ACADEMIC SENATE: SAN DIEGO DIVISION, 0002 UCSD, LA JOLLA, CA 92093-0002 (858) 534-3640 FAX (858) 534-4528 March 30, 2020 PROFESSOR LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO, Chair UC San Diego Health, Department of Biomedical Informatics PROFESSOR JAMES McKERROW, Dean Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences SUBJECT: Proposed MS in Health Informatics At its March 9, 2020 meeting, the Graduate Council approved the proposal to establish a new self-supporting professional graduate degree program of study leading to a Master of Science (M.S.) in Health Informatics. The Graduate Council will forward the proposal for placement on the April 21, 2020 Representative Assembly agenda. Please note that proposers may not accept applications to the program or admit students until systemwide review of the proposal is complete and the UC Office of the President has issued a final outcome. Sincerely, Lynn Russell, Chair Graduate Council cc: M. Allen J. Antony S. Constable M. Corr M. Day W. Dillmann R. Rodriguez " A Self-Supporting Professional Graduate Degree Program in Health Informatics for the Master of Science degree Led$By$ $ Department$of$Medicine,$$ Division$of$Biomedical$Informatics$ In$Collaboration$With$ Skaggs$School$of$Pharmacy$and$Pharmaceutical$Sciences$ $ $ $ $ University$of$California$San$Diego$|$2019$ 1" " Health'Informatics'Master'of'Science' Program'Proposal' ' ' ' Contact'Information'Sheet' " " Lead'Proponents:"" " Lucila"Ohno.Machado,"MD,"PhD" " " " Professor"of"Medicine" Chair,"UC"San"Diego"Health,"Department"of"Biomedical"Informatics" Associate"Dean"for"Informatics"and"Technology" UC"San"Diego" [email protected]"" " James"McKerrow,"MD,"PhD" Distinguished"Professor" Dean" Skaggs"School"of"Pharmacy"and"Pharmaceutical"Sciences" Associate"Vice"Chancellor"for"Health"Sciences" Distinguished"Professor"of"Pathology" [email protected]"" " Other'Contacts:'' " " " " Robert"El.Kareh,"MD,"MS,"MPH" Associate"Clinical"Professor" Associate"Director,"Biomedical"Informatics"Postdoctoral"Program" Division"of"Biomedical"Informatics" Department"of"Medicine" [email protected]"" " Michele"Day,"PhD" Program"Manager" Associate"Director,"Biomedical"Informatics"PhD"Program" Division"of"Biomedical"Informatics" Department"of"Medicine" [email protected]" " Nancy"Herbst" Director" Division"of"Biomedical"Informatics" Department"of"Medicine" [email protected]"" " 2" " Health'Informatics'Master'of'Science'Program'Proposal' ' Table'of'Contents' " Contents' Contact"Information"Sheet"............................................................................................................................................"2" Table"of"Contents".............................................................................................................................................................."3" Executive"Summary"........................................................................................................................................................."4" I." Section"1."Introduction"...................................................................................................................................."5" Table"1."Competitive"Scan"of"Master’s"programs"across"the"U.S."..............................................................."8" II." Section"2."Program"........................................................................................................................................."11" Core"Courses"....................................................................................................................................................................."12" Electives""..................................................................................................................................................................................................."13" Health"Informatics"Plan"I:"Thesis"..........................................................................................................................."15" Health"Informatics"Plan"II:"Comprehensive"Examination".........................................................................."15" Table"2."Elective"Options"............................................................................................................................................"16" III." Section"3:"Projected"Need"..........................................................................................................................."17" IV." Section"4."Faculty"............................................................................................................................................"20" Table"3."Program"Faculty*"from"DBMI"and"SSPPS"........................................................................................."21" V." Section"5."Courses"..........................................................................................................................................."22" Table"4."Sample"Program"of"Study"........................................................................................................................."22" VI." Section"6."Resource"Requirements"(Estimated"for"the"first"5"years)"....................................."23" VII." Section"7."Graduate"Student"Support"...................................................................................................."26" VIII." Section"8."Governance"..................................................................................................................................."26" IX." Section"9."Changes"in"Senate"Regulations"..........................................................................................."26" X." Financial"Accessibility"and"Impact"on"State.Supported"Programs"........................................."27" XI." Impact"on"State.Supported"Programs".................................................................................................."27" XII." Optional"Appendices"....................................................................................................................................."27" Appendix"I:"MS"Health"Informatics"Admission"Score"Sheet"......................................................................"35" Appendix"II:"Course"Descriptions..........................................................................................................................."36" Appendix"III:"Course"Approval"Forms"................................................................................................................."38" Appendix"IV:"Anticipated"Impact"of"New"courses"on"Existing"Courses"at"UCSD"............................."44" Appendix"V:"Draft"Catalog"Copy".............................................................................................................................."48" Appendix"VI:"Budget,"Chancellor"and"VC"letters,"and"Campus"Budget"Office"Reviews"................"54" Appendix"VII:"Feedback"from"Campus"Review"Committees"and"Other"Entities"............................."62" Appendix"VIII:"References"........................................................................................................................................."84" Appendix"IX:"Letters"of"Support"from"Department"of"Medicine"and"Related"Programs"............."85" Appendix"X:"Combined"CVs/Biosketches"for"Program"Faculty"..............................................................."89" " 3" " Health'Informatics'Master'of'Science'Program'Proposal' ' ' ' Executive"Summary' The"proposed"self.sustaining"program"will"award"the"MS"in"Health"Informatics"and"will"be" housed"in"the"Department"of"Medicine."The"program"will"be"governed"by"the"Division"of" Biomedical"Informatics"(DBMI)"and"will"involve"collaboration"with"the"Skaggs"School"of" Pharmacy"and"Pharmaceutical"Sciences"(SSPPS)."The"participating"faculty"include"10" members"of"DBMI"and"7"members"of"SSPPS."We"are"not"pursuing"additional"faculty"FTE"for" the"program." " Health"informatics"and"health"information"management"is"poised"for"continued"growth" according"to"the"US"Bureau"of"Labor"Statistics."Many"of"these"positions"require"and"benefit" from"formal"training"at"the"Master’s"level."The"program"targets"domestic"and"international" students"with"health.related"degrees"seeking"to"enhance"their"ability"to"analyze"and"use"the" ever.growing"amounts"of"data"to"improve"health."To"provide"a"world.class"health"informatics" training"experience"and"to"attract"qualified"candidates,"the"proposed"program"will"take" advantage"of"key"distinguishing"features"of"UC"San"Diego."These"features"include:"(1)" knowledgeable"academic"faculty"in"Health"Informatics"across"a"wide"range"of"clinical" disciplines,"including"general"and"specialized"medical"and"pharmacy"backgrounds;"(2)"a"close" and"synergistic"relationship"between"academic"and"operational"informatics"groups"within"a" world.class"academic"medical"center;"and"(3)"relationships"with"and"proximity"to"a"leading" bio.tech"industry."These"characteristics"provide"a"significant"competitive"advantage"over" other"informatics"training"programs"in"Southern"California"and"place"us"in"the"top"tier"of" training"programs"nationally." " The"proposed"degree"will"consist"of"48"units"and"will"offer"either"thesis"or"comprehensive" examination"options."Students"may"elect"to"pursue"the"degree"full."or"part.time."The" curriculum"will"include"an"overview"of"the"broad"field"of"Biomedical"Informatics,"cutting.edge" analytic"techniques,"pharmacogenomics"and"clinical"data"modeling."In"addition,"to"prepare" students"to"have"substantial"impact"as"they"enter"the"workforce,"the"program"includes"