University of California - San Diego

University of California - San Diego

Type	Public
Established	1960 (1960)
Chancellor	Pradeep Khosla
Location	San Diego, California, United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	Navy blue and gold
Nickname	Tritons
Website	ucsd.edu
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=17954

The University of California, San Diego (also referred to as UC San Diego or UCSD) is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States. UC San Diego is home to Scripps Institution of Oceanography, one of the first centers dedicated to ocean, earth and atmospheric science research and education. UC San Diego Health, the region’s only academic health system, provides patient care, conducts medical research, and educates future health care professionals. UCSD is classified as a research university with very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The university enrolled more than 32,000 students, and it ranked 44 among national universities and tenth in "Top Public Schools" according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings.

Informatics programs

Bioinformatics

The following bioinformatics-related options exist for potential students:

Ph.D. in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with emphasis in Biomedical Informatics

?? credit hours; features both a bioinformatics and biomedical informatics (clinical) core

Available online? No

Program URL: https://healthsciences.ucsd.edu/som/dbmi/education/Pages/Bioinformatics-PhD.aspx

Certificate in Life Sciences Information Technology

"The different focus areas within the certificate permit specialization in IT support, bioinformatics research or programming applications for the life sciences industry."

Available online? Yes

Program URL: http://extension.ucsd.edu/programs/index.cfm?vAction=certDetail&vCertificateID=152&vStudyAreaID=115

Fellowship in Translational Bioinformatics

The National Library of Medicine offers a training grant fellowship in translational bioinformatics

Available online? No

Program URL: https://healthsciences.ucsd.edu/som/dbmi/education/NLM-Fellowship-Program/Pages/default.aspx

Health and clinical informatics

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

Certificate in Healthcare Informatics Technology

Sometime in late 2016 the school chose to no longer accept applicants. They have left an email address for inquiries into the certificate program's status.

Available online? Yes

Program URL: http://extension.ucsd.edu/programs/index.cfm?vAction=certDetail&vCertificateID=173&vStudyAreaID=108

Internship in Biomedical Informatics

"Projects in our 10-week summer internship program cover a range of topic areas and vary according to the intern’s background and interests." Open to undergraduates, graduates, and postgrads.

Available online? No

Program URL: https://healthsciences.ucsd.edu/som/dbmi/education/Pages/Internships.aspx

Fellowships in Health Care & Clinical Research Informatics and Public Health Informatics

The National Library of Medicine offers training grant fellowships in the mentioned fields of professional study.

Available online? No

Program URL: https://healthsciences.ucsd.edu/som/dbmi/education/NLM-Fellowship-Program/Pages/default.aspx

Fellowship in Clinical Informatics

The National Library of Medicine offers a training grant fellowship in clinical informatics.

Available online? No

Program URL: https://healthsciences.ucsd.edu/som/emergency-med/education/fellowships/Pages/Clinical-Informatics.aspx