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Welcome to our website
We are currently undergoing a major renovation of this website and there may well be pages that are out of date. For information about the program or if you have any questions, please email me directly at:
speed002@umn.edu or call 612-625-8440
Sincerely,
Stuart M. Speedie, PhD
Director of Graduate Studies
GENERAL INFORMATION
The graduate program in Health Informatics trains students in the
application of computer and information sciences to the quantitative
aspects and decision needs of the health and life sciences. Health
Informatics encompasses not only mathematics, statistics and computing,
but also includes other engineering, management, and information sciences
applied to problems arising in biology, medicine and the delivery
of health care.
Possible areas of emphasis include clinical decision making, evaluation
of health programs, expert systems, health information systems,
telemedicine and telehealth, image and signal processing, physiological
monitoring and control, bioinformatics and biomathematical modeling.
Students take core sequences in health informatics and biostatistics,
as well as electives in both technical and health science areas.
The program offers a practice-oriented Masters
of Health Informatics (MHI), research and course oriented MS
degrees as well as the Ph.D. degree.
One of the most challenging aspects of professional experience
in Health Informatics is the high level of responsibility which
may have to be assumed in the resolution of a new problem. A professional
consultant may be expected to perceive various important aspects
of the scientific problem rather quickly and then to make useful
suggestions as to the design, development and/or data management.
The ability to do so requires an integration of formal professional
training together with interpersonal elements and communication
skills. The courses of studies are individualized to support this
philosophy.
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