Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
is launching a new track for a master's degree in
Epidemiology - Medical Data Science
The Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Community Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev is launching a new and unique program for a master's degree (M.Med.Sc.) in Epidemiology - Medical Data Science. Starting on the 2024-2025 academic year.
The new program is intended for students with a bachelor's degree from a wide variety of fields, such as health sciences, life sciences, computer sciences, statistics, behavioral sciences, agriculture and nutrition.
The program's purpose is to train students to lead the medical research of tomorrow by learning advanced tools for analyzing medical databases (Big Data), with an emphasis on cutting-edge techniques in statistics and data science, including statistical modeling, machine learning and deep learning. The program will also provide skills for research planning, drawing conclusions, visualization of findings and scientific writing.
According to the program team:
"In recent years, with the growing access to large databases of patient medical records, it has become possible to conduct epidemiological studies based on rich "real world" data of large populations, on risk factors, causality, interventions and more.
In addition, the need for the development and validation of predictive models based on big data is gaining momentum especially in the fields of health sciences, including personalized medicine, response to treatment, and resistance to antibiotics.
consequently, there is a demand for professionals who combine knowledge in epidemiology and biostatistics with skills in big data analysis. Such experts will be essential to the medical research and industry and will change the face of medicine."
The Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Community Health Sciences is one of the oldest and leading departments in Israel, with more than 1000 graduates working in all areas of health, within the health services and research institutes in Israel. The faculty members are world-renowned and have rich experience in research and data analysis, and the department excels in its open approach and personal focus for each student.
The Program (Hebrew)
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