Certificate in Clinical Informatics (Clinician Leader)
Passionate about information technology, workflow redesign and engagement strategies for health care clinicians? This one-year program is designed for licensed physicians, nurses and other clinical health care professionals seeking leadership roles leveraging information systems to
- Improve health care safety and quality
- Maximize workflow efficiencies
- Preserve user and patient satisfaction
Please see the “Checklist for Accepted Students” document for tuition support eligibility details.
New government requirements for electronic health record adoption and utilization will create a shortage of qualified clinical leaders who truly understand information systems and how to implement them to decrease medical errors and adverse events, while improving overall quality and patient outcomes. Completion of this training program prepares the participant for the implementation of certified electronic health record systems.
Training includes two core courses, three specialized courses and a mentored practicum for a total of 18 credit hours to be completed within one year.
Core Curriculum
Specialized Courses (Choose 3)
- INFO I505 Informatics Project Management
- INFO I512 Scientific and Clinical Data Management
- INFO I578 Data Analysis
- NURS 635 Consumer Health Informatics
- INFO I641 Business of Health Informatics
- INFO I643 Natural Language Processing
- INFO I535 Clinical Information Systems
- INFO I642 Clinical Decision Support Systems
Mentored Practicum
- INFO I584 Practicum in Health Information Technology
The mentored practicum provides the opportunity to synthesize coursework and demonstrate competency in clinical informatics in the context of a real-world health care environment.
