Health Care Informatics M.S./ Pharm.D.

Dual Degree: Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Science in Health Care Informatics

Health care informatics is a growing and emerging discipline which evaluates the application of biomedical informatics methods and techniques utilized in the provision of health care services. Also included is the vital role HCI plays in enhancing the quality of care, reducing health care costs and addressing health issues.

Professionals who understand the relationship between people, health, information technology the health care system are in great demand.

For this reason, Lipscomb University is offering two innovative and exciting programs in HCI. We offer the dual degree program Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Science in health care informatics. Also offered is the Doctor of Pharmacy and certificate in health care informatics.

Career options are unlimited for pharmacists with this expertise and include such areas as health system pharmacy, hospital corporations, academia, community, managed care, regulatory and government, vendor, legal, consulting, entrepreneurial, clinical research, and the pharmaceutical industry to name a few.

Interested students will earn both the Doctor of Pharmacy and the Master of Science in health care informatics degrees at the completion of required course work. The two programs will run concurrently.

Note: College of Pharmacy students participating in a dual degree program must adhere to the admissions and academic policies of each graduate program that are consistent with policies for dual degree programs. For additional information see the Dual Degree Programs sections in this catalog.