University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

Type	State-related (public-private)
Established	1787 (1787)
Chancellor	Patrick D. Gallagher
Provost	Patricia E. Beeson
Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue and gold
Nickname	Panthers
Website	pitt.edu
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=19332

University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a state-related (public-private hybrid) research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The university also includes four undergraduate schools located at campuses within Western Pennsylvania: Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown, and Titusville. The university is organized into 17 colleges, schools, and centers which offer more than 500 academic certificate and degree programs. Pitt is classified as a research university with very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The university enrolled more than 28,600 students, and it ranked 68 among national universities and 24 among "Top Public Schools" according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings.

Informatics programs

Bioinformatics

The following bioinformatics- and health/clinical informatics related options exist for potential students:

M.S. in Biomedical Informatics

36 credit hours, completed in roughly two years

Available online? No

Program URL: http://www.dbmi.pitt.edu/training-programs/masters

Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics

72 credit hours; See program URL for requirements.

Available online? No

Program URL: http://www.dbmi.pitt.edu/content/doctoral-degree-0

M.D./Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics

72 credit hours; "Program requirements for the PhD and the MD/PhD are very similar except that the MD/PhD students receive credit for medical school coursework completed prior to entering the BMI program. To remain in the MD / PhD program, it is critical to complete the dissertation defense by October of the sixth year..."

Available online? No

Program URL: http://www.dbmi.pitt.edu/training-programs/md-phd-degree

Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Informatics

15 credit hours; "...each certificate trainee’s program of study will be developed in collaboration with, and with the approval of, his/her biomedical informatics advisor."

Available online? No

Program URL: http://nursing.iupui.edu/graduate/programs/informatics-certificate/index.shtml

Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Informatics (Online)

15 credit hours; "...each certificate trainee’s program of study will be developed in collaboration with, and with the approval of, his/her biomedical informatics advisor."

Available online? Yes

Program URL: http://www.dbmi.pitt.edu/training-programs/online-certificate-program

Fellowship Program in Biomedical Informatics

See program URL for details.

Available online? No

Program URL: http://www.dbmi.pitt.edu/node/307

Nursing informatics

The following nursing informatics options exist for potential students:

Postgraduate Nursing Minor in Nursing Informatics

10.5 credit hours; "The Minor in Nursing Informatics is available to enrolled University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing graduate students."

Available online? Yes

Program URL: http://www.nursing.pitt.edu/degree-programs/msndnp-program-minors/nursing-informatics-minor

M.S.N. in Nursing Informatics

37 credit hours; "Graduates of the Nursing Informatics MSN are eligible for the Nursing Informatics Certification Exam, offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)..."

Available online? Yes

Program URL: http://www.nursing.pitt.edu/degree-programs/master-science-nursing-msn/msn-program-majors/nursing-informatics-online

Additional external links

• Department of Biomedical Informatics
• Nursing Informatics (Online)