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Healthcare informatics merges computer technology and clinical expertise to effectively organize, analyze, manage and use clinical knowledge and data for problem solving and decision making. Knowing that these skills are valuable to future pharmacists, SIUE offers a concurrent Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Science in healthcare informatics (MSHI) program.
Students pursuing this program will benefit from:
An understanding of how informatics fit within the healthcare system and patient care
Increased marketability for positions that combine these fields
A growing field with opportunity for advancement
Money saved from reduced credit hours
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
Expected April, October 2025
Start date
January 2025
School of Pharmacy
200 University Park Drive, Suite 220,
EDWARDSVILLE,
Illinois,
62025, United States
Admission to the concurrent degree program is limited and competitive. Students who choose to pursue this option will begin to take courses for the Master of Science in healthcare informatics (MSHI) only after they have completed the first year of the professional pharmacy program (P1). Students must have earned a minimum GPA of 3.0 during the P1 year.
English proficiency requirement:
TOEFL: 79
IELTS: 6.5
PTE: 53
Duolingo: 120
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is a nationally recognized, public institution offering high-quality, affordable education programs.
