Who Should Apply?

The purpose of the MS and certificate courses in BMI is to provide comprehensive and competency-based training in core biomedical informatics theories and methods for:

• Recent college graduates with backgrounds in the biological and/or computational sciences
• In-career learners with a broad range of experiences in biomedicine/biosciences, mathematics, physical or computer information sciences or engineering, and cognitive and/or social sciences

What Tracks Are Available?

This master’s degree program offers grounded theory and a broad range of applied skills for three separate tracks:

• Translational bioinformatics and clinical research informatics (TBI/CRI)
• Clinical informatics (CI)
• Bioinformatics (BI)

Students will have the opportunity to personalize their approved electives and competency courses based on their chosen track and educational and professional backgrounds, allowing them to build on their existing biomedical informatics competencies while gaining hands-on experiential learning opportunities. You can learn more about available research opportunities here.

Getting a Certificate in Biomedical Informatics

The certificate program is ideal for working professionals. It requires 16 credits and a condensed capstone project. Expected completion time is one to three years.

How to Apply

Recent college graduates and in-career learners with training in biology, research and clinical medicine, computer science, data science and analytics, statistics, engineering and related disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Individuals applying for an NIH Research and Career Development award may submit their proposals in lieu of a formal application.

The application for the Master of Science and Certificate in Biomedical Informatics is now live. To create an application and learn more about the process, please visit our application page.

Interested in applying? Please join our mailing list for more information, fill out the inquiry form, or contact us at j.silvestrini@wustl.edu (Jeanne Silvestrini) or krussela@wustl.edu (Andrea Krussel).

Tuition Assistance

Washington University employees may be eligible for a 50 percent tuition assistance benefit after one year of full-time employment. Find out more about our tuition programs for each academic year.

MS Degree and Certificate Course Work

Get detailed information about the MASTER’S AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS COURSE OFFERINGS.