Overview

Department of Biomedical Informatics / Department of Biomedical Informatics is located in Nashville, TN, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MS)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	6
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Final and qualifying exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

57

Applied

14

Accepted

7

Enrolled

Applying

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

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

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 570 TOEFL IBT score: 88

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Federal Work-Study

Student Body

23

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.35%
Black or African American	4.35%
White or Caucasian	60%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	21.74%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	4.35%
Unknown	4.35%

Gender

Male (56%)

Female (43%)

Faculty

28

Total faculty

Full-time - 28

Part-time - 0

Male (22)

Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Organizational informatics, the application of informatics to the role of information technology in organizational change, clinical research and translational informatics, applications of informatics to facilitating and quota; bench to bedside and quote; translational research
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TN  37240
United States

Contact Dr. Kevin Johnson
Chair
Email: kevin.johnson@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: 615-936-1423
Fax: 615-936-1427

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