Health Informatics and Information Management

Clinical Education

Prior to completing internships or other clinical activities involving direct patient care, students enrolled in the School of Medicine must comply with certain insurance, health, and immunization requirements. These vary by program; current information for Health Informatics and Information Management BS students is provided below. 

Questions? Contact Kayla Poling, Assistant Director of Clinical Education. 

General Requirements

Prior to beginning any professional practice coursework or experiences, students must submit a physical examination, proof of health insurance, and CPR certification (contact Kayla Poling for more information). Students should be up-to-date on all immunizations and must have submitted all required titers (see below). The Mantoux PPD test, OSHA certification, CPR certification, and immunizations must all be good through the end of the semester in which each professional practice experience takes place.

Immunizations and Titers

All students must submit the following immunizations prior to beginning any professional practice coursework or experiences.

  1. Students are required to have two (2) documented measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccinations.
  2. Students are required to have documented immunity to Varicella in the form of either a positive antibody titer or two (2) documented Varicella vaccinations.
  3. Students must have a diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis (Tdap) booster within the past 10 years and it must be kept current for the duration of the program.
  4. Students must have completed the primary series and booster for polio.
  5. All students must have a one-step Mantoux PPD (test for tuberculosis). The student must have this repeated on an annual basis for the duration of the program.
  6. Students must complete the Hepatitis B series of 3 vaccinations. Students must have had at least the first and second vaccinations in the series prior to beginning any professional practice coursework or experiences. The third vaccination, as well as the Hepatitis B titer, must be completed and documented according to the schedule recommended by the CDC for healthcare workers.
  7. The University requires ALL students to have the meningococcal vaccine.

All students must have the following (IgG) antibody titers for proof of immunity.

  1. Measles (rubeola), mumps, and rubella; if any titer is negative, documentation of one booster shot administered after negative titer is required.
  2. Hepatitis B; if titer is negative, documentation of the repeat Hepatitis B series of shots after negative titer and repeat titer 6-8 weeks later is required.

HIPAA Training

All students are required to complete training for awareness and compliance with the patient privacy regulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This training must be completed prior to the semester in which they begin their professional practice experience and must be renewed annually. This training is located on SOLE.

OSHA Training

All students must be trained in standards for preventing transmission of blood borne and other infectious agents. This training must be completed prior to the semester in which they begin their professional practice experience and must be renewed annually. This training is located on SOLE.