robust digital image acquisitions systems to create new i...

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This course aims to acquaint students with the basic principles of microbiology and the molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis that underlie a wide range of infectious diseases. We discuss microorganisms that are of medical relevance to humans including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoans. The course focuses on host-pathogen interactions including a survey of human immunobiology.

BMC offers a challenging and rewarding PGY1 residency. The resident’s year is structured into a tailored, comprehensive program that emphasizes development of advanced pharmaceutical care skills, while encouraging residents to explore interests in teaching and research. After orientation to the department, the resident begins a series of 5 week rotations and other longitudinal activities designed to meet the goals and objectives of the BMC pharmacy practice residency program.

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The PGY-2 critical care residency is an ASHP-accredited PGY-2 program offering specialized training in critical care pharmacotherapy. After orientation to the department, the resident begins a series of rotations and other activities designed to meet the goals and objectives of the PGY-2 residency in critical care. Rotation options include emergency medicine, medical intensive care, surgical intensive care, and cardiac intensive care. Longitudinal activities include completion of a research proj...

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