Branch programme/details

Biomedical informatics is a rapidly developing field whose content matter is, above all, the use of computers and information technologies, system approach, statistics epidemiology and mathematical methodologies in medicine.

Biomedical informatics is experiencing permanent development, and at present it is focused on these major problem areas: the area of support to clinical decision-making, biomedical statistics, robotics, computer modelling, image processing; and the area of medical information systems. In clinical medicine it means the following areas: clinical computing, analyses of images, issues of biosignal, computer modelling, artificial intelligence (including expert systems), support of decision-making, issues of statistics and biometrics, classification in medicine, computers in operating the devices, robotic and artificial organs. In the areas of information systems, the issues of their implementation in health care settings are tackled, as well as specific questions of data protection and ethical problems and creation of hospital information systems. In the areas of theoretical medicine, it is mainly about the modelling of physiologic functions and issues of bioinformatics.

The programme is carried out without any specialization.

The admission examination is held in the form of interview before a board and it checks the student’s capacity for scientific work in the given field and his/her capacity to complete the studies. The applicant's expertise in the field and preparedness is evaluated by the board on the basis of the following criteria:
a) Quality of the topic and project of the dissertation thesis and the way of its presentation, proposal of the supervising tutor/consultant and financial coverage of the project – max. 30 points.
b) Previous scientific activity in this field (publications, presentation in a Student Scientific Conference, etc.) – max. 20 points.
c) Knowledge in the field within the scope of the follow-up master's study (graduates of various master's studies, e.g. doctors, technicians, medical, social sciences and natural sciences, may be admitted to the study). The student must show an interest in and knowledge of informatics appropriate to the master's study completed - max. 50 points;
The headings (main topics) for the admission interview:
1. Healthcare information systems
2. Scientific information sources
3. What are data and information
4. Artificial intelligence
5. Basic statistical concepts
6. The examination board may ask questions from all areas or select only some areas.

Required minimum score for acceptance: 60 points.

In order to be admitted to study in the combined form, an applicant must obtain a minimum number of points for successful completion of the entrance examination equal to the minimum number of points required for admission.

Admission to Doctoral studies is conditioned by successful completion of a Master's study programme.

Verification method:	entrance exam
Confirmation date (of entrance exam) from:	01.06.2025	Until:	30.06.2025
Alternative date (of entrance exam):	10.06.2025	Until:	31.07.2025

Further informaton: http://dspb.avcr.cz/

Journals indexed in the Web of Science database, in the Medical Informatics category

A graduate of the doctoral study programme in Biomedical informatics acquired a comprehensive education aiming to achieve transdisciplinary research excellence in informatics in biomedical applications of informatics. He or she gained advanced knowledge and skills in information science, system science, analysis of images and biosignals, information systems, mathematical modelling and biostatistics. The graduate is able to apply this knowledge in e-health, medical imaging, bioinformatics, the design and analysis of clinical trials, in optimization of control processes in health care and healthcare economics. Graduate of a doctoral programme gained a deep understanding of the field and its anchoring in theory, practice and interventions, in the context of health care and biomedical research.

The combination of these pillars of study will provide graduates with a programme of expertise in transdisciplinary research applied to clinical evaluation and effectiveness assessment. This makes programme graduates well-prepared for the needs of science and research, as well as expert positions in the public and private sectors. Their transdisciplinary backgrounds enable them to work with colleagues from a wide range of disciplines, communicate the results of their research to managers and decision-makers at inter-departmental levels, and take leadership positions at a high level of expertise.