Informatics Educational Institutions & Programs

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Type	Public medical
Established	1911 (1911)
Chancellor	Steve J. Schwab
Location	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Campus	Urban
Website	uthsc.edu
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=19441

University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is a public health science education and research university with clinical care facilities, located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The Health Science Center is part of the statewide, multi-campus University of Tennessee system. The university enrolls more than 3,000 students^[1], and its medical school ranked 59 nationally according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings.^[2]

Informatics programs

Health and clinical informatics

The following health/clinical informatics options exist for potential students:

M.S. in Health Informatics and Information Management (Entry-Level)

61 credit hours; Other than stating that no bachelor's degree is required, it's not entirely clear how this program works. (Is it a B.S + M.S.?) They state the program "is accredited under the HIIM Baccalaureate Degree Curriculum requirements."

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.uthsc.edu/health-professions/hiim/programs/entry-level.php

M.S. in Health Informatics and Information Management (Post-Graduate)

33 credit hours, completed in roughly two years

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.uthsc.edu/health-professions/hiim/programs/post-grad.php

Ph.D. in Health Informatics and Information Management

77 credit hours, "with 36 required course hours, 15 elective course hours, 18 dissertation hours and 8 seminar hours."

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.uthsc.edu/health-professions/hiim/programs/doctoral.php

Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics and Information Management

9 credit hours over three courses

Available online? Yes

Program URL: http://catalog.uthsc.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=36&poid=2947

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