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HTH 114
Health Informatics Practical Experience

Total Units :
3.0
Course Outlines
This course integrates the theory learned in the program with practical experience in a hospital, other healthcare setting, or software or IT agency. Students are required to secure their own practical experience with an appropriate facility in their local area. They must also supply the name and contact information for the person who will provide oversight during the practical experience. In their practicum, students will have the opportunity to observe and practice a range of skills presented in their academic courses, thereby facilitating a transfer directly to the workplace. The Association for Canadian Health Informatics has an established set of competencies for health informatics professionals, and these will serve a guide for students as they develop their learning objectives with the agency supervisor and course instructor, and these learning objectives will be recorded on a learning plan. The program manager for the health informatics program must approve the student's placement package* before a student begins any practical experience hours. *The placement package includes the learning plan signed by instructor, authorization of sponsor, receipt of course payment. Prerequisite: HTH 101, 120, 104, 105. Only students who have completed all prior courses or are in their final semester of study may be eligible to enrol in this course. Please note that this course is an elective, and only one elective is required for the HI program. For more information about elective options and to register for placement course contact hinform@mcmaster.ca."

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