Medical Informatics - A.A.S.

The Medical Informatics program is a two-year program for students planning to enter the information technology field in healthcare. Students pursuing careers as an implementation support specialist, practice workflow and implementation redesign specialist, clinician consultant, and technical and software support staff trainer should consider this degree. For more information refer to the Health Sciences Associate of Applied Science Degrees section in the catalog.

There are two concentrations within this program from which to choose from:

Option One - Medical Informatics Developer

Option Two - Medical Informatics Technician

All students graduating with a degree from VSCC are required to take the Educational Testing Service Proficiency Profile (ETSP). More information can be found at http://www.volstate.edu/Testing/Services.php.

General Education Requirements - Credits (16)

Advisor Approved General Education Elective Credits: (3)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts Credits: (3)

ENGL 1010 - ♦English Composition I Credits: (3)
BIOL 2010 - ♦Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: (4)
PSYC 1030 - ♦General Psychology Credits: (3)
OR PSYC 2130 - ♦Lifespan Development Psychology Credits: (3)

Major Core Course Requirements - Credits (33)

CITC 1333 Linux LPIC-1 (TN eCampus Course) Credits: (3)

AHC 115 - *Medical Terminology Credits: (3)
CITC 1334 - *Project Management I Credits: (3)
CITC 1300 - *Beginning HTML and CSS Credits: (3)
CITC 1303 - *Database Concepts Credits: (3)
CITC 2340 - *Advance Database Concepts & Programming Credits: (3)
HIMT 1301 - *Introduction to Health Information Management Credits: (3)
HIMT 1302 - *Legal Aspects Credits: (3)
HIMT 1305 - *Computer Applications in Health Information Credits: (3)
INFS 1010 - Computer Applications Credits: (3)
MPM 101 - *Introduction to Medical Practice Management Credits: (3)

Concentration: Choose One Option

Option 1 - Medical Informatics Developer - Credits (11)

Advisor Approved Elective Credits: (2)

CITC 1310 - *Programming I Credits: (3)
CITC 1311 - *Programming II Credits: (3)
CITC 1312 - *Introduction to .NET Programming Credits: (3)

Option 2 - Medical Informatics Technician - Credits (11)

Advisor Approved Elective Credits: (2)

CITC 1301 - *Introduction to Programming and Logic Credits: (3)
CITC 1321 - *A+ Hardware Credits: (3)
CITC 1322 - *A+ Software Credits: (3)

Total Degree Requirements - Credits (60)

Computer Literacy Requirement

See http://www.volstate.edu/ComputerLiteracy/ for Computer Literacy Requirements

Career and Salary Information

The following is a list of some of the career choices that may be obtained upon completion of this program. Please visit the following website www.careerinfonet.org or speak to an advisor for additional career opportunities, salary information and education requirements. Salaries are not guaranteed.

Career	Beginning Salary	Experienced Salary
Computer Network Support	$40,560	$56,020
Computer User Support	$29,330	$43,040
Software Developers	$55,910*	$89.010*

*May require further education.

Recommended Schedule

This is a recommended schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites and other academic factors may impact this schedule. See your advisor to create a degree plan.

DegreeWorks, along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning. Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the DegreeWorks audit, which is accessible through My Vol State.