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Medical Informatics

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT-Houston)

  • A program that focuses on the application of computer science and software engineering to medical research and clinical information technology support, and the development of advanced imaging, database, and decision systems. Includes instruction in computer science, health information systems architecture, medical knowledge structures, medical language and image processing, quantitative medical decision modeling, imaging techniques, electronic medical records, medical research systems, clinical decision support, and informatics aspects of specific research and practice problems. Find Colleges Offering Medical Informatics Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Solve or develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Fluency of Ideas
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Near Vision
    • Job Description
      Convert project specifications and statements of problems and procedures to detailed logical flow charts for coding into computer language. Develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information. May program web sites.
      Salary and Wages

      Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

      • Total Employment: 9,020
      • Average Annual Salary: $80,830
      • Average Hourly Rate: $38.86
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 435,076
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 417,065
      • Percent Job Growth: -4.1%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Information Ordering
      • Near Vision
    • Job Description
      Develop, create, and modify general computer applications software or specialized utility programs. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions. Design software or customize software for client use with the aim of optimizing operational efficiency. May analyze and design databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team.
      Salary and Wages

      Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

      • Total Employment: 8,490
      • Average Annual Salary: $89,270
      • Average Hourly Rate: $42.92
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 506,751
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 732,510
      • Percent Job Growth: 44.55%
      Important Abilities
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Medical Informatics
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    Overall
    All Students13103
     
    By Gender
    Male633
    Female77-
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien752
    American Indian---
    Black---
    Asian431
    Hispanic---
    White22-
    Unknown---
     
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