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Spring 2026 Semester Schedule

The courses included on this webpage are for McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston certificate, masters, and doctoral (PhD and DHI) programs. Note that classes will be taught in-person (on-campus) and/or web-based (100% online) for spring 2026. Some courses are taught in both instructional formats so please refer to the course offerings below to confirm.

Students enrolled in in-person/on-campus classes must attend each weekly class session in the McWilliams classrooms (6th floor of 7000 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030). Each class is offered on a specific weekday and held in a designated McWilliams 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.

Students enrolled in web-based/online classes will complete all coursework 100% online and asynchronously, unless otherwise noted by the instructor(s). There is no requirement to visit campus during the spring semester for any McWilliams web-based course.

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.

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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 1–4P (Th) 3 E620 – Galveston Yejin Kim, PhD; Omer Anjum, PhD
BMI 5007W Methods in Health Data Science Research Track/Python quiz required/Instructor Approval WEB 3 Canvas Yejin Kim, PhD; Omer Anjum, PhD
BMI 5300 Introduction to Biomedical Informatics Research/Applied 9A-12P (T) 3 E620 – Galveston Erika M. Cavazos-Juarez, DHI, MBBS, MS, PMP; V. Gail Turner, DNP, MBA, NI-BC, PMP
BMI 5300W Introduction to Biomedical Informatics Research/Applied WEB 3 Canvas Erika M. Cavazos-Juarez, DHI, MBBS, MS, PMP; V. Gail Turner, DNP, MBA, NI-BC, PMP
BMI 5301W The U.S. Healthcare System Applied Track WEB 3 Canvas Tiffany Champagne-Langabeer, PhD
BMI 5302W Systems Thinking for Healthcare Design and Improvement Research Track WEB 3 Canvas Muhammad Walji, PhD; Deevakar Rogith, MBBS, PhD
BMI 5305W Legal 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 Track/Pre-req BMI 5300 or instructor consent 1–4P (T) 3 E612 – San Antonio Laila Rasmy Bekhet, PhD
BMI 5310W Foundations of Biomedical Information Sciences I Research Track/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 1–4P (W) 3 E620 – Galveston Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD; V. Gail Turner, DNP, MBA, NI-BC, PMP
BMI 5311W Foundations of Biomedical Information Sciences II Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5310 WEB 3 Canvas Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD; V. Gail Turner, DNP, MBA, NI-BC, PMP
BMI 5313 Foundations of Electronic Health Records and Clinical Information Systems Research/Applied 1–4P (T) 3 E620 – Galveston V. Gail Turner, DNP, MBA, NI-BC, PMP
BMI 5313W Foundations of Electronic Health Records and Clinical Information Systems Research/Applied WEB 3 Canvas V. Gail Turner, DNP, MBA, NI-BC, PMP
BMI 5315W Quality and Outcome Improvement in Healthcare Applied Track WEB 3 Canvas Erika M. Cavazos-Juarez, DHI, MBBS, MS, PMP
BMI 5317W Applied Data Management Applied Track/Pre-req BMI 5300 or instructor consent WEB 3 Canvas Marjan Madadi, PhD
BMI 5328W Systems Analysis and Project Management Applied Track WEB 3 Canvas Angela Ross, DNP, MS, MPH, RN, PHCNS-BC, FHIMSS, PMP, DASM, FAAN
BMI 5329W Workflow Process Modeling Applied Track WEB 3 Canvas Juliana Brixey, PhD, MPH, RN
BMI 5330 Introduction to Bioinformatics Research Track/Instructor Consent 1–4P (T) 3 E618 – Dallas Weijing Zhang, PhD
BMI 5330W Introduction to Bioinformatics Research Track/Instructor Consent WEB 3 Canvas Weijing Zhang, PhD
BMI 5331 Foundations of Pharmacogenomics Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5330 9A-12P (Th) 3 E620 – Galveston Assaf Gottlieb, PhD
BMI 5331W Foundations of Pharmacogenomics Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5330 WEB 3 Canvas Assaf Gottlieb, PhD
BMI 5332 Statistical Analysis of Genomic Data Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5330 & BMI 5352 1–4P (M) 3 E612 – San Antonio Arif Harmanci, PhD, MS
BMI 5332W Statistical Analysis of Genomic Data Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5330 & BMI 5352 WEB 3 Canvas Arif Harmanci, PhD, MS
BMI 5353 Biomedical Data Analysis Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5007 9A-12P (W) 3 E618 – Dallas Andrzej Kudlicki, PhD
BMI 5353W Biomedical Data Analysis Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5007 WEB 3 Canvas Andrzej Kudlicki, PhD
BMI 5354 Cognitive Engineering in Biomedical Informatics Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5302 9A-12P (Th) 3 E618 – Dallas Amy Franklin, PhD
BMI 5354W Cognitive Engineering in Biomedical Informatics Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5302 WEB 3 Canvas Amy Franklin, PhD
BMI 5360 Clinical Decision Support Systems Research/Applied 1–4P (Th) 3 E612 – San Antonio Yang Gong, MD, PhD, FIAHSI
BMI 5360W Clinical Decision Support Systems Research/Applied WEB 3 Canvas Yang Gong, MD, PhD, FIAHSI
BMI 5371W Business and Technical Communication Applied Track/Class limited to 20 Applied Track students only WEB 3 Canvas Kelly Merriman, MPH, PhD; Christine Bakos-Block, PhD
BMI 5380W Principles and Foundations of Public Health Informatics Research Track WEB 3 Canvas Kelly Merriman, MPH, PhD
BMI 5381 Methods in Public Health Informatics Research Track 9A-12P (M) 3 E612 – San Antonio Sahiti Myneni, PhD, MSE
BMI 5381W Methods in Public Health Informatics Research Track WEB 3 Canvas Sahiti Myneni, PhD, MSE
BMI 5383W Advanced Methods in Population Health Informatics Research Track WEB 3 Canvas Sahiti Myneni, PhD, MSE
BMI 5390W Methods in Pharmacy Informatics Research/Applied WEB 3 Canvas Felix Nguyen, PharmD, MS
BMI 5391W Synthesis Project in Pharmacy Informatics Research/Applied Prerequisites: BMI 5300 & BMI 5390 WEB 3 Canvas Felix Nguyen, PharmD, MS
BMI 6001 Special Topics in BMI: AI Agent Design and Human-AI Collaborations in Healthcare Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5310 or instructor consent 9A-12P (Th) 3 E612 – San Antonio Deevakar Rogith, MBBS, PhD
BMI 6001W Special Topics in BMI: AI Agent Design and Human-AI Collaborations in Healthcare Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5310 or instructor consent WEB 3 Canvas Deevakar Rogith, MBBS, PhD
BMI 6311W Leadership and Decision Making Applied Track WEB 3 Canvas James Langabeer, PhD, EdD, FAHA
BMI 6316W Change Management in Biomedical Informatics Applied Track WEB 3 Canvas Robert Murphy, MD; Angie Hayes, DHI, MS
BMI 6318 Big Data in Biomedical Informatics Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5007 or instructor consent 1–4P (F) 3 E620 – Galveston Licong Cui, PhD
BMI 6318W Big Data in Biomedical Informatics 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 1–4P (W) 3 E612 – San Antonio Pora Kim, PhD, MS.
BMI 6323 Machine Learning in Biomedical Informatics Research Track 9A-12P (W) 3 E620 – Galveston Kirk Roberts, PhD, MS; Angie Hayes, DHI, MS
BMI 6323W Machine Learning in Biomedical Informatics Research Track WEB 3 Canvas Kirk Roberts, PhD, MS; Angie Hayes, DHI, MS
BMI 6325W Assessment, Implementation, and Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Applied Track WEB 3 Canvas Susan H. Fenton, PhD, RHIA, ACHIP, FAMIA
BMI 6328W Value in the Health Data Eco-System Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5300 WEB 3 Canvas Angie Hayes, DHI, MS
BMI 6330 Biomedical Natural Language Processing Research Track/Instructor Consent 9A-12P (Th) 3 E614 – Austin Kirk Roberts, PhD, MS
BMI 6330W Biomedical Natural Language Processing Research Track/Instructor Consent WEB 3 Canvas Kirk Roberts, PhD, MS
BMI 6334W Deep Learning in Biomedical Informatics Research Track/Pre-req BMI 5007 & BMI 5353 or Instructor Consent WEB 3 Canvas Degui Zhi, PhD, MS
BMI 6335W Technical Foundations of Generative Artificial Intelligence BMI 5007 or consent of instructor WEB 3 Canvas Shayan Shams, PhD
BMI 6340W Health Information Visualization and Visual Analytics Research/Applied WEB 3 Canvas Todd Johnson, PhD
BMI 7301 Grant Writing PhD Students ONLY 1–4P (M) 1 E618 – Dallas Lex Frieden, MA, LLD (hon)
BMI 7304 Advanced Research Design for Biomedical Informatics PhD Students ONLY/Pre-req BMI 5300, BMI 5352, BMI 5310 & BMI 5311 9A-12P (M) 3 E620 – Galveston Hongfang Li, PhD; Sunyang Fu, PhD
BMI 7360W Advanced Project Management DHI Students ONLY/Pre-req BMI 5328 or Instructor Consent WEB 3 Canvas Angela Ross, DNP, MS, MPH, RN, PHCNS-BC, FHIMSS, PMP, DASM, FAAN
BMI 7150 Research Seminar Course meets two days per week/PhD Students ONLY/Instructor Consent 1–2P (T) & 12–1P (W) 1 E612/614 – San Antonio/Austin Elmer Bernstam, MD, MSE
BMI 7151 Seminar in Precision Medicine PhD Students ONLY/Instructor Consent 12–1P (F) 1 E620 – Galveston Zhongming Zhao, PhD, MS
BMI 6000 Practicum Instructor Consent Required Arrange 1-6 Arrange All instructors
BMI 6002 Directed Study Instructor Consent Required Arrange 1-9 Arrange All instructors
BMI 7000 Preceptorship Instructor Consent Required Arrange 1-9 Arrange All instructors
BMI 7050 Research in Health Information Instructor Consent Required Arrange 1-9 Arrange All instructors
BMI 7070 Fellowship in Health Information Instructor Consent Required Arrange 1-9 Arrange All instructors
BMI 7170 Project Advisement Instructor Consent Required Arrange 1 Arrange All instructors
BMI 9950 Project Evaluation and Writing Instructor Consent Required Arrange 1-9 Arrange All instructors
BMI 9999 Dissertation Instructor Consent Required Arrange 1-9 Arrange All instructors

Updated: 10/27/2025