Programs
The UCI PHIT Program offers multiple pathways for undergraduate, graduate, and working professionals to receive training in health informatics and technology.
- Health Informatics Minor
- The minor in health informatics prepares students to understand the expanding role of information technology in health care. The minor is ideally suited for students in programs such as nursing science, public health sciences, and pharmaceutical sciences, as well as students in Bren School majors who wish to gain strong exposure to the domain of health informatics.
- Overview/Requirements
- Students completing the minor will gain practical experience in understanding the health care needs of communities and individuals, and in designing information technology solutions that serve them better.
- The minor in health informatics prepares students to understand the expanding role of information technology in health care. The minor is ideally suited for students in programs such as nursing science, public health sciences, and pharmaceutical sciences, as well as students in Bren School majors who wish to gain strong exposure to the domain of health informatics.
- PHIT Internship Program
- Summer 2024 – Application will open up in January 2024
- The paid internship provides undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to engage in real-world public health informatics operations.
- The internship positions are primarily provided by Consortium members and partner sites of the UCI PHIT program.
- **Students are encouraged to seek their own internship sites, provided that the nature of the internship is directly related to public health informatics and technology.
- Summer 2024 – Application will open up in January 2024
- Graduate Certificate in Health and Public Healthcare Informatics: The Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics exposes UCI graduate students to courses that cover key concepts in health informatics and that provide students with essential skills in using health informatics applications and conducting health data analytics. This certificate is not a stand-alone program. It is an opportunity for currently enrolled UCI graduate students to expand the scope of study of their home degree program.
- Healthcare and Public Health Analytics Program offered through the UCI Division of Continuing Education – (Coming January 2024): this program aims to meet the increasing demand for data science skills from working professionals in health, healthcare, and public health and will build upon the existing healthcare analytics program.
This project is supported by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under award number 90PH0010/01-04 titled PHIT Workforce Development Program as part of a four-year project totaling $7. 232 million. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by ONC, HHS or the U.S. Government.