Tuskegee University, a historically Black institution in Alabama, has recently partnered with the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston (UTHealth Houston) to establish an accelerated pathway program for Tuskegee students to earn a master’s degree in biomedical informatics.
Tuskegee undergraduate students now have the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree from the HBCU, while simultaneously working towards a graduate certificate from UTHealth Houston’s McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics. The collaborative program will enhance Tuskegee’s undergraduate curriculum by adding graduate-level courses in biomedical informatics, thereby providing an accelerated graduate option for undergraduate students.
If students wish to further their education upon graduation from Tuskegee University, they can enroll in the McWilliams School’s online master’s degree program in biomedical informatics, requiring only one additional year of study. This “4+1” model will allow Tuskegee students to potentially earn a bachelor’s degree, graduate certificate, and master’s degree in just five years.
UTHealth Houston’s “4+1” program in biomedical informatics has recruited a total of four partner institutions. Currently, Tuskegee University is the program’s only HBCU collaborator.
More information on the accelerated graduate program can be found here.
