• Know the difference between informatics and its applied domains

• Understand the nature of the NIH sponsored international training in health informatics

•  Imagine potential areas for informatics projects in Peru

Introduction:

As efforts continue to narrow the digital divide between the North and South, a new biomedical and health informatics training effort has been launched in Peru. This course is part of the second year of work on this collaborative effort among the University of Washington (Seattle), Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia and Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Peru).

The initial activities in the collaborative training effort have been high. Of particular importance in this environment is orchestration of efforts among interested parties with similar goals in Peru and integration of informatics skills into ongoing large-scale research projects in country.