Program Description
Our program serves a wide range of healthcare professionals, including physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacists, biologists, computer scientists, and others in the healthcare field. It is a collaborative effort between the University of Maryland School of Graduate Studies and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). The core faculty consists of board-certified clinical informatics physicians from the School of Medicine, supported by experts in computer science, data science, and epidemiology. The program includes two 12-credit graduate certificates in clinical informatics and data science, complemented by hands-on practicums and conferences. Graduates may be eligible for AMIA Health Informatics Certification. All courses are delivered online.
Program Completion Timeline
- The 9-month online certificate is designed for working professionals seeking fast, focused training, with up to 3 years allowed for completion.
- Program enrolls in the fall and spring semester.
Core Competencies
Our students leverage biomedical data, clinical processes, and computational systems to advance medical practice, improve patient outcomes, and strengthen clinician-patient relationships. The program develops core competencies in four key areas, as defined by the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA, www.amia.org), preparing students for certification exams.
- Foundations and Theory
- Clinical Decision-Making and Process Improvement
- Health Information Systems
- Leadership, Change Management, and Ethics
Additional Competencies
- Data Science
- Machine Learning
- Data Management
- Research
Career Opportunities
- Chief Medical Information Officer
- Clinical Informaticist
- Safety, Quality, and Process Improvement Specialist
- Clinical Researcher
- Educator in Health Informatics
- Data Scientist
- Clinical Decision Support Specialist
- Health Informatics Consultant
- Biomedical Software Engineer