{"id":78,"date":"2018-09-18T12:58:37","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T12:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biomedical-informatics2026\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2026-06-06T01:16:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T01:16:46","slug":"courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biomedical-informatics\/research-ms-and-phd-program\/courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Schedule and Descriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n          <h2 data-jumplink=\"true\">Fall Course Schedule<\/h2>\n        <table width=\"529\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"106\">Course #<\/td><td width=\"179\">Title<\/td><td width=\"108\">Instructor<\/td><td width=\"54\">Credits<\/td><td width=\"82\">Info<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\" width=\"529\">FALL Research Courses<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"106\">BMIF 6101<\/td><td width=\"179\">Biomedical Informatics Foundations and Methods I<\/td><td width=\"108\">Ancker\/Bejan<\/td><td width=\"54\">3<\/td><td 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