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For some reason I thought they said there were 40,000 cases not 200,000?? But I do remember them saying that all cases were not the extreme ones that we saw on the special.

Do you have in any more specific contacts similar to those above for the Ohio area, Columbus specifically. Thanks

If the test is computerized, why doexn't it give you your scores when you are finished....or is there a writing portion or someting.

Does this only apply to Florida Residents, or anyone if they agree to work in the state after they graduate. Additionally, do you have a link that has all the fields listed etc.

I def don't take it lightly. I look at it as a challenge. I don't really see it any differently than CRNA's who need a year of ICU experience, in my case it may take 2 or 3 years but I think it will make me that much better of an "informacist" if you will. I wish I new someone who was a recruiter for a lot of these positions and could tell me whether NI trumps HI/CI/BI as far as ability to get IT job in healthcare or hospital.

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

I just asked this same question from someone at Vanderbilt b/c I am considering there Direct Entry Masters Program in Informatics. She too said it would be possible, but now I'm not so sure. How much experience do you think one should ideally try to get before switching, I was thinking maybe 2 years at least.....