HIM 290 - Coordinated Internship

2 Credits

The Coordinated Internship is designed to provide the HIM student with an opportunity to experience a supervised internship in Health Information Management with selected Health Information Management related functions coordinated by the student, Program Director and the internship host for a minimum of 40 hour. The 40 hour internship meets the CAHIIM requirement for Professional Practice Experience for Internship. The purpose of the internship is to provide a real world HIM experience for the student not currently working in the HIM field. Should the student work in HIM, the internship cannot be completed in your current job role. Accommodations must be provided in another job function(s). For example, if you are currently working in Patient Registration, your internship must be an area such as cancer registry or release of information or a combination of roles and/or functions. The HIM 290 Coordinated Internship also consist RHIT Domain I-VI Case Studies and RHIT Test Prep. In addition, there are 3 modules of resume building, cover letter and interviewing exercises to assist the student in obtaining an entry level position in Health Information Management.
Note Typically Offered: Spring