Carrie Boericke
PHIT Project Manager and Assistant Professor
For decades, technology has been changing the way we work, play, and manage our lives. As the world continues to change and new technology becomes available, important industries like public health must also shift and change. Be part of that change through Dominican University’s new health informatics offering in Public Health Informatics and Technology (PHIT).
Our interdisciplinary health informatics offering focusses on training students with data science, analysis and visualization skills through the lens of public health. Through PHI, you’ll enhance your career prospects in the growing data science field. The PHIT Minor/Concentration will allow you to develop your informatics skills through the lens of public health.
As part of your studies, you’ll participate in a paid internship, so you can put your skills into practice in a real-life PHIT environment. To help secure a great position, we’ve gathered a group of partners to provide internships for our students, including Bon Secours Charity Health System, CorEvitas, Cornerstone Family Healthcare, EmpiRx Health, Mount Sinai Health System, and the New York State Department of Health. In addition, a dedicated PHIT Internship Coordinator will guide you in your internship placement and help you get the most out of your experience, whether at one of the above listed companies or elsewhere.
Dominican University is one of only 10 colleges to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to developing a PHIT program. As a result, your education will be on the cutting edge of this new and exciting industry. Also, Dominican University is the only institution in the tri-state area to have received this funding, so if you want to study public health informatics and technology in this part of the United States, Dominican University is the place to be.
We are so excited about your interest in our growing PHIT program. The mark you leave in this industry will have a lasting impact on public health for generations to come.
Do you PHIT?
Do you have a sense of mission to help improve lives?
Do you have a passion for analyzing data and solving puzzles?
Do you have an ability to ‘translate’ ideas to diverse people?
If you answered yes to these question, this program is right for you!
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A fascinating, job-ready public health informatics and technology offering that will open the door to many jobs of the future
The highest levels of personal support
Staff who are committed to your success
The finest small-university athletic program in the region
A spirited campus environment
Close proximity to New York City and three major airports
The Dominican Difference
Becoming a public health informaticist will open up paths that are literally just coming into view on the horizon – both in private and public sector institutions. Data skills will be key to success and social mobility for today’s students. This is a terrific opportunity to expand career options
Carrie Boericke, PHIT Program Manager
15,000
Alumni
76
Full-time Faculty
17
Miles from NYC
100% of First-Time,
Full-Time Freshman Receive Financial Aid
Job Opportunities
With public health informatics and technology training you’ll be equipped to secure any of a wide range of jobs in the health sector. If a role involves handling health information/data, you’ll likely be qualified, and you could also pursue managerial positions within the health sector. Examples of places you might find employment include The Center for Disease Control, hospitals, community health centers, patient advocacy groups, health IT companies and more.
As this an evolving field, many of the job titles are changing rapidly. However, here are just some of the existing job titles you could apply for once you’ve completed your health informatics course:
Program coordinator
Clinical informatics analyst
Health informatics specialist
Health informatics consultant
EHR implementation manager
Health information technology project manager
Program manager
What You’ll Learn
Public Health Informatics and Technology is a developing field that applies advances in data science to medicine in order to improve public health. It can be used to help communities cope with pandemics, address health disparities in various communities, find trends that enable health professionals to make the population healthier and safer, and prepare communities for possible disasters. You’ll develop skills in data science, data management and project management in the context of your interest in health care and population health.
You’ll begin your coursework with a PHIT course that introduces the program and career options with a focus on problem solving. You’ll examine case studies and how they are used to address communities’ health disparities by learning data analysis and visualization skills. You’ll learn how to leverage technology to improve public health. In addition to technical skills, you’ll also fine-tune a wide variety of soft skills. To put your skills to use, you’ll take part in realistic role-play exercises in which you will respond to a public health crisis, giving you valuable life-like experiences that will ensure you can hit the ground running in your future workplace.
Degree Details
Department Staff
Mary McLean-Hely
Director of Online Education/Instructional Technologist, Interim Coordinator for Information Technology Program
Jonathan Delgado
Assistant Dean of Student Development & Title IX Coordinator, Emergency Preparedness Instructor
Denise Dawkins Weir
PHIT Internship Coordinator