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Spring 2024 Semester Schedule

The courses included on this webpage are for the certificate, masters, and doctoral (PhD and DHI) programs.

Some courses are taught in both instructional formats (online and in person) so please refer to the course offerings below to confirm.

Students enrolled in in-person/on-campus classes must attend each weekly class session at McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston, formerly UTHealth Houston School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI) building space (6th floor of 7000 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030). Each class is offered on a specific weekday and held in a designated McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics classroom, as noted below. Attendance in-person is mandatory and any student in an on-campus course missing more than three class meetings may be dropped at the discretion of the instructor. Please refer to our school's attendance policy for more details.

Web-based courses with quizzes and exams may require students to use a webcam and the Google Chrome browser. See the complete list of technical requirements.

Check back later for spring 2024 textbook information.

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Course Title Type Time Credits Location Instructor
BMI 5007 Methods in Health Data Science Research Track/Python quiz required/Instructor Approval 1-4 PM
Thursday		 3 E620 - Galveston Yejin Kim, PhD
BMI 5007W Methods in Health Data Science Research Track/Python quiz required/Instructor Approval WEB 3 Canvas Yejin Kim, PhD
BMI 5300 Introduction to Biomedical Informatics Research/Applied 9 AM-12 PM
Tuesday 		3 E614/618 - Austin/Dallas Kimberly A. Smith, PhD, MT(ASCP) and Julie C. Forcum, Pharm D, MHA, and V. Gail Turner, DNP, MBA, RN-BC, PMP
BMI 5300W Introduction to Biomedical Informatics Research/Applied WEB 3 Canvas Kimberly A. Smith, PhD, MT(ASCP) and Julie C. Forcum, Pharm D, MHA, and V. Gail Turner, DNP, MBA, RN-BC, PMP
BMI 5301W The U.S. Healthcare System Applied Track WEB 3 Canvas Tiffany Champagne-Langabeer, PhD
BMI 5303 Methods in Human Factors Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5302 completion of or concurrent enrollment is required 1-4 PM Tuesday 3 E614 - Austin Amy Franklin, PhD
BMI 5303W Methods in Human Factors Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5302 completion of or concurrent enrollment is required WEB 3 Canvas Amy Franklin, PhD
BMI 5305W Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Informatics Applied Track WEB 3 Canvas Jonathan Ishee, JD, MPH, MS, LLM
BMI 5310 Foundations of Biomedical Information Sciences I Research/ Pre-req BMI 5300 or instructor consent

1-4 PM
Tuesday

3 E612 - San Antonio Laila Rasmy Bekhet, PhD
BMI 5310W Foundations of Biomedical Information Sciences I Research/ Pre-req BMI 5300 or instructor consent WEB 3 Canvas Laila Rasmy Bekhet, PhD
BMI 5311 Foundations of Biomedical Information Sciences II Research Track/Pre-Req BMI 5310 1-4 PM
Wednesday		 3 E612/614 - San Antonio/Austin Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD and Debora Simmons, PhD, RN, CCNS, FAAN
BMI 5311W Foundations of Biomedical Information Sciences II Research Track/Pre-Req BMI 5310 WEB 3 Canvas Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD and Debora Simmons, PhD, RN, CCNS, FAAN
BMI 5313 Foundations of Electronic Health Records and Clinical Information Systems Research/Applied 1-4 PM Tuesday 3 E620 - Galveston Angela Ross, DNP, MPH, PMP, PHCNS-BC, and V. Gail Turner, DNP, MBA, RN-BC, PMP
BMI 5313W Foundations of Electronic Health Records and Clinical Information Systems Research/Applied WEB 3 Canvas Angela Ross, DNP, MPH, PMP, PHCNS-BC, and V. Gail Turner, DNP, MBA, RN-BC, PMP
BMI 5317W Applied Data Management Applied Track/Pre-req 5300 or instructor consent WEB 3 Canvas Juliana Brixey, PhD, MPH, RN
BMI 5328W Systems Analysis and Project Management Applied Track WEB 3 Canvas Angela Ross, DNP, MPH, PMP, PHCNS-BC
BMI 5329W Workflow Process Modeling Applied Track WEB 3 Canvas Juliana Brixey, PhD, MPH, RN
BMI 5330 Introduction to Bioinformatics Research Track/Instructor Consent 1-4 PM Tuesday 3 E618 - Dallas Arif Harmanci, PhD, MS
BMI 5330W Introduction to Bioinformatics Research Track/Instructor Consent WEB 3 Canvas Arif Harmanci, PhD, MS
BMI 5331 Foundations of Pharmacogenomics Research Track/Pre-req 5330 9 AM-12 PM Thursday 3 E618 - Dallas Assaf Gottlieb, PhD
BMI 5331W Foundations of Pharmacogenomics Research Track/Pre-req 5330 WEB 3 Canvas Assaf Gottlieb, PhD
BMI 5332 Statistical Genomic Analysis Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5330 & 5352 1-4 PM
Monday 		3 E612 - San Antonio Arif Harmanci, PhD
BMI 5332W Statistical Genomic Analysis Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5330 & 5352 WEB 3 Canvas Arif Harmanci, PhD
BMI 5351W Research Design and Evaluation in Biomedical Informatics Research/Pre-req BMI 5300 WEB 3 Canvas Yang Gong, MD, PhD
BMI 5354 Cognitive Engineering in BMI Applied Track/Pre-req 5302 or instructor consent 9 AM-12 PM Wednesday 3 E618 - Dallas Amy Franklin, PhD
BMI 5354W Cognitive Engineering in BMI Applied Track/Pre-req 5302 or instructor consent WEB 3 Canvas Amy Franklin, PhD
BMI 5360W Clinical Decision Support Systems Research/Applied WEB 3 Canvas Yang Gong, MD, PhD
BMI 5371W Business and Technical Writing Applied Track/Class limited to 15 students WEB 3 Canvas Kimberly A. Smith, PhD, MT(ASCP)
BMI 5380 Principles and Methods of Public Health Informatics Research Track 9 AM-12 PM Thursday 3 E614 - Austin Sahiti Myneni, PhD, Mse
BMI 5380W Principles and Methods of Public Health Informatics Research Track WEB 3 Canvas Sahiti Myneni, PhD, Mse
BMI 5381 Methods in Public Health Informatics Research Track 9 AM-12 PM
Monday 		3 E618  - Dallas Sahiti Myneni, PhD, Mse
BMI 5381W Methods in Public Health Informatics Research Track WEB 3 Canvas Sahiti Myneni, PhD, Mse
BMI 5390W Methods in Pharmacy Informatics Research/Applied WEB 3 Canvas Julie C. Forcum, Pharm D, MHA
BMI 5391W Synthesis Project in Pharmacy Informatics Research/Applied WEB 3 Canvas Julie C. Forcum, Pharm D, MHA
BMI 6311W Leadership and Decision Making Applied Track WEB 3 Canvas James Langabeer, PHD, MBA, FHIMSS
BMI 6316W Change Management in Health Informatics Applied Track WEB 3 Canvas Robert Murphy, MD and Anwar Sirajuddin
BMI 6318 Big Data in BMI Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5007 or instructor consent 1-4 PM
Friday 		3 E620 - Galveston Licong Cui, PhD
BMI 6318W Big Data in BMI Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5007 or instructor consent WEB 3 Canvas Licong Cui, PhD
BMI 6319 Data Analysis for Scientific Research in Biomedical Informatics Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5007 or instructor consent 1-4 PM
Wednesday		 3 E620 - Galveston Pora Kim, PhD, MS
BMI 6319W Data Analysis for Scientific Research in Biomedical Informatics Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5007 or instructor consent WEB 3 Canvas Pora Kim, PhD, MS
BMI 6323 Machine Learning in BMI Research Track 9 AM-12 PM
Wednesday		 3 E620 - Galveston Kirk Roberts, PhD, MS
BMI 6323W Machine Learning in BMI Research Track WEB 3 Canvas Kirk Roberts, PhD, MS
BMI 6328W Value in the Health Data Eco-System Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5300 WEB 3 Canvas Debora Simmons, PhD, RN, CCNS, FAAN
BMI 6330W Biomedical Natural Language Processing Research Track/Pre-req instructor consent WEB 3 Canvas Kirk Roberts, PhD, MS
BMI 6334W Deep Learning in Biomedical Informatics Research/Pre-req BMI 5007 BMI 5353 or Instructor Consent WEB 3 Canvas Degui Zhi, PhD, MS
BMI 6340W Health Information Visualization and Visual Analytics Research/Applied WEB 3 Canvas Todd Johnson, PhD
BMI 7301 Grant Writing PhD Students ONLY 1-4 PM
Monday		 3 E618 - Dallas Lex Frieden, MA, LLD (hon)
BMI 7304 Advanced Research Design PhD Students ONLY/Pre-req BMI 5300, 5352, 5310 & 5311 1-4 PM
Monday 		3 E620 - Galveston Susan Fenton, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA
BMI 7360W Advanced Project Management DHI Students ONLY/Pre-req BMI 5328 or Instructor Consent WEB 3 Canvas Angela Ross, DNP, MPH, PMP, PHCNS-BC
BMI 7150 Research Seminar PhD Students Only/Instructor Consent 12-1 PM
Wednesday		 1 E612/614 - San Antonio/Austin
 Elmer Bernstam, MD, MSE
BMI 7151 Seminar in Precision Medicine PhD Students ONLY/Instructor Consent 12-1 PM
Friday 		1 E618 - Dallas Zhongming Zhao, PhD, MS
BMI 6000 Practicum Arrange 1-3 Arrange All instructors
BMI 6002 Directed Study Arrange 1-6 Arrange All instructors
BMI 7000 Preceptorship Arrange 1-9 Arrange All instructors
BMI 7050 Research Health Informatics Arrange 1-9 Arrange All instructors
BMI 7070 Fellowship in Health Informatics Arrange 1-9 Arrange All instructors
BMI 7170 DHI Project Advisement DHI Students ONLY Arrange 1 Arrange All instructors
BMI 9950 Project Evaluation and Writing DHI Students ONLY Arrange 1-9 Arrange All instructors
BMI 9999 Dissertation Arrange 1-9 Arrange All instructors