Clinical Informatics Certificate Overview
Ohio University’s College of Health Sciences and Professions offers a 100% online, graduate-level Clinical Informatics Certificate, which focuses on how clinicians store, retrieve and analyze health information. In practice, knowledge of clinical informatics transforms the delivery of health care by creating information and communication systems to help clinicians design, implement and analyze health data to enhance individual and population health outcomes, improve patient care and foster efficient and effective clinician-patient interactions.
As medical facilities continually advance their electronic medical records systems, more skilled and trained clinical informatics professionals will be needed in the rapidly-growing health care industry. Employers hiring clinical informaticsians often require at least a baccalaureate degree in a healthcare-related field and a graduate-level certificate in informatics.
At Ohio University’s College of Health Sciences and Professions, you can obtain your Clinical Informatics Certificate at an affordable cost and in a 100% onlineformat.
Interested in obtaining a master's degree by combining your specific areas of interest?
This certificate is part of a unique stackable certificate option that can lead to obtaining a Master of Integrated Health Studies .
Simply choose any two of the following designated graduate certificates and complete a set of core courses.
Opportunities upon Completion:
The American Health Informatics Management Association (AHIMA) estimates that the demand for skilled workers will increase by 20% ( www.ahima.org downloaded 10/25/11). A report prepared by Batelle Technology (November 2011) for the Ohio Third Frontier, noted that high growth is expected in health care information technology that includes business process management and clinical health care. Upon applying for graduation (for degree-seeking students) or completion of the certificate requirements (for non-degree students), you must contact the program coordinator for verification of completion and the awarding of the certificate.
Required Courses:
IHS 5513-Health Informatics for the Health Professions
HLTH 6801- Health Information Systems and Applications
IHS 6803- Program Planning and Evaluation in Healthcare
Graduation Requirements:
1) Minimum semester hours required: 9
2) Thesis requirement: No
3) Qualifying exam: No
4) Expected time to completion if studying full time: 1.5 semesters
5) The Clinical Informatics Graduate Certificate consists of three courses for a total of nine semester credit hours. Upon applying for graduation (for degree-seeking students) or completion of the certificate requirements (for non-degree students), you must contact the program coordinator for verification of completion and the awarding of the certificate.
Admission Requirements:
The Clinical Informatics Graduate Certificate program will accept students in two categories: (1) those who have been admitted to an advanced degree program at Ohio University and (2) those who possess a bachelor’s or advanced degree but are not currently in a degree program at Ohio University. Master of Integrated Health Studies (MIHS) students do not need to apply for each certificate separately. Each MIHS student will identify their two certificates of choice when applying to the degree program.
1) Students who have already been admitted to an advanced degree program at Ohio University (degree-seeking graduate students).
- Complete an Application for Update of Graduate Academic Program . This application can be obtained online or in person from the Graduate College. The certificate code is CTCING.
- The completed application, including the signature of an advisor (if applicable) should be submitted to the Department of Interdisciplinary Health Studies, in Grover W182, or emailed to Stephanie Johnson to obtain the certificate director signature.
- After the certificate director has signed the form, it will be sent to the Graduate College for processing.
2) To apply to an individual certificate program for those who are not currently enrolled in an advanced degree program at Ohio University:
- Submit an application to the Graduate College. Admission requirements include the following:
- 4-year bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. university/college or equivalent from a non-U.S. institution
- Ability to manage graduate studies as evidenced by undergraduate performance, current professional responsibilities, and/or similar criteria.
Apply for the certificate program as a non-degree student.
The Fall 2025 application is now open.