The University of Missouri , home to the world's first computerized laboratory system, has been a leader in the field of health informatics for four decades. Building on this foundation, the University began offering training in health informatics in the 1970s and counts among its alumni some of the leading figures in the field. Today, that tradition of excellence continues in two educational programs offered by the Department of Health Management and Informatics - the Master of Science in Health Informatics Program and the Health Informatics Research Training Fellowship Program. Both programs prepare professionals to respond to the changing dynamics of health care by providing them with the skills necessary to develop, apply and evaluate the use of information technology in the health-care arena. This program is designed to produce managers and administrators who can help organizations use information to improve the delivery of health care.
Course work combines classes in computer science, health informatics and health management.
As a result, students develop technical and management skills that will allow them to serve as an operational link between technology experts and clinicians. Students also complete an informatics internship that combines an intensive three-month field experience with the development of an applied research project. The University of Missouri-Columbia , established in 1839, is the oldest state university west of the Mississippi River. The others are in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Rolla. MU is one of the most comprehensive and diverse universities in the United States.