Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Examine the use of clinical informatics for improving health care delivery and health outcomes
• Analyze challenges in the equitable application of clinical informatics to diverse populations
• Apply epidemiological methods to the evaluation of clinical informatics interventions
• Design a clinical informatics project

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Each week, curricular material is introduced with a lecture and an assignment in which students apply the material.

Lectures: Wednesday, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, July 15 through August 26, 2026.
Remote lectures, providing an overview of the curricular material for the week, are given at 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM via Zoom, beginning Wednesday, July 16. A recording of the lecture will be made available when possible.

All course materials and handouts will be posted on the course's online syllabus.

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Weekly Assignments
The course has 6 weekly assessments and didactic discussions. The 6 assessments are worth 60% of the final course grade. Didactic discussions are worth 20% of the final course grade.

Final Project

The final project is worth 20% if the couse grade.

Only UCSF students (defined as individuals enrolled in UCSF degree or certificate programs) will receive academic credit for courses. Official transcripts are available to UCSF students only. A Certificate of Course Completion will be available upon request to individuals who are not UCSF students and satisfactorily pass all course requirements.

UCSF Graduate Division Policy on Disabilities

ATCR/MS/HDS/EPI PhD students use the Student Portalexternal site (opens in a new window)

Students taking individual courses:

Course Fees (2025-2026)external site (opens in a new window)
How to payexternal site (opens in a new window) (please read before applying)
Summer 2026 Course Scheduleexternal site (opens in a new window)

Summer 2026 Course Application due by July 10, 2026