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HealthiT.gov
to Educate Health IT
The Office of the National Coordinator for
Professionals Program Health Information Technology
8000 Health IT Graduates for Hire*
* As ofDecember 2011
Certified for 6 Roles:
Practice Workflow & Information Management Our students are mid-career, highly-qualified
Redesign Specialists professionals, with previous experience
Clinician/Practitioner Consultants
in healthcare & IT
Implementation Support Specialists Distance learning available
4 Implementation Managers
Technical/Software Support
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For graduate resumes, please contact the community college consortia leads:
dimantw@losrios.edu http://www.wrhealthit.org
patricia.dombrowski@bellevuecollege.edu
norma.morganti@tri-c.edu http://www.mwhit.org
glefever@tcc.edu http://www. tcc.ed u
kgoodi ng@ema i l.pittcc.edu http://hitregiond.pittcc.edu/
For More Information About:
Community College Consortia, visit http://HealthiT.gov/communi tycollege
Health IT, visit http://HealthiT.gov
http://www.nwhit.org
Community College Consortia HealthiT.gov
to Educate Health IT
The Office of t he National Coordinator for
Professionals Program
Health Information Technology
Student Profiles
Formal education or
training prior to program
60%
SO%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0
Health IT Health IT None of the above
70%
60%
Job prior to program
Among student who had prior work
experience in health, 75% had 6 years or
more experience; 73% of students with prior
IT experience have 6+ years of experience
Among those with health IT experience, 37%
had 6+ years of experience
51% had prior experience working in
hospitals
Student Testimonials
"I took aCXlUrse in Implementation Management and @t involVEd in health information I:B.:ause as anurse, the te:::hnolqscal
revolution has hit me on the ground level. ... The lm plementation Management class helped medevelop an understandingofthe core
concepts of health information te:::hnolcgy, health care, and proje:::t management. .. "
Kathi Dahlberg
Lansing Community College, Ml
Unda Gebaroff had a background in IT and nursing. After herpb had tx::en outsourced she enrdled in the Workfcrce Training Prcgram at
Bellevue College.
"I re:::ently accepted an offerforthe electront health re:::ord (EHR)implementation and training spe:::ialist! ...Enrolling in this
ptq5ram was the test move Iever made. I'm really excited alxlut my nevv career."
Linda Gebaroff
Bellevue College, WA
" ... In August 2fXJj, Iwas lad off when the company moved mydepartment Through acombination of my background and the
education and expertise I gained at Bellevue College, I was able to find a p:JSition as an Informatics Manager at Swedish Health Services, a
major health care service provider in the Seattle area."
Andrew Zydel
Bellevue College, WA