Bio-Link Summit April 2006

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Bio-Link Summit April 2006
Bellevue Community College Life Science
Informatics Center
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Five Community Colleges Bellevue,
WA Mira Costa, San Diego CA Indian Hills,
Iowa New Hampshire Tech, Portsmouth Forsyth
Technical, North Carolina

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NATIONAL CENTER for the Biotechnology Work Force

• Skill Standards
• Curriculum Development
• Trends Analysis
• Life Sciences Software Validation
• Bioinformatics
• Clinical Trials Data Management
• Medical Informatics

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Medical Informatics Certificate Program Flexible
learning online and in person, taught by industry
experts for clinicians, healthcare workers and
IT professionals Bioinformatics Essentials
Course and development of Certificate
Program Continuing Education Non-credit
Certificate plan for incumbent workers
Curriculum Development Published Rapid
Development Skill Standards Model and
Informatics Curriculum eMap
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Educators Toolbox
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Collaborations Medical Informatics Bioinfo
rmatics Bridges to Secondary
Education HIMSS Geospiza Partnering with
Columbia University Prosperity Partnership WBBA
Education, Workforce, and Public Understanding
Task Force WA Life Science Skills
Panel BCC Science Academy OSPI Project