Health care is a thriving industry in San Diego, and information technology is growing exponentially within the field.  Graduates in health care informatics have a number of career venues in the area in which to practice: hospitals (more than 35 urban and rural facilities in the San Diego/Imperial County region alone), as well as outpatient centers, medical laboratories, private offices, community clinics, research facilities and related medical-support businesses and industries.  Faculty and students at the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science work and train in many of these facilities, further developing the robust relationships the school has cultivated between education and industry

Salary Information:

Informatics Career Options	National Media Salary*
Clinical Informatics Coordinator	$73,144
Laboratory Information Systems Coordinator	$66,863
Health Information Services Director	$97,750
*National median salaries determined by Salary.com

If you have any questions about the Health Care Informatics programs, please contact Cathleen Mumper, Director of Student Services, at (619) 260-4548 or cmm@sandiego.edu.