SURVEY OF HEALTH INFORMATICS PROGRAMS AND
HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN CANADA 2026
University of Victoria
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| Program Name | Health Informatics (PhD) |
| CONTACT INFORMATION |
| Department | School of Health Information Science |
| Faculty | Human and Social Development
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| Program Contact Name | Abdul Roudsari |
| Telephone | 250-721-8578 |
| Email | hinfgradadvisor@uvic.ca |
| Street | PO Box 3050 STN CSC |
| City | Victoria |
| Province | BC |
| Postal Code | V8W 3P5 |
| PROGRAM INFORMATION |
| Program Academic Level | Graduate |
| HI Component Comprehensiveness | Full Program |
| Program Delivery & Attendance | Combined |
| Program Typical Duration | 4 Years |
| Credential | Doctorate |
| Credential Awarded | PhD |
| Credential Description | Doctorate of Philosophy in Health Informatics |
Type of Professional Produced by Program
List Standard Types (e.g., AHI, RDHI, CHI, HIM, hybrids, all) | Health Informatics Professional |
Type of Role(s) Addressed by Program
List Standard Specific Roles (e.g., CIO, Internal Consultant, Teacher, Researcher, etc., all) | leadership roles in informatics and health care, researcher |
| Candidate Pre-requisites for Program | - Successful completion of a graduate level statistics course prior to application
- A Master’s degree in health informatics or related field from an accredited university
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| Co-op; Practicum | Yes |
| Part Time Availability | No |
| Program Cost | $3 322/term |
| Registration Due Date | December 15 |
| Program Website | https://www.uvic.ca/hsd/hinf/graduate/phd/index.php
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| Program Admissions Requirement Link | https://www.uvic.ca/hsd/hinf/graduate/phd/admissions/index.php
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| Program Application Link | https://www.uvic.ca/hsd/hinf/graduate/phd/admissions/index.php |
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| PROGRAM CURRICULUM |
| Program Curriculum Information Link | https://www.uvic.ca/hsd/hinf/graduate/phd/program/index.php
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| Program Courses | Required Courses
Complete the following:
Complete 1.5 units of HINF 500-level elective
Completion of the Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Certificate Program
Complete all of:
Theories in Health Informatics
Methods in Health Informatics
Health Informatics PhD Seminar
Candidacy Exam
Dissertation |
| FACULTY ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRAM |
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| Full-Time Dedicated to Program |
| | Last Name | First Name | Department | Faculty | Rank | Credentials | Research Expertise |
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| Bambi | Jonas | School of Health Information Science | Human and Social Development | Assistant Professor | MSc, MBA, PhD | Information Management and Information Technology (IMIT) | | Borycki | Elizabeth | School of Health Information Science | Human and Social Development | Professor | RN, HBScN, MN, PhD | Human Factors; Design; Implementation Science; Knowledge Management; Virtual Care; Data Science; Clinical Informatics; Nursing Informatics; Health Informatics | | Chrimes | Dillon | School of Health Information Science | Human and Social Development | Assistant Teaching Professor | BSc, BSc, MSc, MSc, PhD | Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, BioMedical Devices, Digital Health, Electronic Health Record, Health Informatics, Hospital System, Integrated System Engineering, Surveillance, Usability | | Courtney | Karen | School of Health Information Science | Human and Social Development | Director; Professor | PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, BA | Telehealth; Chronic disease management; Geriatric health; Nursing Informatics and Health Services Research | | Kuo | Alex | School of Health Information Science | Human and Social Development | Professor | PhD, MBA, BSc | Data Interoperability; Health Database & data Warehousing; AI & Data Mining application in healthcare; e-Health | | Kushniruk | Andre | School of Health Information Science | Human and Social Development | Professor | PhD, MSc, BA, BSc | Usability of Health Information Systems; Human Factors in Healthcare; Clinical Informatics; Consumer informatics; Decision Support Systems; Healthcare Decision Making | | Lai | Claudia | School of Health Information Science | Human and Social Development | Assistant Professor | PhD; MSc; BSc | Digital Innovations that Promote Healthy Aging at home, Shared Decision Making, and Public Health; Community-Based Participatory Research; Digital Health Equity; Integrated Care; Learning Health Systems, Patient Portals | | Lee | Dennis | School of Health Information Science | Human and Social Development | Assistant Professor | PhD, MSc, BBA | health data standards | | Minshall | Simon | School of Health Information Science | Human and Social Development | Assistant Teaching Professor; Health Terminology and Interoperability Standards Certificate Coordinator | MSc, BSc | Health Informatics, Data Analytics & Visualisation, Usability, Education, Medical Imaging | | Monkman | Helen | School of Health Information Science | Human and Social Development | Assistant Professor; Undergraduate Advisor | PhD, MA, BSc | Human Factors; User Experience; Usability; Consumer Health Informatics; eHealth Literacy or Digital Health Literacy; Information Visualization | | Roudsari | Abdul | School of Health Information Science | Human and Social Development | Professor | PhD, MSc, BSc | Modelling and Simulation; systems methodology; AI and intelligent data analysis; E-health; Telemedicine; Intelligent Clinical Decision Support |
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