Bioinformatics Education in Medical College

After the completion of the draft of the human genome, researchers realized that bioinformatics was an important tool to analysis biological data. Bioinformatics as a university subject has established gradually since then. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of bioinformatics and the depth of knowledge teaching, teaching bioinformatics become a challenging task for most educators. Chinese bioinformatics education is still in its beginning period. This manuscript describes the attempt of carrying on bioinformatics education in graduate level in medical college. The main aim of this course is focused on improving hands-on skill in bioinformatics tools application. Our results show that proper application-oriented bioinformatics curriculum and student-centered instructional strategy stimulate students’ activities in bioinformatics learning.