Health Informatics M.S.

Health informatics (also known as biomedical informatics) is an interdisciplinary field of scholarship that applies computer, information, statistical, management, and related scientific methods to enable biomedical discovery and support the effective and efficient use and analysis of data, management of information, and application of knowledge across the spectrum from basic science to clinical care. The ultimate goal of the field is to improve the health, well-being, and economic functioning of society. Students take a sequence of core courses in health informatics, computing, and biostatistics, and electives in technical and health science areas. Possible areas of emphasis include health information systems, telehealth, bioinformatics, user interface design, system impact evaluation, database construction and analysis, clinical decision-making, evaluation of health programs, and physiological monitoring and control.

The health informatics MS is intended for students who are interested in research, but who do not have the background or are not ready to commit to the PhD program.