Dartmouth’s Master of Science degree in Medical Informatics sits at the intersection of information science, technology, and health care.
Medical informatics professionals optimize the use and transmission of medical data to influence systems that facilitate beneficial patient-physician relationships to improve patient care and outcomes. They seek connected, efficient processes through the revelation of patterns and opportunities in health care data.
Medical Informatics degree requirements
Medical Informatics students participate in interdisciplinary courses that deepen their understanding of the reach of the field and expand their skill set. They gain a competitive advantage for data-driven careers in health care and biomedicine in both academia and industry settings.
Student take a combination of core courses, including an optional capstone, and electives courses, completing their Master of Science degree in 12-15 months.
Core coursework
The core courses in the master’s degree in Medical Informatics represent topics such as data visualization, applied machine learning, foundations of epidemiology, methods in health services research, decision and cost effectiveness, and programming for data scientists.
The degree includes an optional master’s capstone experience centered on a research or applied informatics project, which can be completed on Dartmouth’s campus or externally through an internship. The capstone is worked on full-time during the summer and is an opportunity for students to showcase their ability to be innovative, experienced thought leaders in the medical informatics field and greater health care industry.
Review the required coursework for Medical Informatics.
Elective courses
Medical Informatics electives include foundations of biostatistics, survey research and methods, statistical measurement and analysis in quality improvement, environmental health science and policy, molecular basis of human health and disease, and clinical epidemiology.
Explore the list of electives for Medical Informatics.
Create solutions that improve patient care
Dartmouth’s Master of Science degree in Medical Informatics provides rigorous training in applying informatics to the field of medicine, analyzing how to streamline processes and make continuous improvements to patient care.
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