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The health informatics program combines healthcare, technological and interpersonal skills. 学生 learn to use technology to improve patient care by supporting providers, making organizations more effective and empowering patients to be more involved in 他们的关心.

健康信息学工作

  • 临床信息学经理
  • 临床信息学数据分析员
  • Healthcare information technology project manager
  • 系统分析师
  • 应用程序开发人员

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卫生信息专业 Finds Help Whenever and Wherever She Needs It

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每个人有时都需要帮助. 加伊拉年轻 can find it almost anywhere at the University 南阿拉巴马州.

As a health informatics major, she said, “I have advisors in the department who have been more than willing to help me figure 我这辈子要做什么.”

As vice president of the Black Student Union, she has brainstormed career possibilities with the union’s advisor, Jarmora Valrie, director of South’s Office of Multicultural 学生事务. At her on-campus job in the Enrollment Services Communication Center, her boss is always ready to listen and suggest.

In fact, she said, “All the faculty and staff here are pretty helpful.”

The department looks for ways to connect students with their field, she said, and 不仅仅是通过实习. Thanks to an alert about a travel scholarship, she was able to attend a global Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference 在拉斯维加斯,免费.

 

“I have advisers in the department who have been more than willing to help me figure 我这辈子要做什么.”

 

That gave her access not only to seminars, speakers and networking opportunities, but also to a career fair featuring resume evaluation and professional headshots.

Young is from Hoover, Alabama, near Birmingham. 她毕业后来到南方 USA Freshman Leadership Scholarship for her high school accomplishments.

She began as a biology major, switched to speech and hearing sciences, then changed to health informatics, which involves using technology to improve healthcare. The ongoing industry switch from paper to electronic health records has helped make it 不断发展的领域.

“Technology is constantly evolving,” Young said. “Electronic health records have definitely impacted the medical field in an extremely positive way.她说,比如病人 can now make appointments through an app rather than taking the time to navigate voicemail 或者稍等.

“All of that has definitely lessened the burden on the healthcare field.”


你知道吗??


  • The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that demand for medical records and health information specialists will grow 9% from 2020 to 2030, adding 37,100 jobs in the field.
  • The average salary for health informatics professionals nationwide is $67,080, according to Payscale, with many specialized positions averaging more than $100,000.
  • The department offers many academic scholarships. 学生也有机会 for scholarships covering specific learning opportunities, such as off-campus meetings 和会议.

 

联系人:

Dr. 马特•坎贝尔
Associate Professor, Health Informatics Coordinator
Department of Information Systems and Technology
(251) 460-6723

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