[rninformatics]

Informatics Degree Programs Summary

We are pleased to announce the newest release of our survey of Nursing
Informatics programs in the US.

This is the 5th revision of our survey (completed August 2006), and is
available at Informatics Degree Programs Summary. This is part of the
most utilized and most comprehensive survey of academic informatics programs in the US. Earlier versions of the survey results and the methodology have been published in the Journal of the American Society of Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), Feb 2005, (
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This site generally receives many thousands of visits each year,
particularly by students looking for graduate programs in informatics. We
strive to incorporate all relevant information, and to accurately represent
it. We would appreciate your review of these most recent survey results,
and would welcome any feedback or suggestions you may have for us. Please
send any comments to Brad Hemminger (bmh@ils.unc.edu).

The current survey of Nursing Informatics programs, along with our other
informatics surveys can be found at:

Informatics Degree Programs Summary

Sincerely,

Brad Hemminger


Bradley Hemminger Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Information and Library Science
206A Manning Halll
University of North Carolina

[Mijourney]

I can't help but wonder if one was interested in the health informatics certificate program what the benefit would be taking a nine hour program over a 17 or 20 hour program. I would presume that the nine hour course would be more of a refresher and the 17 hour course would provide more intensive training for those new to informatics. Follow up to this would be appreciated.

[rninformatics]

Hi Mijourney,

I'm sure the "benefit" would depend on the course content within the particular certificate program and what your goals and objectives are for enrolling in a certificate program.
I'd suggest you review the Program's course content. I'd also hazard a guess that benefits obtained might also correlate to the increased depth of content and complexity in a 20 hour program as apposed to a 9 hour program. Happy New Year and Hope that Helps!
Angela

Originally Posted by Mijourney

I can't help but wonder if one was interested in the health informatics certificate program what the benefit would be taking a nine hour program over a 17 or 20 hour program. I would presume that the nine hour course would be more of a refresher and the 17 hour course would provide more intensive training for those new to informatics. Follow up to this would be appreciated.