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PhD Medical Informatics at University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Los Angeles, United States

Programme overview

PhD Medical Informatics is a doctoral programme in Bioinformatics, College of Letters and Science at UCLA. Areas of study: This area of study exposes students to foundational concepts in medical informatics, providing a background in clinical data, big data management, and analyses of new and emergent data utilized to guide biomedical research and healthcare.

Faculty: College of Letters and Science  |  Department: Bioinformatics  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Areas of study: This area of study exposes students to foundational concepts in medical informatics, providing a background in clinical data, big data management, and analyses of new and emergent data utilized to guide biomedical research and healthcare. Study comprises of an introduction to computational methods, clinical and biomedical knowledge representation, and exposure to core informatics topics. Field Number of required courses Number of required units Medical Informatics 11 40 Students must be enrolled full time and complete 40 units (11 courses) of graduate (200 or 500 series) course work for the master’s degree.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application deadline: Ph.D.: December 1, 2026. GRE: Not required. Letters of recommendation: 3, from professors, supervisors, or others who may provide an evaluation of the applicant's accomplishments or. The program seeks applicants with strong computational training (e.g., a bachelor's degree in computer science, bioengineering, or data science), as well as candidates from biomedical or clinical disciplines who demonstrate quantitative proficiency, including programming, statistics, and data analysis. Applicants should have a clear interest in developing and evaluating novel informatics approaches to clinically and translationally relevant problems in medicine and healthcare systems. In addition to the University's minimum requirements, applicants must submit a statement of purpose and a resume. Admission to the Ph.D.

Most graduate departments and schools have deadlines in November and early December for the following fall term.

Graduate application fee: $135 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents, $155 for all other applicants; deadlines are set by each programme, mostly in November and early December for the following fall.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.ucla.edu/admissions/steps-to-apply/

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