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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
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