Transcript Careers in HIT and Informatics

Careers in HIT and Informatics
Mark Carroll
UC Davis Health Informatics
Graduate Program
Who is this guy?
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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
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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
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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
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Technician
Analyst
Programmer
Assistant
Staff Research
IS/IT
Staffer
– So important to ask employers
Continuing Education
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HIMSS online course
Conference Courses – AMIA, HIMSS etc.
Local Seminars
Webinars from HIMSS and others….
Thank You
NorCal HIMSS
• How can we help
you???