Program Overview

Certificate in Biomedical Data Science Program

The Certificate in Biomedical Data Science program is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to lead, manage, and collaborate with Data Science teams in healthcare organizations.

Program Objectives

The Program Objectives for the Certificate in Biomedical Data Science program consist of the following:

• Lead, manage and collaborate Data Science teams with data-driven approaches to healthcare organizations.
• Recognize the social and ethical responsibilities of data scientists.
• Utilize programming languages and software to implement Data Science capabilities such as machine learning, data visualization, statistical and causal inference.
• Assess and optimize artificial intelligence solutions for real-world performance.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

1. Use statistical methods, programming languages, and analytic software with biomedical data to develop data science applications.
2. Apply techniques for machine learning to healthcare data.
3. Measure, assess, and analyze health outcomes within healthcare organizations.

Program Details

The program is part of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at The University of Texas at San Antonio. The university is an academic health center that includes schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, health professions, graduate biomedical sciences, and public health, as well as a clinical enterprise called UT Health San Antonio.

University Overview

The University of Texas at San Antonio is a leading institution in the field of biomedical sciences, with a strong focus on research, education, and community engagement. The university's health science center conducts 2.5 million patient visits yearly, making it a major player in the healthcare industry.