Find out how a master’s in healthcare informatics from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville can help you advance your career. Register today for an information session from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday, April 23 in SIUE Founders Hall, Room 2300, and learn more about this fully online program.
“With increasing demand for electronic health records and professionals qualified to lead industry change, it’s a great time to pursue a degree in healthcare informatics,” said Frank Lyerla, PhD, RN, director of SIUE’s master’s of healthcare informatics program. “Individuals, who work in a clinical setting and are interested in a career with technology-based responsibilities, are encouraged to attend the information session.”
Because the demand for healthcare professionals to be adept in information technology is increasing in scope and complexity, SIUE is offering its established Master of Science in healthcare informatics online and is currently accepting applications for the program beginning August 2016.
The premiere graduate program was developed in partnership with leaders in healthcare administration. The essentials of the program include training students to effectively use computerized systems in providing quality patient healthcare, according to Jerry Weinberg, associate provost for research and dean of the SIUE Graduate School.
The program benefits from an interdisciplinary approach with courses delivered by several SIUE Schools including: Business, Engineering, Nursing, and Education, Health and Human Behavior.
“As healthcare facilities work to meet government mandates concerning the use of electronic health records and other information technologies, the need for healthcare professionals with advanced education in informatics is at an all-time high,” Lyerla said.
“This master’s degree provides healthcare professionals with the skills and knowledge to plan, design, implement and use information technologies,” Lyerla added. “The program is suited for professionals with a bachelor’s degree, healthcare background and experience in information technology or the clinical setting.”
Healthcare informatics professionals integrate the worlds of medicine and technology by combining their expertise in data management, patient care and information technology systems. The Master of Science in healthcare informatics emphasizes the application of state-of-the-art computing technologies to healthcare.
Meet the program director, program graduates, faculty and staff who will answer questions about healthcare informatics. The information session features a panel of recent graduates and admissions information. Parking is free and the graduate application fee will be waived if an application is completed at the information session.
Interested participants should register online at siue.edu/healthcare-informatics-session.
By preparing the next generation of leaders in a knowledge-based economy, SIUE’s Graduate School fulfills the region’s demand for highly trained professionals. Graduate school offerings include arts and sciences, business, education, engineering, nursing and interdisciplinary opportunities. SIUE professors provide students with a unique integration of theoretical education and hands-on research experiences. Students can obtain graduate certificates or pursue master’s degrees, and be part of a supportive learning and rich intellectual environment that is tailored to the needs of adult learners. The Graduate School raises the visibility of research at SIUE, which ranks highest among its Illinois Board of Higher Education peers in total research and development expenditures according to the National Science Foundation. Doctoral programs are available in the Schools of Education (Ed.D.) and Nursing (DNP). The School of Engineering and the Department of Historical Studies feature cooperative doctoral programs (Ph.D.).