Opportunities to work with the Center for Health Informatics (Graduate Students)
IS 579 | CHIME-in | |
Work with WHO, CDC, etc. | ✔ | ✔ |
Work on your own project | ✔ | ✖ |
Academic credit | ✔ | ✖ |
Length | Semester | Open |
Starts | January, May, August | Anytime |
Open to non iSchool/INFO students | ✖ | ✔ |
Opportunities to work with the Center for Health Informatics (Undergraduate Students)
IS 189 | IS 389 | INFO 199 | INFO 399 | CHIME-in | |
Work with WHO, CDC, etc. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Work on your own project | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ |
Academic credit | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ |
Length | Semester | Semester | Semester | Semester | Open |
Starts | Jan, Aug | Jan, Aug | Jan, Aug | Jan, Aug | Anytime |
Open to BSIS Students | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
Open to INFO minor students | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Open to non iSchool/INFO students | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
Center for Health Informatics project FAQs
What skills do I need?
The projects vary in complexity and can accommodate skills levels from exploratory data analysis to deep learning.
How much time do I need to commit?
For classes the commitment is the university-wide standard of 48 hours per semester for each credit hour. For CHIME-in volunteer projects we ask that you commit a minimum of 2 hours per week on average.
Are there assistantships available to work on CHIME-in projects?
No. CHIME-in is a strictly volunteer program.
What programming language do I need to use?
Most projects do not have a required language, we prefer that you focus on the details of the project and use whatever language you are comfortable with. Most students use Python or R, however.
How do I choose the project?
Every student who is interested in working with CHI will have a 15-minute meeting with the supervisor to discuss current project openings and to see if there is a fit between project needs and the student’s skillset. If there is a fit with more than one project the student is usually given a choice.
What are the deliverables?
Typically teams meet with the project supervisor weekly and have monthly meetings with the entire CHI student group. Students are expected to provide progress updates at the meetings and a written report at the end of the semester. The written reports vary in length and formality based on the nature of the participation – class or volunteer.
Who will I be working with?
Students will typically be working in small teams of 2-3 people. Ideally these teams will be made up of both data science and health science students and may include both undergrads and grads.
Most class-based students and all CHIME-in students will also be working with an external partner. Recent teams have worked with WHO, CDC, Champaign-Urbana Public Health District, the Ministry of Health of Burkina Faso, Scientific Animations Without Borders, the University of Cape Town, and others.
How will I interact with external partners?
This varies greatly with the partner, from them joining weekly team meetings, to occasional email exchanges and the final report.