Northwestern University provides a growing variety of educational opportunities for students seeking to pursue a career in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science.
We aim to recruit, train, and launch the most diverse next generation of leaders in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (BIDS). Our program leaders bring extensive expertise in core principles and methods of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, and we benefit greatly from a diverse team of mentors and data partners who provide students with training in novel methods and applications to advance the science, and diversity in our evolving field.
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Programs
Northwestern informatics training provides educational opportunities at a variety of levels (doctoral, clinical informatics fellowship, masters, undergraduate minor, focus areas).
Programs include:
- Health Sciences Integrated Program (HSIP) at Feinberg School of Medicine’s Center for Education in Health Sciences
- Health and Biomedical Informatics (HBMI) at The Graduate School
- Master’s in Health Informatics (MHI) at the School of Professional Studies
- Master of Science in Health Analytics (MSHA) at the Northwestern School of Professional Studies
ALL INFORMATICS & Data Science PROGRAMS
Curriculum
Northwestern continuously assesses, evaluates, and adjusts our programs to ensure we maintain the highest standards of academic performance, diversity, and didactic and practical training resources, so our students are positioned for future academic and scientific success.
Curriculum offerings vary across programs, but students interested in pursuing comprehensive research training in biomedical informatics and data science have access to comprehensive courses in the following five areas: health care and clinical informatics, translational bioinformatics, clinical research informatics, public health informatics, and consumer health informatics.