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Graduate Certificate Program in Biomedical Informatics
The University of Utah Department of Biomedical Informatics is proud to announce our new Graduate Certificate Program in Biomedical Informatics. The Certificate Program allows students to gain a broad background in core Informatics issues, as well as more specialized knowledge in sub-domains such as bioinformatics, public health informatics, clinical information systems and medical imaging. Individual programs of study allow for further specialization and development of knowledge in related fields.
Certificate Program Acceptance Criteria and Prerequisites
Applicants must satisfy University of Utah requirements for admission to graduate school. Those requirements include a Bachelor's Degree and 3.0 grade point average or better in their undergraduate work. Applicants must also have completed a basic statistics course and programming class, or have equivalent experience.
Courses
A minimum of fifteen hours of course credits is needed for a Certificate. The curriculum for the Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Informatics requires 2 semesters of Graduate Seminar (BMI 7000) and any one of the following:
- Foundations of Clinical Informatics (BMI 6010)
- Foundations of Bioinformatics (BMI 6030)
- Public Health Informatics (BMI 6700)
The remainder of the 15 credit hours are taken as electives. Students may select courses to meet their learning objectives. All of the existing courses offered in the department will be available to Certificate students, although the research courses are less appropriate. It is expected that at least 12 of the 15 required hours will be from the Biomedical Informatics Department course list. Standard course prerequisite requirements will be followed as with degree seeking students. Students must earn at least a B- in each course in order to receive credit for the Certificate. A faculty advisor will be assigned to each student to guide them in selecting courses that best meet their needs.
Over the next 2-3 years we expect to adapt many of the departmental courses to accommodate distance-learning opportunities, which will improve access to these classes.
Department Application Deadline -- June 1 for Fall Semester.
Applicants should submit an online graduate application and pay appropriate application fee. Please select "Biomedical Informatics MS" under the degree selection. The department will change it to Certificate, if accepted. Students accepted into the Certificate Program will be admitted as "Second Bachelor" students and will be charged undergraduate fees.
In addition to the online application, please submit the following information directly to the Department:
- Copy of University Graduate School Application (print before submitting online application)
- Cover letter (please specify you are applying for the certificate program)
- 3 Letters of Recommendation, sealed
- GRE scores (recommended)
- Official transcript from every university attended, in official sealed envelopes (may be mailed separately)
Certificate Program Coordinator:
Scott P. Narus, PhD
Assistant Professor
Health Sciences Education Bldg.
26 South 2000 East, Suite 5700
SLC, UT 84132-5750
801-213-3288
scott.narus@hsc.utah.edu
For additional information, please contact us.