careers in hit and informatics
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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Careers in HIT and Informatics
Mark CarrollUC 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• 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!!!!
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
Agenda
– Mentors– Interview Skills– Research– Linkedin
• Where are the jobs??????– Academia– Industry– Government Agencies
• Types of Jobs.– Tech– Analyst
Agenda
• Continuing Education – It is part of Medicine!!– HIMSS online and inperson – Local Seminars– Organization based training
• HL7• SNOMED• Medical Terminology• Others
– Questions??????????
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????
Education
• AMIA 10 x 10–Expensive–Specific training
• Nursing, PH, BioInformatics• Online with one or two meetings• Top Universities
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?
Education
• Internships…….. Or Volunteer–Best thing ever
• Positions earned• Public Health• Health Organizations• Network – ask the ????
Getting that Job!
• Resume• Curriculum Vitae• Networking Networking Networking
–Conferences–Seminars–Organization meetings–Where ever and whenever…
Getting that Job!
• Talk to someone– Remember their NAME– Know when to close and
when to stop– Email or Phone a thank
you
Getting that Job!
• Organizations–AMIA–HIMSS–HL7–PHIN
• Online conference calls• Opportunities to be apart of their work• Get on Listservs
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 Practice Practice–Research the company/organization
Getting that Job!
Where are the Jobs??????
• Academia– Online teaching
• Programming• Leadership• Others
• Industry– EMR– DS– Consultants– Start-ups SARTA
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
Where are the Jobs????
Where are the Jobs????
• Think outside the box….–EMS companies– Insurance companies–Research firms–Data management firms–Medical helicopter companies–Others???
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
• How are they listed????
Types of Jobs
• Technician• Analyst• Programmer• Assistant• Staff Research• IS/IT• Staffer
–So important to ask employers
Continuing Education
• HIMSS online course• Conference Courses – AMIA, HIMSS etc.• Local Seminars• Webinars from HIMSS and others….
Thank You
NorCal HIMSS
• How can we help you???