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Informatics for Peru in the new millennium.

B T Karras1, A M Kimball, V Gonzales

  • 1University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-7230, USA. bkarras@u.washington.edu

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|October 18, 2001
PubMed
Summary

A new biomedical and health informatics training program in Peru successfully conducted a short course and enrolled scholars for advanced training. This initiative aims to bridge the digital divide by integrating informatics skills into local research.

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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Informatics
  • Health Informatics
  • International Collaboration

Background:

  • A collaborative biomedical and health informatics training program has been established in Peru to address the digital divide.
  • This initiative is a partnership between the University of Washington (Seattle), Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, and Universidad Nacional de San Marcos.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To document the activities and outcomes of the first year of the International Research and Training Program in Biomedical and Health Informatics.
  • To assess the electronic environment and initiate long-term training for Peruvian scholars.

Main Methods:

  • A descriptive analysis of key program activities was performed.
  • An assessment of the electronic environment in Peru was conducted using observation and surveys.

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  • A two-week in-country short course with quantitative evaluation was delivered, and the first cohort of Peruvian scholars was recruited for training in Seattle.

    • Main Results:

    • The short course demonstrated participant learning through pretest/posttest assessments.
    • A systematic evaluation of Peru's electronic environment was completed.
    • Two Peruvian scholars were enrolled at the University of Washington for long-term training.

    Conclusions:

    • The initial phase of the collaborative informatics training program has shown significant activity.
    • Effective orchestration of efforts among Peruvian stakeholders and integration of informatics skills into large-scale research projects are crucial for success.