Informatics Educational Institutions & Programs

Columbia University

Type	Private
Established	1754 (1754)
Chairman	Jonathan Schiller
President	Lee Bollinger
Provost	John Henry Coatsworth
Location	New York City, New York, United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	Columbia blue and white
Nickname	Lions
Website	columbia.edu
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=18943

Columbia University (officially Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It was established in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of George II of Great Britain. Columbia is the oldest college in the state of New York and the fifth chartered institution of higher learning in the country, making it one of nine colonial colleges founded before the Declaration of Independence.^[1] The university is organized into twenty schools, including Columbia College, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the School of General Studies. With an acceptance rate of six percent, Columbia University is tied for the second most selective academic institution in the world after Stanford.^[2]

Informatics programs

Bioinformatics

The following bioinformatics-related options exist for potential students:

M.A. in Biomedical Informatics

30 credit hours and two residence units, completed in roughly two years (full-time); includes Master's essay and practicum

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.dbmi.columbia.edu/ma-in-biomedical-informatics/

Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics

60 credit hours and six residence units, completed in roughly three year (full-time); includes TA time, two prelim exams, and a dissertation

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.dbmi.columbia.edu/phd-in-biomedical-informatics/

M.D./Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics

60 credit hours and two clinical rotations; After 1.5 years of medical school, the student enters the doctoral program on a full-time basis, completing all coursework and the dissertation in three or four years. The medical degree is then completed in the following 11 months.

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.dbmi.columbia.edu/md-phd-in-biomedical-informatics/

M.D./M.A. in Biomedical Informatics

"The fourth year of medical school (fall and spring terms) will be spent as an MA student in our program. Students enroll in a minimum of 24 points (12 points in each term) over the course of two semesters. Six points of medical school coursework are counted towards the 30 point requirement for the GSAS MA degree. Students complete the master’s essay as part of their scholarly project once they return to medical school in their 5th year. The MD-MA degree takes a total of 5 years to complete."

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.dbmi.columbia.edu/md-ma-in-biomedical-informatics/

Postdoctoral Fellowship (Degree)

Ph.D.: 60 credit hours and six residence units, completed in roughly four to six years; M.A.: 30 credit hours and two residence units, completed in roughly two years; has a number of other requirements

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.dbmi.columbia.edu/postdoctoral-fellowship-degree/

Health and clinical informatics

The following health/clinical informatics options exist for potential students:

Clinical Informatics Subspecialty Fellowship

Two-year fellowship, with one slot open each year; "fellows must be board-eligible in another clinical specialty" by time of appointment

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.dbmi.columbia.edu/clinical-informatics-fellowship/

Certificate of Professional Achievement in Health Information Technology

12 credit hours, with nine monthly in-person sessions

Available online? Online plus on-campus

Program URL: https://www.dbmi.columbia.edu/certification-in-health-information-technology/

Additional external links

• Department of Biomedical Informatics

References