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315.862.01
Public Health Informatics Certificate Practicum

Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
Variable Credit
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

All Public Health Informatics Certificate requirements must be taken before or concurrently with the practicum.

Description
Provides students in the Public Health Informatics Certificate Program with an integrated experience on the use of information technology in a health sciences environment. Students have an opportunity to participate in informatics and information technology issues in real-world settings. Students are placed based on their individual goals and interests and the preceptors’ needs. Students join an active work group and are supervised directly or indirectly by the practicum preceptor. Students already in degree seeking programs may use their required capstone/practicum to count towards their Informatics practicum as long as it is relevant to the field of Informatics.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. apply the skills and competencies learned over the entire certificate curriculum to real world informatics in a public health setting
Enrollment Restriction
Students enrolled in the Health Informatics Certificate only