I2 is pleased to offer a certificate program in biomedical informatics. The certificate program is administered through I2 and housed in the Clinical Research Training Center. Degrees are conferred through Washington University School of Medicine.
More information about our programs can be found on the Graduate Programs in Biomedical Informatics webpage.
Certificate Program
- 16 units
- Two core courses
- Two competency/elective courses
- One to three years for program completion
- Full-time and part-time options
Core Courses
All students in this program will be expected to take the core classes listed below (with the exception of the research credit units):
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| BMI 5302 | Introduction to Biomedical Informatics I | 3 |
| BMI 5303 | Introduction to Biomedical Informatics II | 3 |
| BMI 5204 | Mixed Methods in Biomedical Informatics | 3 |
| BMI 5304 | Introduction to Biomedical Data Science I | 3 |
| | 3 |
| BMI 5200 | Biomedical Informatics Journal Club | 1 |
Core Competencies: All Tracks
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| MSB 506 | Introduction to R for Data Science | 2 |
| MSB 560 | Biostatistics I | 3 |
| MSB 570 | Biostatistics II | 3 |
| BMI 5304 | Introduction to Biomedical Data Science I | 3 |
| CLNV 529 | Scientific Writing and Publishing | 2 |
Suggested Competencies & Electives
Track: Translational Bioinformatics and Clinical Research Informatics
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| PHS 5252 | Comparative Effectiveness Research | 2 |
| PHS 5254 | Using Administrative Data for Health Services Research | 3 |
| CSE 530S | Database Management Systems | 3 |
| PHS 532 | Applied Qualitative Methods for Health Research | 3 |
| CLNV 513 | Designing Outcomes and Clinical Research | 3 |
| CSE 511A | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
| CSE 556A | Human-Computer Interaction Methods | 3 |
| CSE 514A | Data Mining | 3 |
| CSE 515T | Bayesian Methods in Machine Learning | 3 |
| CSE 517A | Machine Learning | 3 |
| | 3 |
Track: Clinical Informatics
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| CSE 530S | Database Management Systems | 3 |
| PHS 532 | Applied Qualitative Methods for Health Research | 3 |
| CLNV 513 | Designing Outcomes and Clinical Research | 3 |
| PHS 501 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3 |
| CSE 556A | Human-Computer Interaction Methods | 3 |
| PHS 560 | Principles of Shared Decision Making and Health Literacy in the Clinical Setting | 3 |
| PHS 526 | Patient Safety, Quality Management, and Quality Improvement | 3 |
| | 3 |
Track: Bioinformatics
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| CSE 584A | Algorithms for Biosequence Comparison | 3 |
| CSE 587A | Algorithms for Computational Biology | 3 |
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| CSE 530S | Database Management Systems | 3 |
| CSE 511A | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
