Welcome!
Welcome to the "Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Basics," a Web-based learning program that will educate you about the basic principles of the UMLS. By the end of this course students should:
- Be able to name and describe the three main components of the UMLS
- Understand that the Metathesaurus contains terminology from a variety of source vocabularies, and be able to explain how it is organized
- Understand the purpose of the semantic types and relationships in the Semantic Network
- Be familiar with the MetamorphoSys tool distributed with each UMLS release and required to create a useful Metathesaurus subset
- Understand how to access the UMLS Knowledge Source Server and how to use the RRF Browser
- Know where to find additional resources and support
For brief tutorials on specific topics, step-by-step guides, or more advanced documentation see the UMLS Web site.
Using the Tutorial
To complete the tutorial in one session, or move forward in a linear fashion, click Next in the sidebar. For information about a specific topic, click on that topic in the bulleted list on the left hand side of your screen. Each section contains a number of tabs that divide the information into topics. Click Next to continue through the tabs in sequence or click on the tab to access that topic immediately.
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