Min Wu

Min Wu serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Health Care Informatics and Administration at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she directs the Health Care Informatics Certificate and MS programs. Her work bridges clinical practice and technological innovation to address critical gaps in healthcare communication and delivery.

Her academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina (2003)
• M.S. in Physics, West Virginia University (1999)
• M.S. in Physics, Shandong University (1996)
• B.S. in Physics, Dalian University of Technology (1993)

Dr. Wu's research centers on identifying unmet medical needs through technological solutions, with specializations in biomedical database applications, dental informatics, and public health informatics. Her current work emphasizes human-computer interaction in clinical settings and ROC analysis for medical education. Key methodologies include social media analysis for patient needs assessment and patient-centered design of medical reporting systems.

Analysis of her recent publications (2019-2022) reveals a clear trajectory toward patient-centered health informatics, particularly in radiology reporting and obstetric ultrasound communication. Her work increasingly incorporates social media mining and qualitative methods to understand communication gaps, while maintaining strong foundations in dental informatics and big data applications for clinical decision support.

Her professional recognition includes:

• Best Article Award (2010) from Journal of Digital Imaging

Though specific advising details aren't provided in source materials, her mentorship role in the Health Care Informatics program indicates active student engagement. Her research demonstrates consistent funding through institutional support at UWM, with publications spanning clinical informatics, medical education tools, and health data analytics.