University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh
Type	State-related (public-private)
Established	1787
Chancellor	Patrick D. Gallagher
Provost	Patricia E. Beeson
Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue and gold
Nickname	Panthers
Website	pitt.edu
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=19332

University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a state-related (public-private hybrid) research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The university also includes four undergraduate schools located at campuses within Western Pennsylvania: Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown, and Titusville. The university is organized into 17 colleges, schools, and centers which offer more than 500 academic certificate and degree programs.^[1] Pitt is classified as a research university with very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.^[2] The university enrolled more than 28,600 students, and it ranked 68 among national universities and 24 among "Top Public Schools" according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings.^[3]

Informatics programs

Bioinformatics

The following bioinformatics- and health/clinical informatics related options exist for potential students:

M.S. in Biomedical Informatics: 36 credit hours, completed in roughly two years; Available online? No; Program URL: http://www.dbmi.pitt.edu/training-programs/masters

Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics: 72 credit hours; See program URL for requirements.; Available online? No; Program URL: http://www.dbmi.pitt.edu/content/doctoral-degree-0

M.D./Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics: 72 credit hours; "Program requirements for the PhD and the MD/PhD are very similar except that the MD/PhD students receive credit for medical school coursework completed prior to entering the BMI program. To remain in the MD / PhD program, it is critical to complete the dissertation defense by October of the sixth year..."; Available online? No; Program URL: http://www.dbmi.pitt.edu/training-programs/md-phd-degree

Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Informatics: 15 credit hours; "...each certificate trainee’s program of study will be developed in collaboration with, and with the approval of, his/her biomedical informatics advisor."; Available online? No; Program URL: http://nursing.iupui.edu/graduate/programs/informatics-certificate/index.shtml

Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Informatics (Online): 15 credit hours; "...each certificate trainee’s program of study will be developed in collaboration with, and with the approval of, his/her biomedical informatics advisor."; Available online? Yes; Program URL: http://www.dbmi.pitt.edu/training-programs/online-certificate-program

Fellowship Program in Biomedical Informatics: See program URL for details.; Available online? No; Program URL: http://www.dbmi.pitt.edu/node/307

Nursing informatics

The following nursing informatics options exist for potential students:

Postgraduate Nursing Minor in Nursing Informatics: 10.5 credit hours; "The Minor in Nursing Informatics is available to enrolled University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing graduate students."; Available online? Yes; Program URL: http://www.nursing.pitt.edu/degree-programs/msndnp-program-minors/nursing-informatics-minor

M.S.N. in Nursing Informatics: 37 credit hours; "Graduates of the Nursing Informatics MSN are eligible for the Nursing Informatics Certification Exam, offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)..."; Available online? Yes; Program URL: http://www.nursing.pitt.edu/degree-programs/master-science-nursing-msn/msn-program-majors/nursing-informatics-online