Become a Driving Force for Innovation in Health Care
The George Washington University offers a suite of online Biomedical Informatics degree programs geared toward professionals looking to advance their career or enter this dynamic field.
Program Highlights:
- 100% online, no residency required; complete your degree in 24 months
- Apply data science principals to support clinical decision-making, research, and patient engagement
- Full member of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
- No prior health care experience is required to succeed in this program
Total credit hours: 36
Total number of courses: 12
Program completion: As few as 18 months; average duration is 2 years
Residency requirements: Not required. Students may elect to participate in an internship experience in lieu of a research project.
The online Master of Science in Health Sciences (MSHS) in Biomedical Informatics teaches you how to leverage data to solve complex clinical and public health issues. You'll learn to harness the power of analytics to support clinical decision-making, research, and patient engagement.
Upon completion, you'll be prepared to apply data science principles and design solutions to biomedical information problems to help hospitals and health care systems deliver the best possible care to all patients.
Common Careers
- Chief Medical Information Officer
- Health Information Consultant
- Health Informatics Director
- Health Care IT Project Manager
- Informatics Nurse
Sample Course Offerings
HSCI 6263 Biostatistics for Clinical Translational Research
Understand the basic concepts of biostatistics as they apply to translational research. You'll explore populations and sample selection, variables, interaction and confounding, hypothesis creation and more.
HSCI 6223 Topics in Health Care Leadership
Examine theories and styles of leadership, including organizational management and values, strategic planning, communication strategies, managing change and negotiating conflict in the context of the health care delivery system.
INFR 6121 High-Performance Computing
Explore computer science, data science, and high-performance computing systems applications in solving biomedical issues.
INFR 6540 Medical Decision Making and Decision Support Systems
Analyze, critique, and create computer-based, clinical decision support systems to inform health providers in the decision-making processes.
Program Highlights:
- 100% online, no campus visits required
- Complete your degree in as few as 18 months
- Full member of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
- GW's biomedical informatics program is one of the first in the country to prepare undergraduate students in this growing field
Total credit hours: 120*
Total number of courses: 20
Program completion: As few as 18 months; average duration is 2 years
Residency requirements: Not required. Students may elect to participate in an internship experience in lieu of a research project.
*Students may transfer up to 60 college credit hours. Students must earn at least 60 college credit hours at GW to meet the academic residency requirement.
The online Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (BSHS) in Biomedical Informatics is a first-of-its-kind program designed for students who have completed some previous college coursework and are looking to explore the field of health information systems.
Upon completion, you'll be prepared with the data science, programming, and analytical skills to create and implement solutions to complex biomedical information issues in hospitals and health care systems.
Common Careers
- Health Informatics Specialist
- Clinical Informatics Specialist
- Informatics Nurse
- Implementation Consultant
Sample Course Offerings
HSCI 2105 Current Issues in Bioethics
Analyze basic issues, approaches, and requirements of ethically acceptable decision making with patients, including patient confidentiality, conflicts of interest, allocation of scarce resources, occupational risks in health care, and professional responsibility for overall quality of care.
HSCI 3117 Principles of Biostatistics for Health Sciences
Understand biostatistics concepts and methods, including confidence intervals, ANOVA, multiple and logistic regression, and non-parametric analyses in the context of health sciences.
INFR 4101 Introduction to Medical Informatics
Examine medical informatics applications and innovations in health care and the health care system. Analyze implications for health care delivery and patient outcomes, including electronic medical records, health system databases, and medical data analysis.
INFR 4103 Programming for Informaticians
Explore, analyze, and demonstrate an understanding of programming (Java), databases, and data models in medical informatics.
Design your Future in Biomedical Informatics
Whether you're a professional with a background in health care and computer science, or a student with an unrelated educational track record, GW's suite of Biomedical Informatics programs offers you a clear path to a rewarding career. These online degree programs will give you the skills to facilitate innovation and improvements within the health care system and can be completed in as few as 18-24 months.
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