Overview
The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Clinical Informatics (PBCCI) was designed for health professionals who are adding health informatics to their existing scope of practice. The certificate consists of 7 required 3 quarter credit courses/1.5 semester credit courses including a 75-hour practicum for a total of 21 quarter credits/10.5 semester credits. The required courses cover a range of topics from applied clinical informatics to precision medicine and public health.
The certificate can be completed in as little as 12 months, although completing in 24 months is more standard if only one course is taken at a time. Students have the option to take as long as 36 months to complete, which is convenient if clinical or other professional priorities change while enrolled. The entire program can be taken remotely and there are no requirements to come to the campus.
Degree requirements:
| Quarter 1 |
| 250.953 Introduction to Biomedical Informatics 250.771 Introduction to Precision Medicine Data Analytics Mandatory School of Medicine ethics training |
| Quarter 2 |
| 250.952 Leading Change Through Health Informatics 250.957 Database Querying in Health |
| Quarter 3 |
| 250.750 Design Discovery for Health Care |
| Quarter 4 |
| 250.901 Health Sciences Informatics: Knowledge Engineering and Decision Support 250.855 Health Sciences Informatics Practicum ****The practicum can also be initiated in other quarters. |
Intended Audience
- Clinicians (physicians, nurses, dentists, doctors of osteopathy, etc.)
- Health specialists, including librarians and information managers seeking health IT skills and clinical data science skills
- Programmers/software engineers working in health IT who would benefit from a grounding in health informatics principles
Students should be aware of additional state-specific information for online programs and Title IV Gainful employment disclosure.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of the PBCCI, students will be prepared to:
- Support or lead development of strategic health informatics initiatives within the clinical enterprise
- Work with clinical medical record data to evaluate evidence based practices
- Participate in or lead development of clinical knowledge management tools
- Support or lead health IT systems development, procurement, and implementation processes