NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences offer a dual MD/MS in medicine and biomedical informatics (BMI). This program provides medical students with a deep knowledge of statistical and computational methods necessary to facilitate and lead research focused in the fields of genomics, clinical informatics, and bioinformatics.

Students in this dual degree program take courses on topics that include the history of important innovations in BMI and the algorithms underlying methods that are currently in use; computational skills for the analysis of complex genomic and medical data; and creating, validating, benchmarking, and deploying BMI methods.

The dual MD/MS in biomedical informatics program prepares students for a career involving computational and informatics methods. Our MD/MS graduates have integrated these skills into their clinical and research careers as residents, fellows, attendings, and physician–scientists. In these roles, they focus on the application of machine learning and deep learning models to electronic health records and medical images to predict and understand disease diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.

Timeline for Completing the MD/MS in Biomedical Informatics

The 34-credit MS in biomedical informatics can be completed with the MD degree in four years. During the first two years of medical school, students fulfill the preclerkship and some clinical components of the MD curriculum. Students then focus full time on the MS in biomedical informatics starting in the summer before the third year. During the fourth year, students return to medical school to resume and complete their MD training.

MD/MS Program Application, Tuition, and Funding

Students apply to the MD/MS in biomedical informatics directly through the Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences during the spring of the second year at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. As part of the application, students submit their CV, a personal statement, and three letters of recommendation.

Students receive an NYU Grossman School of Medicine scholarship to cover the cost of tuition for the MD degree program, provided each student maintains satisfactory academic progress in accordance with NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy. For more information about tuition rates for the MS portion of the degree, merit-based scholarships, and other options for financing the MS in biomedical informatics, contact the program.

Contact the Program

For more information about the MD/MS in biomedical informatics, email Kelly Ruggles, director, Masters Education, at Kelly.Ruggles@NYULangone.org, and Dr. Pawaan Punjabi, clinical informatics graduate advisor, at Pawaan.Punjabi@NYULangone.org.

For information about the dual MD/master’s degree programs, contact Emily Wolschlag, dual degree advisor, at Emily.Wolschlag@NYULangone.org.