The Ph.D. in Medical Sciences with a concentration Biomedical Informatics (BMI) is a minimum 90-credit-hour degree program, with at least 39 credits specific to the BMI concentration.
The Ph.D. in Medical Sciences Biomedical Informatics concentration curriculum is comprised of:
- Core Courses | 6 courses, 17 credits
- Foundation Courses | 4 courses, 12 credits
- Advanced Electives | Minimum 11 credits
- Research | 50 credits
- Total | 90 minimum credits
Fall 2023
HOBI Student Handbook
Find necessary program information, mentorship advice, our code of conduct and graduation requirements in the HOBI Student Handbook.
Core Courses
M.S. students in the BMI concentration must complete all 6 required courses.
Core | 6 Courses (17 Credits)
| Course | title | credits |
|---|---|---|
| GMS 6803 | Data Science for Clinical Research | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 6804 | Translational Bioinformatics | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 6805 | Information Modeling in Biomedicine | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 6850 | Foundations of Biomedical Informatics | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 7877 | Responsible Conduct of Biomedical Research (Formerly GMS 7003) | 1 Letter-grade |
| GMS 7887 | HOBI PhD Research Seminar (2 credits/summer semesters during years 1 & 2) | 4 S/U |
Foundation Courses
Ph.D. students in the BMI concentration must complete four foundation courses from the options below.
Foundation | 4 Courses (12 Credits)
| Course | Title | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| GMS 6806 | Security and Privacy in Clinical Research | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 6856 | Introduction to Biomedical Natural Language Processing | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 7858 | Causal Artificial Intelligence for Health Research | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 7866 | Principles of Referent Tracking in Biomedical Informatics | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 6822 | Measuring and Analyzing Health Outcomes | 3 Letter-grade |
| PHC 6405 or PHC 6001 | Theoretical Foundations of Public Health or Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health | 3 Letter-grade |
| STA 6166 or PHC 6050 or PHC 6052 | Statistical Methods in Research I or Statistical Methods for Health Sci Res I or Introduction to Biostatistical Methods | 3 Letter-grade |
| BME 6938 | Introduction to Biomedical Image Analysis and Imaging Informatics | 3 Letter-grade |
| CEN 5035 | Software Engineering | 3 Letter-grade |
| COP 5725 | Database Management Systems | 3 Letter-grade |
Advanced Electives
Ph.D. students in the BMI concentration must complete 11 advanced elective credits subject to mentor approval including but not limited to the following suggestions.
Advanced Electives | 11 Credits with Mentor Approval Required
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CAP 5100 | Human-Computer Interaction | 3 Letter-grade |
| CAP 5510 | Bioinformatics | 3 Letter-grade |
| CAP 5635 | Artificial Intelligence Concepts | 3 Letter-grade |
| CAP 6610 | Machine Learning | 3 Letter-grade |
| COP 5725 | Database Management Systems | 3 Letter-grade |
| COT 5405 | Analysis of Algorithms | 3 Letter-grade |
| COT 5615 | Mathematics for intelligent Systems | 3 Letter-grade |
| COP 5618 | Concurrent Programming | 3 Letter-grade |
| BME 6938 | Special Topics: Machine Learning for Health and Biomedical Applications | 3 Letter-grade |
| STA 6167 | Statistical Methods in Research II | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 6848 | Ensuring Rigor and Reproducibility in Clinical and Translational Research | 1 Letter-grade |
| GMS 6857 | Clinical Decision Support Systems | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 7093 | Introduction to Clinical and Translational Research | 2 Letter-grade |
| STA 5325 | Fundamentals of Probability | 3 Letter-grade |
| STA 6826 | Stochastic Processes I | 3 Letter-grade |
| PHC 6053 | Regression Methods for the Health and Life Sciences | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 6029 | AI Journal Club | 1 S/U |
Research Credits
PhD students in the Biomedical Informatics track will complete a minimum of 50 credits of independent research study. GMS 7979 Advanced Research can be taken after completion of the student’s core courses, and in the summer semesters if needed.
After the preliminary exams, students may also register for GMS 7979 Advanced Research until successful defense of their dissertation proposal. GMS 7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation must be taken after a student successfully defends their proposal and must be taken continuously until graduation. More information on these requirements are available in the HOBI Student Handbook.
Research Credits (50 credits)
| Course | Title | credits |
|---|---|---|
| GMS 7979 & GMS 7980 | Advanced Research / Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 50 S/U |
Total: 90 credits minimum