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Careers in HIT and Informatics

Careers in HIT and Informatics. Mark Carroll UC Davis Health Informatics Graduate Program. Who is this guy?. Biotech Pharma Pharma Informatics Informatics Training Bouncer California – Children's Medical Branch - PEDNESS California Laboratory Integration Project – UC Davis

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Careers in HIT and Informatics

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  1. Careers in HIT and Informatics Mark Carroll UC Davis Health Informatics Graduate Program

  2. Who is this guy? • Biotech • Pharma • Pharma Informatics • Informatics Training • Bouncer • California – Children's Medical Branch - PEDNESS • California Laboratory Integration Project – UC Davis • UC Davis Health Informatics Program – Assistant Director • Informatics Faculty (in-person and on-line) • Research in Public Health Informatics (grants) • I am a student again!!!!

  3. Agenda • Education Opportunities • Bachelors degrees • Certificates • AMIA 10 x10 programs • Internships • Volunteer opportunities • Graduate degrees • Getting that job! • Resume/ Curriculum Vitae • Networking • Organization in HIT and Informatics

  4. Agenda • Mentors • Interview Skills • Research • Linkedin • Where are the jobs?????? • Academia • Industry • Government Agencies • Types of Jobs. • Tech • Analyst

  5. Agenda • Continuing Education – It is part of Medicine!! • HIMSS online and inperson • Local Seminars • Organization based training • HL7 • SNOMED • Medical Terminology • Others • Questions??????????

  6. Education • Bachelors Degrees • Not broadly available • More starting to appear – Drexel • Industry isn’t sure what to do with it • Certificates • Many to choice from • Benefits? • To someone trying to break in????

  7. Education • AMIA 10 x 10 • Expensive • Specific training • Nursing, PH, BioInformatics • Online with one or two meetings • Top Universities

  8. Education • Graduate Degrees • Informatics • MS, MPH, Ph.D. Dr.PH. • Many to choice from • Some online • Most inperson • Thesis or applied • What does it do for me? • Qualifications?

  9. Education • Internships…….. Or Volunteer • Best thing ever • Positions earned • Public Health • Health Organizations • Network – ask the ????

  10. Getting that Job! • Resume • Curriculum Vitae • Networking NetworkingNetworking • Conferences • Seminars • Organization meetings • Where ever and whenever…

  11. Getting that Job! • Talk to someone • Remember their NAME • Know when to close and when to stop • Email or Phone a thank you

  12. Getting that Job! • Organizations • AMIA • HIMSS • HL7 • PHIN • Online conference calls • Opportunities to be apart of their work • Get on Listservs

  13. Getting that Job! • Mentors • ASK when you meet someone working in an area of interest • HIMSS can help • How did they get there???? • Interview Skills • Practice PracticePractice • Research the company/organization

  14. Getting that Job!

  15. Where are the Jobs?????? • Academia • Online teaching • Programming • Leadership • Others • Industry • EMR • DS • Consultants • Start-ups SARTA

  16. Where are the Jobs???? • Ask industry what they classify you as? • Government Agencies • CDC • State and local Public Health Agencies • NIH • So many others at all levels of Government

  17. Where are the Jobs????

  18. Where are the Jobs???? • Think outside the box…. • EMS companies • Insurance companies • Research firms • Data management firms • Medical helicopter companies • Others???

  19. Where are the Jobs???? • Positions are not called HIT/Informatics • UTAH only one • Most are listed as other • Why??? • We have so much work to do… • Phone a friend.. Educate

  20. How are they listed????

  21. Types of Jobs • Technician • Analyst • Programmer • Assistant • Staff Research • IS/IT • Staffer • So important to ask employers

  22. Continuing Education • HIMSS online course • Conference Courses – AMIA, HIMSS etc. • Local Seminars • Webinars from HIMSS and others….

  23. Thank You

  24. NorCal HIMSS • How can we help you???

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