2000–2001
A division is born! The “Division of Health Sciences Informatics” is created, led by Director Nancy Roderer and Dr. Harold Lehmann as Director of Research and Education. The program receives its first National Library of Medicine (NLM) T15 training grant, which funds pre- and post-doctoral trainees. The Johns Hopkins post-doc program in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science is also approved.
2003–2005
The Master of Science in Health Sciences Informatics Research program is now approved, focusing on independent research and contributions to academic informatics literature. The National Library of Medicine has also started administering a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to develop future leaders in public health informatics at Johns Hopkins, Columbia, University of Utah, and University of Washington.
2006–2007
The program receives its first 5-year renewal of the NLM T15 grant. This funding is vital to the division’s success. The Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical & Translational Research designates an Informatics Core.
2008
The Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences Informatics program receives approval, preparing students for informatics leadership positions in clinical, public health, and scientific settings.
2010–2011
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) provides funding to the division. Online courses start this year, with the first 6 BIDS courses going online within 6 months. The Public Health and Health Sciences Certificate Programs also begins in 2010, allowing post-baccalaureate students to earn a certificate as an alternative for those not seeking a masters’ degree. The PhD in Health Sciences Informatics program is created and approved.
2013
The ONC program funding ends, having provided 215 students with funding over the 3-year course of the program. Nancy Roderer retires, and Dr. Harold Lehmann becomes Director of the Division. The Johns Hopkins site for The National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network (PCORnet)/PaTH Clinical Research Network is established with Informatics leadership.
2015
Dr. Chris Chute arrives at Johns Hopkins and takes on the roles of Chief Research Information Officer for Johns Hopkins Medicine and Director of the Biomedical Informatics and Data Science section of the Department of Medicine.
2019–2021
The division’s name changed from Division of Health Sciences Informatics to Biomedical Informatics & Data Science (BIDS) and faculty appointments were all changed to the Department of Medicine. Coursera begins offering a Health Informatics Specialization taught by Johns Hopkins faculty. Since then, more than 32,000 students have taken these online courses.
2022–2024
Our inaugural cohort of PhD students arrive through our renewed National Library of Medicine training grant. Additionally, we support a post-doctoral student for the first time under this same grant. In 2024, the Johns Hopkins Center for Population Health IT (CPHIT) integrates into the BIDS space, marking a new phase of collaboration.
