Overview

Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology / Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology is located in Portland, OR, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Clinical informatics
(Certificate)	Clinical informatics
Master of Science (MS)	Bioinformatics and computational biology
Master in Business Informatics (MBI)	Clinical informatics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Bioinformatics and computational biology
(Certificate)	Health information management
Master of Science (MS)	Clinical informatics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	23
Doctoral Degrees	3
Other Advanced Degrees	20

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (minimum scores: 153 Verbal/148 Quantitative/4.5 Analytical) Thesis or capstone project
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (minimum scores: 153 Verbal/148 Quantitative/4.5 Analytical) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

65

Applied

35

Accepted

32

Enrolled

Applying

70

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	Not reported	No
Winter deadline	November 1st	Not reported	No
Spring deadline	February 1st	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test (minimum scores: 153 Verbal/148 Quantitative/4.5 Analytical)
Master's Degree Requirements	Coursework in computer programming, human anatomy and physiology
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test (minimum scores: 153 Verbal/148 Quantitative/4.5 Analytical)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Coursework in computer programming, human anatomy and physiology

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Federal Work-Study

Student Body

59

Total Graduate Students

13%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.39%
Black or African American	1.69%
White or Caucasian	55%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	15.25%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.69%
Unknown	10.17%

Gender

Male (62%)

Female (37%)

Faculty

27

Total faculty

Full-time - 12

Part-time - 15

Male (14)

Female (13)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Clinical informatics, computational biology, health information management, genomics, data analytics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR  97239-3098
United States

Contact Dr. William Hersh
Program Director
Email: somgrad@ohsu.edu
Phone: 503-494-4563

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