PharmD and Health Informatics and Information Management
Health Informatics and Information Management (HIIM) is one of the fastest-growing
professions in the country, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment
of health informatics professionals is expected to grow twice as fast as employment
overall. According to the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS),
pharmacy informatics focuses on medication-related knowledge and data within healthcare
systems. Pharmacists in this area of practice frequently work in multi-disciplinary
teams for the planning, development, implementation, and maintenance of new health
care related technologies such as Computerized Practitioner Order Entry (CPOE), Bar
Code Medication Administration (BCMA), clinical decision support, robotics, telepharmacy,
and many other technologies. The Certificate and Master's in HIIM are offered online
by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Health Professions,
and students can earn the Certificate or Master's while completing the Doctor of Pharmacy
degree.
Certificate in Health Informatics and Information Management
- Certificate offered online by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Health Professions
- Nine credit program (eight credits can be applied to the elective requirement of the Doctor of Pharmacy degree)
- Requirements:
- Completion of one year of the Doctor of Pharmacy Program
- GPA 3.0 or higher
- Courses can be applied to the Master in Health Informatics and Information Management
Master in Health Informatics and Information Management
- Courses offered online by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Health Professions.
- 33 credit program (8 credits can be applied to the elective requirement of the Doctor of Pharmacy degree).
- Requirements:
- Completion of 1 year of the Doctor of Pharmacy Program.
- GPA 3.3 or higher.
Contact Information:
Rebecca Reynolds, EdD, RHIA, FAHIMA, at rreynol5@uthsc.edu.
