PhD Program An Overview. Department of Health Informatics SHRP

Transcription

1 PhD Program An Overview Department of Health Informatics SHRP

2 PhD Degree in Biomedical Informatics Core Track Electives Colloquium Four Courses = 12 credits 2 Courses at 7000 level = 6 credits 2 Courses at 7000 level = 6 credits BINF7910 = 1 credit BINF8000 = 36 credits Note: Registration for BINF8000 () is only allowed for students who Have successfully passed the Qualifying Examination. The registration form for BINF8000 is different from the regular course registration form.

3 PhD Program Course Work 24 credits Qualifying Examination 36 credits Oral Defense Four Core Courses Two Elective Courses at 7000 level Two Track Courses at 7000 level April/November Two parts Core part and Track part Successful passing of Exam required to register for Credits Formation of Committee Choose Topic of Research Submit Proposal to Committee (& Readers) Defend Proposal IRB Approval (if required) Data Collection Perform Analysis Draft Thesis Submit Thesis to Committee (& Readers) Oral Defense

4 Specialization Tracks Track I: Bioinformatics This track deals with topics on Molecular Modeling, Drug Discovery, Pre-Clinical Trials, Structural Proteomics and Genomics. Track II: Nanomedicine and Clinical Informatics This track deals with topics on Clinical Decision Support Systems, Processing, Analyses and Prediction for Diagnostic purposes, 2D and 3D Imaging Technologies including Molecular Imaging and Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Diagnostic purposes. Track III: Consumer / Patient Care Informatics This track contains courses on Enterprise Wide Health Care Systems, Electronic Medical Records, Patient Data Management, Health Care Security and XML Technologies, Ontologies and Clinical Databases. Track IV: Hospital/Health Care Management Informatics This track deals with Health Care Data Management, Privacy and Confidentiality of Patient Health Information, Architecture and Information Flow of Hospital Systems.

5 PhD Process BINF8001 Literature Review Phase 9 credits BINF8002 Proposal Phase 9 credits BINF8003 Results Phase 9 credits BINF8004 Thesis Phase 9 credits Selection of Chair Formation of Committee Choose Topic of Research Draft Proposal Submit Proposal to Committee (& Readers) Defend Proposal IRB Approval (if required) Data Collection Perform Analysis Draft Thesis Submit Thesis to Committee (& Readers) Oral Defense

6 FAQs How do I select a Advisor? Prior to or soon after passing the Qualifying Exam make an appointment with the Chair of the Department and discuss your research interests. The Chair will accordingly advise you of a Advisor from the Department Faculty. When can I take the Qualifying Examination? The Qualifying Exam is offered twice a year (Spring and Fall semesters). You are advised to take it when you have successfully completed your Core course requirements. When do I register for the Colloquium BINF7910? The Colloquium is offered twice a year (Spring and Fall semesters). A PhD student should register for it when he/she is close to submitting their dissertation proposal. The student is also required to make a presentation on their dissertation topic at that time. It is however mandatory for all PhD students to attend the colloquium each time it is held.

7 Important Suggestions It is mandatory to look up your regularly Get your annual immunizations Students with valid Health Insurance should opt out of Health Insurance Incompletes need to be taken care of within a month of grade submission It is mandatory to keep your registration active each semester apply for Leave of Absence for any long foreseeable interruptions in your studies.

8 Useful Links