Nanette Veilleux
- Professor
Health Informatics
Health informatics is a rapidly growing field that strives to improve the quality and safety of patient care.
Make a difference in health care
With a firm foundation in information technology and computer science, our students tackle critical issues — like how to improve healthcare information security, manage clinical workflow tasks, provide information systems which support research and clinicians' work, and control health information databases — and solve real-world problems.
Through hands-on learning our students can learn about tele-health, Electronic Health Records implementation, and other exciting transformations in the health care industry. Alongside our experienced faculty, you'll apply concepts, theories and practices to achieve better health outcomes.
Our students are well-prepared for careers in IT departments at hospitals, health care centers, and in companies developing software for the health care industry.
Recent changes to this program will be updated here by late August. Please feel free to contact Amber Stubbs, Director, Division of Mathematics, Computing and Statistics, at [email protected], if you have any questions.
The health informatics minor supports students who are interested in augmenting their Health Informatics skills but are majoring in another field such as Health Sciences or Management.
- CS 110 Foundations of IT
- CS 112 Introduction to Computer Science
- CS 333 Database Management Systems
One of the following combinations:
- Learning Community: CS 225 Health Informatics and NURS 229 Health Promotion
or
- Learning Community: CS 225 Health Informatics and SOCI 241 Health, Illness and Society
Hands-on research experience is a key part of a Simmons science education. Research opportunities are open to students as early as the freshman year. Many students also complete internships. Students have been placed at industry, government, nonprofits, and academic institutions. Quite often an internship will lead to a job upon graduation.
So you know that Simmons is a great place to be, you've learned about our programs, maybe even come for a visit...now you're ready to apply! Let's get started.
Offered As
- Major
- Minor
School/Department
Our Faculty
Amber Stubbs
- Associate Professor and Division Director, Director of Mathematics, Computing, and Statistics, and Program Director of Computer Science and Informatics
Margaret Menzin
- Professor and Program Director of Mathematics and Statistics
Bruce Tis
- Professor Emerita