Overview

Department of Biomedical Informatics / Department of Biomedical Informatics is located in Cincinnati, OH, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
(Graduate Certificate)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Other Advanced Degrees	11

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

29

Applied

5

Accepted

4

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

65

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 15th	February 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 520 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$104,000

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

26

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Gender

Male (73%)

Female (26%)

Faculty

34

Total faculty

Full-time - 34

Part-time - 0

Male (31)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Clinical informatics; genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics and single-cell analysis; precision medicine; computational biology and bioinformatics; quality improvement, decision support and patient safety
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	6,007,114

Location & Contact

Address 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7024
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH  45221
United States

Contact Dr. Jarek Meller
Program Director
Email: mellerj@ucmail.uc.edu
Phone: 513-636-0270

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