FAQ's - Becoming an Informaticist
Question: There are a lot of master and doctoral programs out there specializing in Informatics, it is confusing to me, can you explain the differences?
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There are four major focus research areas in informatics education reflecting various disciplines:
- Medical/Bio Informatics – physician and research based, attracts medical students
- Nursing Informatics – clinical and research based, attracts nursing students
- Public Health Informatics – public health and biosurveillance based, attracts public health students
- Applied Informatics – addresses the flow of medical information in an electronic environment and covers process, policy and technological solutions, attracts HIM students
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