Biomedical Informatics - Oral Communications requirement
Oral communication skills are critical to teaching, mentoring and professional advancement. In an interdisciplinary field, communication skills are the crucial factor which leads to successful collaborations and scientific exchange. The Biomedical Informatics Training Program places high priority on oral communication skills, both formal and informal. The program provides opportunities for trainees to develop their skills in a variety of settings.
- The weekly Biomedical Informatics Student Seminars (Biomedin 201)
- Travel support to conferences, especially, if you are presenting research results
- Biomedin 212 Introduction to Biomedical Informatics Research Methodology
which requires
- preliminary short proposal description
- final project presentation or demonstration
- The qualifier exam- required for advancement to candidacy
- The pre-proposal - required to demonstrate progress towards the degree
- The oral defense - usually given six months prior to the expected date of completion of the dissertation.
Biomedin 201 The Biomedical Informatics Student Seminar
The Student Seminar is the primary forum for development of crucial professional communications skills for trainees both as the presenter and audience. Trainees in Biomedical Informatics are expected to give a presentation at least once per year. These talks are held in Lusted Library (room x-275) in MSOB on Tuesdays from 12:15-1:15 PM. Generally, these presentations are journal clubs or research presentations. Occasionally, students will present their pre-proposals or other presentations related to their dissertation during this time slot.
Russ Altman embedded suggestions for how to present a talk to a biomedical informatics audience in the following powerpoint file: Structure for Biomedical Informatics Talk - Powerpoint template
You can get feedback about your talk and helpful talk tips from members of the BMI exec before you present your talk. The Student Services Office will send you a reminder about scheduling a review session before your presentation.
For trainees enrolled in a degree program, please note you are required to enroll for academic credit. Regardless of enrollment status, all trainees are expected to attend.
Kind and Gentle Opportunities for Public Presentations
Consider submitting work to the AMIA Student Paper Competition. Students with outstanding submissions will be invited to give an oral presentation. This is the gentlest introduction to a professional audience.
Student Friendly Conferences
In addition, the program promotes informal student activities and dialogs, such as, the Student Researchome. The Biomedical Computation At Stanford (BCATS) is a student-run conference. Students are encouraged to submit their work to this and other events.
