Public Biography
Dr. Marin is a Nurse who has dedicated her professional life in Health and Nursinginformatics. She got the Master and Doctoral degree in Health Informatics from the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil. In addition, he did a post-doctorate training in Clinical Informatics at Harvard Medical School – Center for Clinical Informatics. She also received the title of “Livre-Docente” by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo – FMUSP. She was Professor and Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Health Informatics at UNIFESP until 2016. She acted as President of the Brazilian Society of Health Informatics and chaired the IMIA NI SIG (International Medical Informatics Association, Nursing Informatics Special Interest Group) from 2009 to 2012. She is currently an Alumni Professor at UNIFESP. After serving as a reviewer and associate editor, she is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Medical Informatics (IJMI), Elsevier. Dr. Marin is also Scientific Coordinator of ICT Health Research conducted by the Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (CETIC) on the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (NIC.BR). Since December 2021 she is a Consultant for WHO/EURO on the e-HIS Digitization Project.
Historic ACMI Biography
A 1983 graduate of the nursing baccalaureate program at the Federal University of Saòo Paulo, Brazil, Heimar Marin quickly became committed to academic pursuits and served as Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Nursing Informatics at that same institution from 1985 to 1991. During this time, she was working on her masterís degree in nursing informatics (1991) and subsequently completed a PhD in medical informatics at the Federal University in 1995. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston (from 1996 to 1998), she returned to Saòo Paulo where she is now an esteemed senior faculty member in Nursing Informatics. In 2001, Dr. Marin was awarded a ëëLivre docenteíí in medical informatics. This is a credential awarded by auniversity at least five years after the doctorate based on additional course work, a new thesis, an annotated CV, and oral and written examinations. The holder of this credential is considered expert in all aspects of the discipline. Dr. Marin is the first Brazilian woman ever to receive this credential and the first nurse ever to be named Professor Livre Docente in Medical Informatics by the School of Medicine of the State University of Saòo Paulo, Brazilís largest and arguably most prestigious school of medicine. Broadly trained and prolific in her research and educational innovations, Heimar de Fatima Marin is a leading medical informatician, not only in Brazil but also throughout Latin America. She works effectively through international organizations such as IMIA, the Pan American Health Organization, and the International Council of Nurses. Also an active member of AMIA, Dr. Marin has worked to strengthen ties between North American and Latin American informatics organizations. Outgoing and vivacious, she enriches both the social and scientific activities to which she devotes her energies. Knowledgeable and clear thinking, Dr. Marin is at once both diplomatic and outspoken. She is a proven innovator and leader whose accomplishments stretch beyond disciplinary and national boundaries.
Affiliations
The American College of Medical Informatics
ACMI is a college of elected Fellows from the U.S. and abroad who have made significant and sustained contributions to the field of medical informatics. It is the central body for a community of scholars and practitioners who are committed to advancing the informatics field.
Year Elected
2004