MSc in Biomedical Informatics program is a masters of science programme in Health Care Informatics, conducted by the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM), University of Colombo in collaboration with the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo (IFI). The project is funded by the NOMA programme for masters studies, managed by the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU) and financed by Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad).

“Biomedical informatics is the broad discipline concerned with the study and application of computer science, information science, informatics, cognitive science and human-computer interaction in the practice of biological research, biomedical science, medicine and healthcare. Other fields, including bioinformatics, clinical informatics and public health informatics, medical informatics are commonly cast as subdomains within biomedical informatics.”¹

The Board of Study in Multi Decsiplinary Study Courses (MDSC), Postgraduate Institute of Medicine(PGIM) will conduct training programmes and examinations leading to the Master of Science Degree in Biomedical Informatics. This course is conducted in collaboration with the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway.

The programme is funded by the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education(SIU).

The Master of Science program in Biomedical Informatics is aimed at preparing the student in the applications of computer and information technology to support and manage all health care activities ranging from those pertaining to the care of the sick, to health promotion and disease prevention, bioinformatics, medical and health professions education, health sciences research, and management efforts directed toward solution of problems in the delivery of health care, including resource optimization and cost effectiveness. It would serve as the stepping stone for the student in a career in biomedical informatics.

_{1. Shortliffe EH, Cimino JJ eds. Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine (3rd edition). New York: Springer, 2006}