Other courses include artificial intelligence and decision support, bioinformatics, and a medical informatics practicum that allows students to obtain up to 6 hours of credit working in a real-world setting, such as a hospital information service department or software vendor. Health and Medicine - Students should have a basic understanding of the human body in health and disease and the operations of the health care system. A three-term sequence covers the basic computer science deemed necessary for a medical informatics professional. Please see our Computer Science Policy Statement for additional information. Quantitative Methods - Students should understand the fundamental aspects of scientific research and quantitative methods in medicine.
Areas covered include statistics, medical decision making, and outcomes research.
Other - A course on the process of scientific writing is required for all informatics students. An ethics course for all graduate students in the School of Medicine is also required. Up to 15 hours of credit for specific courses in the curriculum already taken at other accredited institutions may be obtained subject to consistency with School of Medicine guidelines and approval of the program director. Last updated February 13, 2001.