PHIRE 2024-2025 Cohort: (from bottom left) Waldo Guzman Barrientos, Alvaro Cruz Perez, Ryenne Belt, Caitlin Ruhland, Cassandra Montano Arellano, Jake Shaw (from top left) Dr. Vignesh Subbian, Samuel Ellis, Jessica Cruz, Juliana Panhorst, Emerald Norzagaray, Dylan Hermosillo, Isabella Irby

Image Credit: Alexandra Elias & Giovanni Rodriguez 

Place-based Health Informatics Research Education (PHIRE)
The PHIRE Program is a research training initiative for undergraduate students who are (a) currently enrolled or transferring to the University of Arizona, (b) interested in biomedical research, and (c) looking to pursue graduate education in areas related to health informatics. Funded by the National Library of Medicine, PHIRE offers an intensive, paid research experience (full-time in Summer and part-time in Fall), followed by professional development workshops and placement within a thematic minor designed to provide a transformative learning experience in health informatics and biomedical research. Research projects will aim to address health disparities and sociotechnical issues in Arizona and the broader Southwest region using data science and informatics methods. Students from Arizona communities that have been historically disadvantaged are particularly encouraged to apply.

For additional information and to apply, please visit the PHIRE website at https://phire.arizona.edu/.