PhD in Health Informatics
The next application entry term is September 2025 with an application deadline of January 15, 2025.
We offer a PhD in Health Informatics program which will prepare scholars to discover and extend their scientific knowledge and advance the science and practice of health informatics. Many of our PhD graduates:
- Assume leadership roles in health informatics and health care systems
- Generate new knowledge through research and testing of theory and contribute to feasible solutions to advance health care in a culturally diverse society
- Translate research findings into practice and policy at multiple levels
- Reflect an interdisciplinary perspective in research and scholarly endeavours
The program is built around our core interdisciplinary specializations:
- Design and structure of digital information systems
- Implementation and evaluation of digital health information systems
- Health information systems applications
- Health data science and analytics
- Patient and equity-focused health technology interventions