Biomedical Informatics Graduate Program

Biomedical Informatics Graduate Program

Course Schedule - Academic Year 2013 -2014

Schedule Subject to Change

Yr / Qtr / Course # / Course Title / Instructor / Credits / Day / Please Note
13 / Summer / BMI 501/601 * /

Research

/ Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / 501 – requires 50x form
BMI 502/602 * / Independent Study / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies / Requires 50x/60x form
BMI 503 * / Master’s Thesis / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies
BMI 603 * / Dissertation / Varies / 1.0 / Varies
BMI 505/605 * / Reading & Conference / Varies / 1.0-3.0 / Varies / Requires 50x/60x form
BMI 509/609 * / Practicum / Varies / 1.0-3.0 / Varies / Requires consent of Internship Coordinator
BMI 510/610 * / Intro to Biomedical Informatics / W. Hersh / 3.0 / Online / Required course for certificate
BMI 512/612 / Clinical Information systems / V. Mohan / 3.0 / Online / Required course for certificate
Prereq: BMI 510
BMI 516/616 / Standards and Interoperability in Healthcare
Hybrid (distance and on-campus) / J. Logan / 3.0 / On campus portion: Aug. 12-16 / Open to all informatics students
3.0 credits of residency requirement (MBI)
See below for details
BMI 517/617 / Organizational Behavior and Management / J. Fletcher / 3.0 / Online / Required course for certificate
BMI 521/621 / Public Health Informatics / JA Magnuson / 3.0 / Online
BMI 544/644 / Databases /

C. Madison

/ 3.0 / Online / Pre-req: None but BMI 540 recommended
BMI 560/660 / Design and Evaluation in Health Informatics /

V. Mohan

/ 3.0 / Mon. / Prereq: PHPM 524 or BSTA 511, OR consent of instructor
BMI 560/660 / Design and Evaluation in Health Informatics /

V. Mohan

/ 3.0 / Online / Prereq: PHPM 524 or BSTA 511, OR consent of instructor
BMI 561/661 * / Qualitative Research Methods
Hybrid (distance and on-campus) course /

J. Ash

/ 3.0 / On campus portion: Aug. 17-20 / Open to all informatics students.
Prereq: BMI 510, BMI 560 (or consent of instructor).
3.0 credits of residency requirement (MBI)
See below for details
BMI 581 * / Capstone Project / Varies / 3.0 / Varies / Prereq: BMI 570, 30 credits of prior coursework. Signature required.
BMI 585 * /

Applied Management in Health Information Practice

/ J. Valerius / 2.0 / Online / Required course for HIM certificate
Pre-req: BMI 517 or consent of instructor. Signature required.
BMI 587 * / Research, Statistics, and Quality Applied to Health Information Practice / J. Valerius / 2.0 / Online / Required course for HIM certificate
Pre-req: BMI 537, PHPM 524 or consent of instructor. Signature required.
BMI 588 * /

HIM Capstone and PPE

/ J. Valerius / 2.0 / Online / Required course for HIM certificate. Requires consent of Internship Coordinator
BMI 590 / Capstone:Internship / Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / Prereq: approval of Internship Coordinator
BMI 654 * / Mentored Teaching Prep / Varies / 1.0 / Varies / Requires contract
BMI 655 * / Mentored Teaching / Varies / 3.0 / Varies / Pre-req: BMI 654
BMI 657 * / Doctoral Symposium / Varies / 3.0 / Varies
13 / Fall / BMI 501/601 * /

Research

/ Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / 501 – requires 50x form
BMI 502/602 * / Independent Study / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies / Requires 50x form
BMI 503 * / Master’s Thesis / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies
BMI 603 * / Dissertation / Varies / 1.0 / Varies
BMI 505/605 * / Reading & Conference / Varies / 1.0-3.0 / Varies / Requires 50x/60x form
BMI 507/607 * / Seminar / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies
BMI 509/609 * / Practicum / Varies / 1.0-3.0 / Varies / Requires consent of Internship Coordinator
BMI 510/610 / Introduction to Biomedical
Informatics / W. Hersh / 3.0 / Fri. / Required course for certificate
BMI 510/610 * / Introduction to Biomedical
Informatics / W. Hersh / 3.0 / Online / Required course for certificate
BMI 512/612 * / Clinical Systems / V. Mohan / 3.0 / Online / Required course for certificate
Pre-req: BMI 510
BMI 513 / Electronic Health Record Lab / V. Mohan / 3.0 / Online / Prereq: BMI 512. Limited to 14 students
BMI 517/617 / Organizational Behavior and Management / J. Fletcher / 3.0 / Fri. / Required course for certificate. Offered on-campus Fall term odd years only.
BMI 517/617 / Organizational Behavior and Management / J. Fletcher / 3.0 / Online / Required course for certificate. Offered online Fall term odd years only.
BMI 523/623 / Clinical Research Informatics / J. Logan / 3.0 / Online / Synchronous online discussion via Sakaieach Monday 5:00-6:30 PST. Attendanceis required.
BMI 530/630 * / The Practice of Health Care / P. Gorman / 3.0 / Thu / For non-clinicians
BMI 530/630 * / The Practice of Health Care / P. Gorman / 3.0 / Online / For non-clinicians
BMI 536/636* / Evidence-based Medicine
Hybrid (distance and on-campus) course / B. Hersh / 3.0 / Sept. 23-25
/ Open to all informatics students
Pre-req: BMI 510/610 or consent of instructor.
3.0 credits of residency requirement (MBI)
See below for details. Offered odd years only.
BMI 540/640 * / Introduction to Computer Science with Java Programming / J. Fletcher / 3.0 / Wed/Fri / Pre-req: Introductory computer programming class (Java, C or C++)
BMI 540/640 * / Introduction to Computer Science with Java Programming / J. Fletcher / 3.0 / Online / Pre-req: Introductory computer programming class (Java, C or C++)
BMI 548/648 / Human Computer Interaction
Hybrid (distance and on-campus)
course / M. Hribar
M. Chiang / 3.0 / Sept. 16-20 / Open to all informatics students
Pre-req: None
3.0 credits of residency requirement (MBI)
BMI 550/650 / BCB: Algorithms / S. McWeeney / 4.0 / M/W / Bioinformatics track
BMI 559/659 / Computational Genetics / S. McWeeney / 3.0 / Tues/Thu / Bioinformatics track or consent of instructor
BMI 565/665 / Bioinformatics Programming & Scripting / M. Mooney / 3.0 / Tues/Thu / Bioinformatics track or consent of instructor. Prereq: Introductory computer programming class.
BMI 570/670 * / Scientific Writing for Informatics
Students / K. Pyle / 3.0 / Online / Limited to 16 students. Instructor signature required. Preference given to master’s and PhD students. Prereq for BMI 503, 580, 581.
BMI 581 * / Capstone Project / Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / Prereq: BMI 570, 30 credits of prior coursework. Signature required.
BMI 582 * / Managing Information Governance / J. Valerius / 3.0 / Online / Required course for HIM certificate
BMI 588 * /

Managing Professional Practice and Practicum

/ J. Valerius / 2.0-3.0 / Online / Required course for HIM certificate. Requires consent of Internship Coordinator
BMI 590 / Capstone:Internship / Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / Prereq: approval of Internship Coordinator
BMI 654 * / Mentored Teaching Prep / Varies / 1.0 / Varies / Requires contract
BMI 655 * / Mentored Teaching / Varies / 3.0 / Varies / Pre-req: BMI 654
BMI 657 * / Doctoral Symposium / Varies / 3.0 / Varies
PHPM 524 / Intro to Biostatistics / B. Park / 4.0 / Tue/Thu
PHPM 524 / Intro to Biostatistics / J. Lapidus / 4.0 / Online
BSTA 511/611 / Estimation and Hypothesis Testing for Applied Biostatistics / M. Lasarev / 4.0 / Mon/Wed / Required course for PhD
14 / Winter / BMI 501/601 * /

Research

/ Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / 501 – requires 50x/60x form
BMI 502/602 * / Independent Study / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies / Requires 50x/60x form
BMI 503 * / Master’s Thesis / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies
BMI 603 * / Dissertation / Varies / 1.0 / Varies
BMI 505/605 * / Reading & Conference / Varies / 1.0-3.0 / Varies / Requires 50x/60x form
BMI 507/607 * / Seminar / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies
BMI 509/609 * / Practicum / Varies / 1.0-3.0 / Varies / Requires consent of Internship Coordinator
BMI 510/610 * / Introduction to Biomedical
Informatics / W. Hersh / 3.0 / Online / Required course for certificate
BMI 518/618 * / Project Management / TBD / 3.0 / Online
BMI 538/638 / Medical Decision Making / K. Eden / 3.0 / Online / Ability to complete basic algebra problemsand knowledge of probability are necessary for this course. If you have questions, please email the instructor, Karen Eden, .
BMI 544/644 * / Databases / J. Logan / 3.0 / Wed/Fri / Pre-req: None but BMI 540 recommended
BMI 544/644 * / Databases / J. Logan / 3.0 / Online / Pre-req: None but BMI 540 recommended
BMI 549/649 / Health Information Privacy and Security / J. Fletcher / 3.0 / Online / Prereq: None. BMI 540 or prior computer experience recommended. Signature required.
BMI 551/651 / Statistical Methods in
Computational Biology / S. McWeeney/
K. Sonmez / 4.0 / Tue/Thu / Bioinformatics track. Non-BMI students require instructor’s permission.
BMI 586 * / Ethics in Privacy and Security Management / J. Valerius / 3.0 / Online / Required course for HIM certificate
BMI 588 * / Managing Professional Practice and Practicum / J. Valerius / 3.0 / Online / Required course for HIM certificate. Requires consent of Internship Coordinator
BMI 590 / Capstone:Internship / Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / Prereq: approval of Internship Coordinator
BMI 654 * / Mentored Teaching Prep / Varies / 1.0 / Varies / Requires contract
BMI 655 * / Mentored Teaching / Varies / 3.0 / Varies / Pre-req: BMI 654
BMI 657 * / Doctoral Symposium / Varies / 3.0 / Varies
BSTA 512/612 / Linear Models / T. Nguyen / 4.0 / Mon/Wed / Required course for PhD
CONJ 663 / Bioregulation / Turker/McCullough / 3.0 / Tue/Thu / Bioinformatics track individual competency
CONJ 664 / Molecular Cell Biology / Enns/Musil / 3.0 / Mon/Wed/Fri / Bioinformatics track individual competency
14 / Spring / BMI 501/601 * /

Research

Online

Required course for master’s and PhD

BMI 517/617 * / Organizational Behavior and
Management / J. Fletcher / 3.0 / Online / Required course for certificate
BMI 520/620 * / Consumer Health Informatics / S. Woods / 3.0 / Online / Pre-req: BMI 510
BMI 537/637 / Healthcare Quality / D. Dorr / 3.0 / Online / Required course for HIM certificate
Pre-req: None
BMI 542/642 * / Computer Networks / J. Fletcher / 3.0 / Online / Pre-req: None but BMI 540 suggested
BMI 546/646 * / Software Engineering / A. Cohen / 3.0 / Wed/Fri / Pre-req: BMI 540 or BMI 565 or consent of instructor
BMI 546/646 * / Software Engineering / A. Cohen / 3.0 / Online / Pre-req: BMI 540 or BMI 565 or consent of instructor
BMI 552/652 / BCB: Research in Bioinformatics / E. Boudreau / 3.0 / Thu / Required in Bioinformatics track.
BMI 553/653 / BCB: Readings in Bioinformatics / S. McWeeney / 1.0 / Tue / Required in Bioinformatics track
BMI 556/656 / Systems Biology / K. Sonmez / 3.0 / Mon, Fri / Even years only. Instructor’s signature required.
BMI 558/658 / Biological Modeling & Simulation / A. Baratt / 3.0 / Mon, Wed. / Elective in Bioinformatics track
BMI 562/662 / Quantitative Research Methods
Hybrid (distance and on-campus) course
/ A. Totten/J. Eastman / 3.0 / 6 required on-campus sessions (alternate Wednesdays) / Prereqs: (PHPM 524 or BSTA 511 and 512) and BMI 560 and working knowledge of Excel; OR consent of instructor
BMI 563/663 / Computational Medicine / K. Sonmez / 3.0 / Mon, Fri / Odd years only. Bioinformatics and Clinical Informatics tracks.
BMI 570/670* / Scientific Writing for Informatics Students / K. Pyle / 3.0 / Online / Limited to 16 students. Instructor signature required. Preference given to master’s and PhD students. Prereq for BMI 503, 580, 581.
BMI 581 * / Capstone Project / Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / Prereq: BMI 570, 30 credits of prior coursework. Signature required.
BMI 584* / Managing Clinical Classification and Reimbursement Systems / M. Stanfill / 3.0 / Online / Required course for HIM certificate
Instructor’s signature required.
BMI 588 * /

Managing Professional Practice and Practicum

/ J. Valerius / 2.0-3.0 / Online / Required course for HIM certificate. Requires consent of Internship Coordinator
BMI 590 / Capstone:Internship / Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / Prereq: approval of Internship Coordinator
BMI 654 * / Mentored Teaching Prep / Varies / 1.0 / Varies / Requires contract
BMI 655 * / Mentored Teaching / Varies / 3.0 / Varies / Pre-req: BMI 654
BMI 657 * / Doctoral Symposium / Varies / 3.0 / Varies
BSTA 513/613 / Categorical Data Analysis / Fu / 4.0 / Mon/Wed / Required course for PhD
CONJ 665 / Development, Differentiation and Cancer / Wehrli/Kulesz-Martin / 3.0 / Tue/Thu / Bioinformatics track individual competency
PHPM 524 / Intro to Biostatistics / PHPM Staff / 4.0 / Online
14 / Summer / BMI 501/601 * /

Research

/ Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / 501 – requires 50x form
BMI 502/602 * / Independent Study / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies / Requires 50x/60x form
BMI 503 * / Master’s Thesis / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies
BMI 603 * / Dissertation / Varies / 1.0 / Varies
BMI 505/605 * / Reading & Conference / Varies / 1.0-3.0 / Varies / Requires 50x/60x form
BMI 507/607 / Seminar / Varies / 1.0-3.0 / Varies
BMI 509/609 * / Practicum / Varies / 1.0-3.0 / Varies / Requires consent of Internship Coordinator
BMI 510/610 * / Introduction to Biomedical
Informatics / W. Hersh / 3.0 / Online / Required course for certificate
BMI 512/612 / Clinical Information Systems / V. Mohan / 3.0 / Online / Prereq: BMI 510
BMI 513 / Electronic Health Record Lab / V. Mohan / 3.0 / Online / Prereq: BMI 512. Limited to 10 students
BMI 516/616 / Standards and InteroperabilityHybrid (distance and on-campus) course / J. Logan / 3.0 / On-campus Aug. 18-22, 2014 / Open to all informatics students
3.0 credits of residency requirement (MBI)
See below for details
BMI 517/617 / Organizational Behavior and Management
Hybrid (distance and on-campus) / J. Ash / 3.0 / On campus July 21-24 / Open to all informatics students
3.0 credits of residency requirement (MBI)
See below for details
BMI 517/617 / Organizational Behavior and Management / J. Fletcher / 3.0 / TBD / Required course for certificate
BMI 519/619 / Business of Health Care Informatics / J. Kenagy / 3.0 / Online / Pre-req: BMI 510
BMI 521/621 / Public Health Informatics / JA Magnuson / 3.0 / Online
BMI 548/648 / Human Computer Interaction
Hybrid (distance and on-campus) /

M. Hribar/

M. Chiang / 3.0 / On campus
Sept. 8-12 / Open to all informatics students
3.0 credits of residency requirement (MBI)
See below for details
BMI 560/660 / Design and Evaluation in Health Informatics /

V. Mohan

/ 3.0 / Mon. / Prereq: PHPM 524 or BSTA 511, OR consent of instructor
BMI 560/660 / Design and Evaluation in Health Informatics /

V. Mohan

/ 3.0 / Online / Prereq: PHPM 524 or BSTA 511, OR consent of instructor
BMI 561/661 / Qualitative Research Methods
Hybrid (distance and on-campus) course / J. Ash / 3.0 / On campus July 7-10, 2014 / On campus/online hybrid class
Open to all informatics students or consent of instructor. Prereq: BMI 510
3.0 credits of residency requirement (MBI)
BMI 581 * / Capstone Project / Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / Prereq: BMI 570, 30 credits of prior coursework. Signature required.
BMI 588 * / Managing Professional Practice and Practicum / J. Valerius / 2.0-3.0 / Online / Required course for HIM certificate. Requires consent of Internship Coordinator
BMI 590 / Capstone:Internship / Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / Prereq: approval of Internship Coordinator
BMI 654 * / Mentored Teaching Prep / Varies / 1.0 / Varies / Requires contract, signature
BMI 655 * / Mentored Teaching / Varies / 3.0 / Varies / Pre-req: BMI 654, signature
BMI 657 * / Doctoral Symposium / Varies / 3.0 / Varies / Signature required.
2013-2014Summer, Fall, SpringHybrid Courses+
Summer Term
2013 / BMI 516/616 / Seminar: Standards and Interoperability in Healthcare / J. Logan
H. Solomon / 3.0 / Hybrid course
Pre-campus:
July 1-August 11
On Campus, OHSU:Aug. 12-16
9:00-4:30
Location BICC 124Post-campus:
Aug. 17-Sept. 6 / On campus
Open to all informatics students
3.0 credits of residency requirement (MBI)
Pre-req: None. Students must bring a laptop to class.
Summer Term
2013 / BMI 561/661 * / Qualitative Research Methods / J. Ash / 3.0 / Hybrid course
Pre-campus:
July 5-August 16
On Campus, OHSU:
Aug.17-20, 9:00-2:00, BICC 124
Post-campus:
Aug.21-Sept. 24 / On campus
Open to all informatics students
3.0 credits of residency requirement (MBI)
Pre-req: BMI 510, BMI 560 (or consent of instructor)
Fall Term
2013 / BMI 536/636 / Evidence-based Medicine / B. Hersh / 3.0 / Hybrid course
Pre-campus:
Aug. 30-Sept. 22
On Campus, OHSU:
September 23-25, 9:00-4:00, BICC 124
Post-campus:
Sept. 26-Oct. 20 / On campus
Open to all informatics students
3.0 credits of residency requirement (MBI)
Pre-req: BMI 510/610.
Offered odd years only.
Fall Term
2013 / BMI 548/648 / Human Computer Interaction / M. Hribar
M. Chiang / 3.0 / Hybrid course
Pre-campus:
Aug. 5-Sept. 15
On Campus, OHSU:
September 16-20, 9:00-4:00, BICC 124
Post-campus:
Sept. 21-Sept. 30 / On campus
Open to all informatics students
3.0 credits of residency requirement (MBI)
Pre-req: None
Spring term
2014 / BMI 562/662 / Quantitative Research Methods / A. Totten
J. Eastman / 3.0 / Hybrid course
Course dates: March 31, 2014-June 13, 2014
On Campus, OHSU:
6 Wednesdays (4/2,4/16,4/30,5/14,5/28,6/11)
11:00-2:00 pm / On campus
Open to all informatics students
3.0 credits of residency requirement (MBI)
Prereqs: (PHPM 524 or BSTA 511 & 512) and BMI 560; OR consent of instructor.

Summer 2013 registration begins May 20, 2013

Fall 2013 registration begins August 19, 2013
Spring 2014 registration begins February 17, 2014
+Some pre-campus andpost-campus coursework is required. See Course Catalog at for details.

* Open to BMI degree seeking students only (includes graduate certificate students)

500 level - Master’s degree

600 level - PhD degree

10/30/2018