Program Description
Biomedical data science and informatics is an interdisciplinary field that combines ideas from computer science and quantitative disciplines-statistics, data science, decision science-to solve challenging problems in biology, medicine and public health.
Clemson University and the Medical University of South Carolina offer a joint PhD degree in Biomedical Data Science and Informatics. This unique collaboration combines Clemson’s strengths in computing, engineering, and public health with MUSC’s expertise in biomedical sciences to produce the next generation of data scientists, prepared to manage and analyze big data sources in order to improve health in the state and the nation. This program is unique to South Carolina and very few programs nationally focus on data science applied to the health and biomedical fields.
The nation’s transition to new healthcare delivery models and the exponential growth in biomedical data translate to a need for professionals with expertise in data science focused in biomedical research who can leverage big data to improve health in the state and the nation. Graduates possess marketable skills for informatics careers in biology, medicine, or public health focused on the development of prescriptive analytics from large data sources and are prepared to lead research programs in academic, healthcare, public health, and industry. These specially trained scientists are critical to on-going efforts to improve health outcomes in South Carolina and the nation. Specialized tracks include precision medicine, population health, and clinical and translational informatics.
Students have a designated “home institution” at which they are typically physically located. However, all students in this program take graduate classes from both institutions. Students are not required to travel between campuses to take courses, as courses are available to students both on-campus and via synchronous remote connection. Courses are offered on the Clemson main campus, MUSC main campus, the University Center of Greenville, and the Zucker Family Graduate Education Center (on CURI campus, North Charleston).
For curriculum information, please see the full program description here Biomedical Data Science and Informatics, PhD
For more information, please visit https://www.cs.clemson.edu/bdsi/
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