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MASTERS OF SCIENCE CANDIDATES 2007

The mandatory on line application wil be available August 15, 2006 - please see below for the link and deadlines.

Health sciences informatics research involves innovations in the understanding of the information needs of, the designs and technology for, the deployment of, and the evaluation of information management in the health sciences: basic science, clinical science, nursing, public health, and librarianship. The approach at Johns Hopkins is interdisciplinary. Although housed in the School of Medicine, the training program partners with all schools in the health sciences and throughout Hopkins. All fellows who successfully complete the program will receive a Masters of Science in Health Sciences Informatics.

An Integrated Fellowship and Master Degree Program

The 2-year fellowship and Master Degree Program begins July 1, 2007, has the following goals:

• To achieve a baseline level of competency in health sciences informatics
• To assimilate the fundamentals of health sciences informatics research
• To develop proficiency in one or more defined areas of health sciences informatics
• To increase knowledge of fields related to health sciences informatics, such as computer science, biostatistics, and evaluation methodology
• To observe and participate in collaborative research and development activities in health sciences informatics
• To complete a health sciences informatics research experience that includes proposal development, project execution, data evaluation, and reporting of results

Public Health Track:

We have a special interest in candidates with background and experience in public health. In addition to coursework, practica, and research supervision tailored to public health, we provide a unique experience to public health fellows. They participate in a national program, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, that connects them with public health informatics trainees at Columbia University, University of Utah, and University of Washington twice a year for special activities with public health and informatics experts. This special cohort of trainees is expected to take national leadership in the area of public health informatics.

Admission criteria are the same, and candidates will be judged in the same pool as other candidates.

The curriculum comprises several components.

Didactics include the Core Curriculum in Health Sciences Informatics (Applications; Design and Evaluation; Data, Information, and Knowledge; Security, Privacy and Confidentiality and Decision Support), electives, and two weekly seminars. These experiences provide a basic knowledge base that is generalizable across health sciences informatics applications.

Practical experience is provided during three practica or rotations in operational information technology environments throughout the university and with outside partners. These experiences provide suggestions for research, provide practical exposure to information technology, and provide workers at the practicum sites exposure to informatics concepts.

Research experience, which is 50 percent of the effort, is provided through mentored research. Research results are expected to be presented at national meetings and published in the academic informatics literature.

There are no clinical responsibilities associated with this fellowship.

The Faculty
The Executive Committee comprises: Harold P. Lehmann, Christoph Lehmann,
Steve Mandell, Robert Miller, Anna Orlova. Jonathan Pevsner, Nancy K. Roderer, and
Dongming Zhang.

The Public Health Executive Committee aids in the PH track decision process. The additional Committee faculty members are: Lynn Goldman, James M. Tielsch, and Jonathan Weiner.

Ongoing Research

Practicum Opportunities

Admission

Six fellows are accepted each year. Fellowships are open to any health or information-science professional with a doctoral degree (MD, PhD, DVM, DDS, MLS), to non-doctoral professionals co-applying for a related doctoral degree or already in such a program, or to non-doctoral public health professionals, for the Robert Wood Johnson program. Candidates for the National Library of Medicine-funded fellowship must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, as stipulated by our source of funding. Stipend range is $30,926 - $61,243 based on current NIH standards and is determined by the candidates' years of prior relevant experience and degree. Tuition and health insurance are paid by the fellowship program.

The Application Process

All applicants must apply through https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=jhu-med, paper applications are no longer accepted.The HIS application fee will be paid for by the division if you apply soley to our program and complete the application process in full. If you choose to apply to multiple programs, you will be required to pay the applicable fees.

Applications must be received by Feb 1, 2007. All supporting documentation (recommendation letters, etc.) must be received by Feb 15, 2007. Please track the receipt of materials through the Apply Yourself system. Applications received after the due date will be reviewed on a case by case basis. Positions will be offered by April 15, 2007. The following are requirements for application:

1. Transcript of school record, certified by the school 
2. Documentation of relevant prior experience
3. Certification of terminal degree
4. Three letters of recommendations
5. Personal data sheet

Applications are accepted 8/15/06 through 2/1/07.

For more information about submitting these requirements visit: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/graduateprograms/ or email gradsoff@jhmi.edu.

Applications will be reviewed by the Executive Committee after receipt of all required materials. Interview requests are initiated by the director of the program and not all applicants are granted interviews. An on-site interview is preferred before consideration for acceptance. Intangibles
such as evidence of scholarship, judgment, maturity, motivation, interpersonal skills, and career goals are the focus of the interview.

Notification

Positions will be offered by April 15, 2007. The program begins July 1.

For More Information Contact

Jessika Wrabel
Suite 1-203
2024 E Monument Street
Baltimore, MD 21287-0007
jessikawrabel@jhmi.edu
410.502.3768

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