AMIA 10x10: Introduction to Biomedical Informatics and Artificial Intelligence

The goal of the AMIA 10x10 course is to provide a detailed overview of biomedical informatics and artificial intelligence (AI) to those who will work at the interface of healthcare and information technology (IT). The course provides up-to-date details on the current state-of-the-art in the field, including electronic health records, data standards and interoperability, clinical decision support, population health, patient engagement, telehealth, clinical research, and public health. It also describes and sets the context for newer technologies, such as SMART on FHIR, generative AI, large language models (LLMs), and wearables.

This graduate-level course also aims to provide an entry point for those wishing further study (and/or career development) in the field. Although the course has a clinical orientation, many non-clinicians working in health IT environments have found the course accessible and the knowledge gained invaluable to their professional development.

Meet Your Course Director

The instructor for the course is William Hersh, MD. He is a leader and innovator in biomedical informatics both in education and research. He has received numerous awards for his career accomplishments, including election to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), the American College of Medical Informatics (FACMI), the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (FIAHSI), and the American Medical Informatics Association (FAMIA). He is also an elected member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group in Information Retrieval (SIGIR) Academy.

Additional Information

10x10 participants can attend an optional in-person session associated with any AMIA meeting within one year of their taking the class and not just the session that occurs at the end of the offering in which they are enrolled. At these sessions, participants interact with others who have completed the course. Upcoming in-person sessions will take place at:

AMIA 2026 Annual Symposium, Dallas, November 7-11, 2026

The main teaching modality of the course consists of voice-over Power Point presentations. In addition, there are online discussion forums between the instructor and students, self-assessment quizzes, a small capstone project, and an extensive bibliography for further learning.

Questions?

For additional questions about the 10x10 program, please contact the AMIA Education Team or find answers on the FAQs page.

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Testimonials

"Dr. Hersh’s AMIA 10x10 course was an excellent learning experience and gave me a strong foundation in clinical informatics, health information systems, and the ways informatics can meaningfully improve patient care. As I begin internship, I found the course especially helpful because it connected informatics concepts to the real clinical workflows I use every day, including documentation, patient safety, quality improvement, and communication across care teams.

The final project also gave me a chance to take research I had been working on and think through how those findings could be translated into a practical informatics intervention within the military health system. I am grateful for Dr. Hersh’s teaching, the thoughtful structure of the course, and the flexibility provided. I would highly recommend the course to other clinicians and trainees who want to better understand how informatics can improve healthcare delivery in practical, patient-centered ways."

- Andrew J. Goulian, MD, MPH