National University of Singapore

MSc Biomedical Informatics

The National University of Singapore (NUS) Master of Science (MSc) in Biomedical Informatics is offered by the Department of Biomedical Informatics in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUSMed).

Biomedical Informatics has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, with the advent of new technologies and tools being adopted to make healthcare more effective and efficient.

The increased availability of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and the popularisation of machine learning methods in has catalysed a technological revolution in healthcare using Big Data and advanced analytics. Concurrently, technological advancements in Natural Language Processing (NLP), deep neural networks and speech recognition applied to healthcare have spurred innumerable innovations in new services such as telehealth and virtual care services.

The MSc (Biomedical Informatics) programme is situated in an area that is rapidly transforming the face of healthcare. It offers two specialisations: Analytics and Hospital Management.

NUSMed, together with National University Healthcare System, are well-positioned to play a role in this transformation due to its natural advantages of being an academic medical centre attracting top research-inclined clinicians, collaborations with NUS academia that are the best in Asia, access to vast computing resources and world-class facilities for clinical trials.

Why this Programme?

• Make the most of the advantages of an academic medical centre, where service, education and research converge—such as access to real-time desensitised healthcare data from actual healthcare institution settings.
• Be at the front of technological development and get access to some of the latest tools in biomedical informatics as Singapore expands its footprint in digital medicine.
• Get intensive hands-on experience from internships with prestigious companies, working on potential clinical applications with the goal of improving patient care.