SURVEY OF HEALTH INFORMATICS PROGRAMS AND
HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN CANADA 2025 Queen's University | ||||||||||
| Program Name | Biomedical Informatics (GDBI) | |||||||||
| CONTACT INFORMATION | ||||||||||
| Department | School of Computing & Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences | |||||||||
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts and Science | |||||||||
| Program Contact Name | ||||||||||
| Telephone | ||||||||||
| bmifdirector@queensu.ca | ||||||||||
| Street | 557 Goodwin Hall | |||||||||
| City | Kingston | |||||||||
| Province | ON | |||||||||
| Postal Code | K7L 2N8 | |||||||||
| PROGRAM INFORMATION | ||||||||||
| Program Academic Level | Graduate | |||||||||
| HI Component Comprehensiveness | Full Program | |||||||||
| Program Delivery & Attendance | Onsite | |||||||||
| Program Typical Duration | 4 months | |||||||||
| Credential | Graduate Diploma | |||||||||
| Credential Awarded | GDBI | |||||||||
| Credential Description | Graduate Diploma in Biomedical Informatics | |||||||||
| Type of Professional Produced by Program List Standard Types (e.g., AHI, RDHI, CHI, HIM, hybrids, all) | Biomedical Informatician | |||||||||
| Type of Role(s) Addressed by Program List Standard Specific Roles (e.g., CIO, Internal Consultant, Teacher, Researcher, etc., all) | Chief Information Officers; Chief Medical Information Officers; Chief Medical Officers; Chief Nursing Information Officers; Biomedical and clinical research; Clinical Informaticist; Directors of Medical Informatics; Nursing informatics specialists | |||||||||
| Candidate Pre-requisites for Program | - an applicant must hold a minimum of a BSc (Honours) degree in biology, life sciences, biochemistry, medical sciences, computer science, biostatistics, engineering, and related disciplines - minimum acceptable average for admissions to these programs is B+ in the third and fourth years of the student’s undergraduate program (all courses considered). | |||||||||
| Co-op; Practicum | No | |||||||||
| Part Time Availability | No | |||||||||
| Program Cost | $9 467/program | |||||||||
| Registration Due Date | February 1 | |||||||||
| Program Website | https://www.cs.queensu.ca/graduate/bmif/ | |||||||||
| Program Admissions Requirement Link | https://www.cs.queensu.ca/graduate/bmif/ | |||||||||
| Program Application Link | https://www.cs.queensu.ca/graduate/bmif/ | |||||||||
| Comments on Program | Using a ladder approach, students can take the 4 month graduate diploma, with the option to continue on to complete a one-year masters. | |||||||||
| PROGRAM CURRICULUM | ||||||||||
| Program Curriculum Information Link | https://www.cs.queensu.ca/graduate/bmif/ | |||||||||
| Program Courses | Courses Programming Skills and Tools for Processing of Biomedical Data Biomedical Data Analysis Biomedical Data Mining and Applications Medical Imaging Informatics | |||||||||
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