Students in the health informatics and information management program can apply to following scholarships: If you have specific questions about the internship program or requirements, please contact Steven Ton. The School of Global Health Management and Informatics has a dedicated internship director to oversee all internship efforts for the undergraduate health informatics and information management programs. Many students have secured full-time employment from their internship sites. This is a highly coordinated effort that has resulted in tremendous success for the program, its students and its community partners. The internship experience is designed to provide students an opportunity to apply classroom learning to real-world projects in healthcare organizations. The Health Informatics and Information Management program is comprehensive, including a mandatory UCF-affiliated internship experience at the end of the curriculum. If you have questions, please contact academic advisor Thea Samocki.
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Interested applicants must complete the following forms: Students who wish to enroll in the program must fill out a separate application to the program prior to March 1 for summer or fall admission and prior to Oct. Enrollment in the program is restricted due to the student demand for admission to the major, limited clinical sites and accreditation guidelines. This program is limited access, which means that acceptance to the university does not constitute admission to the health informatics and information management program. The undergraduate health informatics and information management program is an upper-division program leading to a bachelor of science degree. The acceptance rate into the limited access phase of the HIIM program was 90.5% in 2019-2020.The program's retention rate was 95% in 2019-2020.In 2020, 93% of students passed the Certified Coding Associate exam.Employment rate within one year of graduation was 86% in 2019-2020.Newly admitted students choosing to complete this program exclusively via UCF online classes may enroll with a reduction in campus-based fees. The Health Informatics and Information Management (BS) may be completed fully online, although not all elective options or program prerequisites may be offered online.
Students who graduate from our program are eligible to apply to sit for the National Registration Examination, administered by the American Health Information Management Association, to qualify as a Registered Health Information Administrator. During the final term of their senior year, students gain hands-on experience by interning at an affiliated healthcare facility. This means that after learning about business management, systems analysis, medical coding, and computer applications in healthcare, students will apply their knowledge and skills in a real-world setting.
What sets our curriculum apart is that it is designed to present a correlation between classroom theory and practical experience. By earning a bachelor’s degree in health informatics and information management from the University of Central Florida, you will position yourself for a career in the heart of the healthcare industry. In the age of technology, managing patient records and databases is central to the effective and efficient delivery of healthcare.