Learning Health Sciences Education
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Create Change in Health Care

Transform knowledge into actionable change through our cutting-edge disciplines in health science.
Fast-Track Your Career and Impact

If you are seeking the skills to transform knowledge into actionable change in health care, the U-M Medical School Department of Learning Health Sciences offers specialized programs that will take you to the next step in your career. We're at the forefront of the newest disciplines in health science, providing you with unparalleled opportunities to become a leader in the health systems of the future.

Whether you are currently in a health care-related role or you are interested in joining this ever-growing industry, we offer a range of online and residential educational programs, all designed to maximize your impact.
Our Programs
Health Infrastructures & Learning Systems MS | PhD Program

Learning health systems are organizations or networks that continuously self-study and adapt using data and analytics to transform practice. Our graduate programs are on the forefront of this emerging science.

Health Infrastructures & Learning Systems Online MS Program

Our online MS program is designed to be completed in three semesters over 12 months for full-time students or over two-three years for part-time students.

Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE)

For health professionals who want to develop their educational leadership and scholarship, this personalized program fits alongside your current educational responsibilities.

Medical Education Scholars Program (MESP)

MESP provides an opportunity for competitively selected U-M Medical School faculty to study and apply principles of medical education in-depth.

Meet Our Team
Collaboration is at the heart of learning health sciences, a trans-disciplinary field of study that naturally convenes experts that share a common goal: to develop deeper understanding of learning processes and their supporting environments. Behavioral, social and organizational science; cognitive, information and computer science; industrial and systems engineering and other fields combine to create the rich intellectual tapestry of our work.
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Medical Embedded Learning Health Systems Training & Research (MEL-STaR) center

Supported by a program-project grant from AHRQ and PCORI, MEL-STaR will support the didactic and experiential training of 40 Learning Health System (LHS) scientists, to be known as “MEL-STaR Scholars”.

Learn about MEL-STaR
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Featured News & Stories See all news Michael Lanham
Department News
Dr. Michael Lanham Named Interim Chief Medical Information Officer for Michigan Medicine
Faculty and staff in the Department of Learning Health Sciences are celebrating Dr. Michael Lanham on his appointment as Interim Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) for Michigan Medicine.
 Vinod Vydiswaran
Department News
Vinod Vydiswaran Appointed Director of HILS Graduate Programs
DLHS Chair, Dr. Gretchen Piatt announced the appointment of Dr. Vinod Vydiswaran as the new Director of the Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems (HILS) MS and PhD programs, effective July 1, 2025.
 John Donnelly (L) and Lisa Ferguson (R) holding awards
Department News
John Donnelly and Lisa Ferguson Honored with 2025 EBS Awards
Two members of the Department of Learning Health Sciences (DLHS) have been recognized with 2025 Endowment for Basic Sciences (EBS) Awards.
 2025 Endowment for Basic Sciences Awards
Medical School News
Eighteen from UMMS honored with 2025 Endowment for Basic Sciences Awards
Nine Medical School faculty members and nine research staff members have been recognized for their contributions to teaching and research with Endowment for Basic Sciences (EBS) Awards for 2025. Each of the nine UMMS basic science departments select a winner for each award. This year’s recipients received their awards June 12 during a ceremony in the Medical School.
 Louito C. Edje, M.D., MHPE, FAAFP
Medical School News
Louito C. Edje, M.D., MHPE, FAAFP, reelected to AMA Council on Medical Education
Senior Associate Dean of Medical Education Louito C. Edje, M.D., MHPE, FAAFP, was reelected to the American Medical Association’s Council on Medical Education (CME). CME studies and evaluates all aspects of the medical education continuum and recommends national policies for medical and allied health education.
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Department News
Cross-Border Collaboration Fosters Future Leaders in Medicine
Three physician-researchers from China have completed a yearlong leadership development program at Michigan Medicine.