Health Informatics Education Center
What is the HIEC?
The Health Informatics Education Center occupies over 8,000 square feet
on the lower level of the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center
Library. It supports educational needs with two multipurpose informatics
rooms equipped with the latest workstations and software, one study room,
and one large conference room. The Health Informatics Education Center
is available to students and medical professionals of the Texas Medical
Center for:
- Searching medical databases
- Accessing the World Wide Web
- Using educational software
- Word processing
- Creating electronic slide presentations
- Developing desktop publishing
Hours
The HIEC Lab is open most hours that the HAM-TMC Library is open and
is closed during Library holidays. See Library
Hours & Holidays for more information.
HIEC Lab:
Monday-Thursday: 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
From time to time the HIEC Lab is closed for classes. Notices of HIEC
Lab closings are posted in the HIEC.
Informatics Lab
The Informatics Lab provides space and equipment for 40 users engaged
in advanced research, writing, and computer-aided study. Lab resources
include:
- 20+ Dell workstations
- Educational software
- Internet access (Netscape/Internet Explorer)
- PubMed and other databases
- Printing, scanning, and slides
- Word, Excel, & PowerPoint software
Computer Classroom
The classroom accommodates training for 40 users. Classes are taught
by HAM-TMC Librarians and Texas Medical Center faculty. Call 713.799.7128
or 713.799.7120 for scheduling information. Classroom facilities include:
- 25 Dell workstations
- Internet access (Netscape/Internet Explorer)
- PubMed and other databases
- Printing
- Word, Excel, & other software
Educational Software
The Health Informatics Education Center is developing a growing collection
of biomedical educational software. This software is stored at the Library
Circulation Desk and is catalogued in the online
catalog.
Value Added Services
The Health Informatics Education Center provides several value-added
services for reasonable fees:
- Publications Services
- Informatics courses
- Continuing-education conferences
- Lab or Classroom for groups
- Webpage design services
- Faxing and printing
- Consulting services
Courses
A number of hands-on courses intended for students and health professionals
are taught in the Health Informatics Education Center. Courses are free
for students and available for $25.00 for staff and faculty.
Regular Informatics Courses
- PubMed
- Basic and Advanced Internet
- Creating an Internet Resource Page
- PowerPoint
- Desktop Publishing
- OVID database
- PsycInfo database
Call 713.799.7170 for more information or view the Library's course
schedule on the web.
Special Informatics Seminars TMC departments and faculty may
arrange Special Informatics Seminars. Call 713.799.7170 for more information.
