PhD Biomedical Informatics at University of Utah

Programme overview

This program improves health outcomes through information systems (including health, economic, and satisfaction results for consumers and providers) in both the private and public sectors of the health care and public health systems by educating biomedical and public health professionals, biomedical informaticists, and the health care and public health communities.

Faculty: S. F. E. School of Medicine | Duration: 40 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Salt Lake City, UT, United States

What you will study

The programme is 40 credit hours. The PhD degree constitutes approximately 30-40 hours of formal class work with a grade of B- or better. Students are required to maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher throughout the program. A PhD student must pass a written and oral Comprehensive Exam after the first year of study. Graduate work at this or other institutions, including courses taken for a MS degree, may be applied to the PhD coursework requirement at the discretion of the student's

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants are only accepted each fall semester. Program deadline is December 1. Review Program requirements, deadlines plus additional information on our website . We recommend submitting your application (in full) as early as possible. Application Instructions: Three References (academic or professional): the online application form will have reference forms that your references can upload directly and electronically. Transcripts: A minimum of a 3.0 GPA CV/Resume Personal statement (1-2 pages) TOEFL score of 80 or IELTS score of 6.5 (international applicants only) GRE is optional. (Scores are to be sent to the University test center University code 4853). Prerequisites of basic courses in programming (python preferred), statistics and basic biology are required.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants must meet the application deadlines and academic standards set by their academic department or programme; entry terms are set by each programme.

Graduate deadlines are set by each academic programme. The non-refundable graduate application fee is $55 for domestic applicants and $65 for international applicants.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utah.edu/admissions/

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