DHI - What is Health Informatics? - McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston

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What is the doctorate in health informatics?

The Doctorate in Health Informatics (DHI) is the only terminal degree of its kind & built for healthcare informatics professionals.
The curriculum is curated specifically for executive- and management-level individuals in the healthcare field.
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston is recognized as a HIMSS Approved Education Partner (AEP) and the DHI degree is from an accredited institution.
The DHI allows students to learn critical evidence-based practice skills and apply those to a project at their organization.
In lieu of a research-centric dissertation, DHI students write a translational project paper outlining the evidence-based practice review, the project setting and design, and the corresponding results.

Difference between DHI Projects and PhD Dissertations

DHI	PhD
Translational Research based	Research based
No hypothesis testing	Hypothesis testing
Follows the Project Management Institute framework	Creates new scientific evidence
Evidence-based practice project	Dissertation format
Focused on an organizational problem	Generalizable knowledge

What makes McWilliams' DHI program unique?

Curriculum designed specifically for working healthcare professionals
Four-year program with flexible curriculum for each DHI student
Cohort-based program with multiple cohorts studying currently
63 credit hours to completion for students with an appropriate MS degree
In lieu of a research-centric dissertation, students write a translational project paper
Network with leaders in the informatics industry
Engage with peers throughout the healthcare field

Competitive scholarships allow students living outside of Texas to earn in-state tuition

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