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???