Health Informatics Certificate Programs

University of California at Davis

• UC Davis provides an online health informatics certificate program geared toward health professionals like physicians, nurses and pharmacists and to information technology analysts who specialize in health care settings. If you lack this type background, UC Davis recommends that you take the Introduction to U.S. Health care course offered at UC San Diego Extension. Certification requires completion of five required courses, including Introduction to Health Informatics, Health Information Systems Analysis and Design, Electronic Health Records, The Internet and the Future of Patient Care and Managing Systems Level Change. Students also choose one elective. Requirements include passing all courses with a grade of C or better. All courses completed for this certificate program can count toward the UC Davis Health Informatics Masters degree.

  UC Davis Extension

  1333 Research Park Drive

  Davis, CA 95618

  Phone: 530-757-8777

  Fax: 530-757-8558

Drexel University

• Drexel University offers an online program that you can complete at your own pace leading to a Certificate in Healthcare Informatics. Designed for information professionals, health care support or clinical personnel, this program features an intensive introduction to the field of medical and health informatics. The program consists of three 3-credit courses, such as Healthcare Informatics, Organizations & Social Issues in Healthcare Informatics and Advanced Issues in Healthcare Informatics.

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  Suite 300

  3001 Market Street

  Philadelphia, PA 19104

  Phone: 877-215-0009

  Fax: 215-895-0525

  Email: [email protected]

University of Illinois at Chicago

• The University of Illinois at Chicago has an online certification program that consists of five courses and one required paper to be completed within five years. To be considered for admission, you’ll need to have completed at least a bachelor's degree. Submission of transcripts, a personal statement and a CV are also required. Courses include Health Information and Decision Support Systems, Development of Public Health Surveillance Information Systems, Web-Based Public Health Information Systems, Geographic Information System Applications in Public Health and Data Mining Applications in Public Health. All course work can be used towards a Master of Public Health degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

  Public Health Informatics Certificate

  Health Policy and Administration

  UIC School of Public Health (MC 923)

  1603 West Taylor Street, #778A

  Chicago, Illinois 60612-4394

  Phone: 312-355-0423

  Fax: 312-413-0800