Course variations

Course summary

The PhD Program in Medical Informatics is an interdisciplinary program that is the result of collaboration between the Medical College of Wisconsin and several academic units at UWM. The program is housed in the College of Engineering and Applied Science and is guided by a Steering Committee consisting of faculty from the following participating units: Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS), College of Health Sciences (CHS), College of Nursing (NUR), Lubar School of Business (LSB), School of Information Studies (SOIS). The program curriculum includes core course work in human pathophysiology, medical informatics, databases and medical ethics. Health services management and policy research is broad in scope and touches on all of the standard functional business areas (e.g., management, strategy and marketing, finance/economics, management information systems, human resources management) in addition to government health policy/reimbursement/regulation, insurance and other payer mechanisms, dealing with health professionals, and illness/health in individuals and in populations. The track is designed to equip students to deal with both management information and with population health and illness information and research to understand the implications of such information and research, and to transform inferences from that information and research into practical recommendations on the national, state, and local level. By its nature, it is applied to health services settings including hospitals, skilled-nursing facilities, medical group practices, public health agencies, mental health services, managed care organizations, and integrated health networks.

Entry requirement for international students

An applicant must meet the UWM Graduate School requirements as well as the following to be considered for admission to the program: Master's degree in Medical Informatics or a related area such as Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Health Sciences, Business Administration, Nursing, or an MD degree. Exceptionally strong candidates with only a Bachelor's degree in a related area will also be considered for admission; At least two letters of recommendation that attest to academic and/or professional qualifications; Scores from GRE (general), GMAT, or MCAT; (Test should have been taken within the last five years.); For international applicants from countries whose first language is not English, a score of at least 250 on the computer-based (or 600 on the paper-based) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required. A score of 6.5 on the international English Language Testing Systems (IELTS) examination will be required in lieu of the TOEFL.

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Department name

Sheldon B Lubar School of Business