Facts
Founded
Biomedical Visualization (BVIS): 1921
Health Information Management (HIM): 1965
Health Informatics (HI): 1991
Department Head (Acting)
Dr. June Wencel-Drake
Number of degrees
3: BS in HIM; MS in BVIS; MS in HI
Number of certificates
2: HI
Number of students
103
Number of alumni
HIM: 600
BVIS: 548-575
HI: 52
Notables
- The health information management program consistently maintains
a pass rate above 90% on the national certification exam for Registered
Health Information Administrators (RHIA's)
- The master's program in biomedical visualization is the largest
in the nation in terms of number of students
- BVIS has the only comprehensive program in prosthetics in the
world
- The master's program in health informatics curriculum is the
first in the country to focus on the social and organizational issues
affecting health care IT