The Department of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics and Medical Epidemiology (BBME) at the University of Missouri School of Medicine is a leader in health informatics education, research and service.

The department offers a master's degree in health informatics (MS), as well as graduate certificates in healthcare project management, health ethics, and health informatics. Students may pursue master's degrees on campus through our residential program or primarily online through our executive program for working professionals.

Our faculty members research and develop methods for monitoring population health. BBME researchers continue to secure federal funding to pursue their work, and health outcomes and information research is one of the top areas of strength at the MU School of Medicine. Because of our faculty member's expertise and the strength of our research centers, industry leaders regularly call on our faculty members for strategic consulting.

2021 CAHME/Pristine Home Care Essay Contest Award Recipient from University of Missouri MSHI Program

Master of Science in Health Informatics student (dual with MHA) Okunsogie Jessica Osaze is the first-place recipient of the 2021 CAHME/Pristine Home Care Student Essay Contest Scholarship. Her essay addresses the importance of meeting the cultural needs of patients in their homes with cultural humility interventions at the macros, mezzo, and micro levels.

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