This is sort of a follow up to a question in another thread, but I wanted to give more background so I thought i'd start anew.
I graduated with a BBA in MIS in 1999, started working in IT Consulting for 3 years before I was let go due to cutbacks etc. I didn't work for quite sometime and really let depression and all that good stuff get ahold of me for quite awhile. Now that I am done with my pity party, I am at a crossroads of how to further my career. I have debated giving up IT all together, but I really do enjoy it so I don't think in the long run I would be happy with that. From what I can tell, Healthcare seems to be one field that is still growing etc. One thought of mine was to get a Masters in Bio/Health/Clinical Informatics, however I don't feel that would necessarily distinguish me from all the other IT folks trying to get into healthcare. My other option would be to get my BSN or MSN in Nursing, gain experience, then switch back over.
I have read in a few threads that it is not necessary to be a Nurse but I am sort of thinking that with the field being new and growing that if I were to get the experience now that I could be in the mix of things. Healthcare is not completely foreign too me b/c I debated between Pre-Med and IT initially, and IT won out.
Thanks