Healthcare big data analytics in med school marks turning point

With all of the comments made about Millennials these days – their unbreakable addiction to technology; the high value they place on meaningful, informed, predictive services; their demand for flexibility and personalized care – it seems almost redundant to require medical school students to devote extra time to healthcare big data analytics. After all, these students have been swimming through a deeply interconnected world of smartphones, tablets, Google searches, and ubiquitous internet access before the "Internet of Things" was just a twinkle in a buzzword creator's eye. Millennials pick up new computer skills with an almost eerie rapidity, leaving less tech-savvy users in the dust as they fly through menu options and complete tasks with a minimum of fuss.