Health and Clinical Informatics Major: Transforming Healthcare Through Data and Technology

Health and clinical informatics transforms health care by analyzing, designing, implementing, and evaluating information and communication systems to improve patient care, enhance access to care, advance individual and population health outcomes, and strengthen the clinician-patient relationship.

Professionals in clinical informatics occupy a wide variety of positions in health care, research, government, and other institutions, where they use data and information to improve individual health, health care delivery, public health, and biomedical research.

Educational Programs in Clinical Informatics

OHSU Biomedical Informatics Graduate Program

The OHSU Biomedical Informatics Graduate Program offers degrees in clinical informatics at the graduate certificate, master's and PhD level.

The programs are primarily designed to meet the educational needs of two types of students – the health care professional seeking additional training in information management and technology and the non-health care professional seeking training in understanding health care and its use of information and technology.

Program Details (August 1, 2023 – July 23, 2024)

For the period August 1, 2023 – July 23, 2024:

• Number of applicants – 25
• Applicants accepted – 17
• Applicants matriculated – 17

Time to completion:

• Full-time students: 25 months
• Part-time students: 34 months

Graduate Status Post-Completion (Percent Employed)

Outcome	Percentage
Began new positions in Biomedical Informatics	10%
Did not report employment information	20%
Pursued higher education	No graduates
Continued with current positions in healthcare or biomedical informatics	70%

University of Washington Online Master of Science in Clinical Informatics & Patient-Centered Technologies

As health care systems go digital, there’s a growing need for professionals who understand both health care systems and information technology. University of Washington’s Online Master of Science in Clinical Informatics & Patient-Centered Technologies program gives you the expertise you’ll need to advance your career and help transform health care.

The Clinical Informatics & Patient-Centered Technologies program (CIPCT) is offered through the School of Nursing and the School of Medicine.

This program is 100% online, so you can pursue an advanced degree from anywhere while you continue working in your current position.

• Full Time or Part Time / 15 Months–2 Years / 100% Online

Important Dates

• May 1, 2025 Application Deadline
• June 2025 Notification of Admission Status
• September 24, 2025 Classes Begin

Duke University’s Master of Management in Clinical Informatics (MMCi)

Duke University’s Master of Management in Clinical Informatics (MMCi) is a one-year master’s degree program that equips working physicians and clinicians, as well as business and IT professionals with the multidisciplinary expertise they need to design better, more efficient patient care. Certificate program also available.

• Online, on-campus (once a month), and peer-to-peer learning
• Immediately applicable world-class business and technology instruction
• Exceptional personalized professional development opportunities

Application Information

Round One Applications Are Due January 18, 2026.

Professional Development Opportunities

Led by a dedicated Career Coach through Seminars, students will:

• Myers-Briggs Assessment
• Negotiation skills (in terms of salary, position and promotion)
• Building out your LinkedIn and networking via social media
• Professional speaking training, tips and critiques
• Interviewing techniques
• Career Assistance in Today’s Challenging Market

Key Faculty and Research Areas in Clinical Informatics

Leading experts contribute to the field of clinical informatics through their research and teaching:

• Dr. Steven Bedrick: Natural Language Processing, Speech and Language Disorders, Data Visualization, and Social & Ethical Implications of Machine Learning in Biomedicine
• Dr. Aaron Cohen: Text Mining, Machine Learning, Text Classification and Extraction
• Dr. David Dorr: Research Informatics Governance, Innovation, Prediction, and Clinical Decision Support
• Dr. Karen Eden: Medical Decision Making, Patient Decision Tools
• Dr. William Hersh: Information Retrieval, Informatics Education, EHR Data Re-use for Cohort Discovery and Rare Disease Detection
• Dr. Chris Hoekstra: Technology adoption, Sociotechnical interactions, and Mixed Methods Research
• Dr. Michelle Hribar: Data Analytics, User Centered Design
• Dr. Vishnu Mohan: Design, Evaluation, and Business Aspects of Healthcare Informatics, Clinical Information Systems, High Fidelity EHR Simulations and Patient Safety, EHR User Training, and Informatics Workforce Development
• Dr. Ben Orwoll: Health Data Standards Implementation, Clinical Decision Support, Clinical ...