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BIOM-PMN - Biomedical Informatics (PhD Minor)
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Program Overview
Ph.D. Minor in Biomedical Informatics
Director of Graduate Studies
Free Form Requisites
Ph.D. Minor in Biomedical Informatics
For a Ph.D. minor in Biomedical Informatics (BMI), a Ph.D. candidate must complete a minimum of 20 units of coursework. The requirements are:
Course List | ||
UNITS | ||
|---|---|---|
Modeling Biomedical Systems | 3 | |
Introduction to Biomedical Informatics Research Methodology | 3 | |
Representations and Algorithms for Computational Molecular Biology | 3-4 | |
Data Science for Medicine | 3 | |
Translational Bioinformatics | 4 | |
Computational Methods for Biomedical Image Analysis and Interpretation | 3-4 | |
Complete 12 units chosen from the BMI core courses listed above:
Complete 8 units from any combination of:
any course at the 200-level or above on the BMI Computer Science/Statistics/Math/Engineering electives list: Electives | Biomedical Informatics | Stanford Medicine
any BMI core course (above)
BIOMEDIN 201 Biomedical Informatics Student Seminar (1 unit)
A students in the BMI Ph.D. minor is expected to participate regularly in BIOMEDIN 201 Biomedical Informatics Student Seminar. Units from enrollment in BIOMEDIN 201 can be used once (maximum of one quarter) towards the BMI Ph.D. minor.
All courses used for the BMI Ph.D. minor must be taken for a letter grade, except for BIOMEDIN 201. The student should maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or better.
Units taken for the minor can be counted as part of the overall requirement for the Ph.D. of 135 units of graduate coursework done at Stanford. Courses used for a minor may not be used also to meet the requirements for a master's degree.
Courses taken before applying to the BMI Ph.D. minor can be counted towards the minor requirements.
How to apply
Stanford Ph.D. students should submit:
1. Application for Ph.D. Minor form
Unofficial Stanford transcript
3. Statement of purpose for adding the Ph.D. minor degree
Submit the form and accompanying materials to the Biomedical Informatics program.
Advising
A minor program advisor is assigned upon admission to the program.
Program Policies
External Credit Policies
Per policy (GAP 4.5.1 Doctoral Degrees, Requirements), all of the coursework for a Ph.D. minor must be completed at Stanford.