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Northwestern University - Feinberg School of Medicine
Masters, Medical Informatics
Offered in partnership with the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Northwestern University's Master of Science in Medical Informatics program gives individuals with information technology backgrounds and clinically trained health professionals the knowledge and experience needed to apply their talents to careers in information services organizations within hospitals, health systems, academic environments, and the health systems and equipment industry. This interdisciplinary professional program aims to blend computing and clinical skills in the emerging field of medical informatics. The curriculum recognizes the complexities and academic demands of the field and emphasizes the specific technical requirements of the profession without training its students too narrowly.
Coursework:
Masters, Medical Informatics
Offered in partnership with the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Northwestern University's Master of Science in Medical Informatics program gives individuals with information technology backgrounds and clinically trained health professionals the knowledge and experience needed to apply their talents to careers in information services organizations within hospitals, health systems, academic environments, and the health systems and equipment industry. This interdisciplinary professional program aims to blend computing and clinical skills in the emerging field of medical informatics. The curriculum recognizes the complexities and academic demands of the field and emphasizes the specific technical requirements of the profession without training its students too narrowly.
Coursework:
- CIS 313 Telecommunications and Computer Networks
- CIS 317 Database Systems Design & Implementation
- MED INF 401 American Health Care System
- MED INF 402 Introduction to Clinical Thinking
- MED_INF 403 Introduction to Medical Informatics
- MED_INF 404 Health Care Operations
- MED_INF 405 HIT Standards
- MED_INF 406 Decision Support Systems
- MED_INF 407 Legal, Ethical, Social Issues
- MED_INF 408 Acquisition and Assessment
- MED_INF 409 Biostatistics
- LEADERS 481 Leadership