Choose ONE of the following Special Topics in Medical Informatics courses:

• BSC 4434/5459 Introduction to Bioinformatics, Online
  A molecular renaissance in biology has produced a wealth of sequence and three-dimensional structure databases. "Mining" of these data with various computational methods to obtain useful information is an emerging interdisciplinary area of study. Students will review structure, function and evolution of proteins and nucleic acids as well as the latest computational methods for retrieval and interpretation of this bioinformation. Offered Terms Vary.
• HSC 4511/5512 Health Care Quality, Statistics, and Database Management, Online
  Emphasizes how to develop, deploy, and evaluate new tools to analyze clinical data resources. Special attention is given to improving health care quality and decision-making to address the needs of a clinical practice or administration. Case studies involving the development and assessment of databases for disease management and drug utilization will be covered. Students will learn how to collect, summarize, statistically analyze, present, and interpret data. Students will be trained in the fundamentals of database design and information retrieval as they develop a working tool to address health care quality improvement. Finally, legal and confidentiality, the use of informed consent, and regulatory requirements will be addressed. Offered Summer Term.
• PHC 4990 Public Health Planning and Analysis, Online
  An introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) in healthcare and public health data analysis in the health sciences. This online course covers basic GIS operations such as buffering, layering, and spatial queries, and develops GIS skills through homework and case studies. It is a required course in the proposed Public Health major in the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences [BSHS ] degree program and the undergraduate Medical Informatics Certificate Program. Offered Fall term.
• PHC 6196 Computer Applications in Public Health, Online
  Provides an overview of various computer applications in public health and introduces modern software systems for analyzing health-related data. Fundamentals of data collection, statistical analysis, interpretation, and reporting results are covered. Technology-based implications for legal and ethical issues are also addressed (including documentation, security, and regulatory requirements). Offered Summer Term.
• PHC 6015 Epidemiological Study Design and Statistical Methods, Online
  Experimental, quasi-experimental, observational, survey, surveillance, and qualitative study designs will be reviewed. Methods for reliable and valid data collection and analysis will be covered. An overview of statistical methods for the analysis of public health data will be provided. Offered Fall Term.
• PHC 6990 GIS Applications in Public Health, Online
  An overview of geographic information systems for the analysis of public health data will be covered. This course uses a unique approach for teaching GIS in health care and public health. It embeds learning how to use GIS software in the context of carrying out projects for visualizing and analyzing health-related data. Offered Fall term.

If you began in this program prior to Fall 2007, to meet the Certificate requirements, you must take HSA5197 and HSA5198 and then choose any TWO of the following courses: BSC5459, HSC5512, PHC6196, or PHC6015. To receive a Certificate at the graduate level, all courses must be completed at the graduate level.