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Opportunities for health sciences librarians as well as others interested in health information management are diverse and challenging, ranging from very specialized kinds of positions in large research or teaching institutions to personalized service roles in small hospital libraries and extensive information services in pharmaceutical companies or interacting with other health care providers through medical informatics.  The program focuses on the fundamental concepts and activities in health information processing, including health storage and retrieval system, clinical decision support, clinical research and issues in health care financing, and legal, ethical, and philosophical concerns in health informatics.

SLIS provides preparation relevant to several specializations within health informatics, including:

Health Informatics
Academic Health Sciences Libraries
Hospital Libraries
Consumer and Patient Health Information
Drug Information
Government Health Information Agencies
Community-based Health Information Agencies

Required Core Courses (9 Hours)

SLIS 5000 Introduction to Information Professionals
SLIS 5200 Introduction to Information Organization
SLIS 5600 Introduction to Information and Access Retrieval

SLIS 5365 Health Sciences Information Management
SLIS 5637 Medical Informatics
SLIS 5670 Organization of Information of Clinical Care
SLIS 5713 Telecommunication for Information Professionals
                    Or
SLIS 5715 Introduction to Digital Imaging Management 

Suggested Electives (Select 15 Hours)

SLIS 5080 Research Methods and Analysis
SLIS 5205 Information Indexing, Abstracting and Retrieval
SLIS 5206 Information Retrieval Design
SLIS 5210 Organization and Control of Information Resources I
SLIS 5300 Management of Information Agencies
SLIS 5305 Systems Analysis and Design
SLIS 5306 Project Management for Information Systems
SLIS 5647 Legal Information and Access Services
SLIS 5660 Government Information and Services
SLIS 5711 Internet Applications, Services, and Mgmt for Info. Professionals
SLIS 5900 Special Problems (e.g. Community-based Health Information)

Note: Students may take up to 6 hours in UNT’s School of Public Health with the consent of the advisor and instructor. Also, other courses may be selected with the approval of the student’s advisor.  

Required Proficiencies

Computer Literacy: May be satisfied by testing, experience, or course work such as SLIS 5710, Information Technology*

Field Experience: May be satisfied by prior work experience or SLIS 5090, Practicum and Field Study*.  Numerous opportunities are available to meet this requirement such as advanced digital imaging work.

* Not counted for degree credit