Established in 1967, Conestoga is a leader in polytechnic education and one of Ontario's fastest growing public colleges.
One of Ontario's fastest growing colleges, with enrolment growth of more than 42 per cent over the last five years.Consistently ranked among the very best of Ontario's colleges for graduate employment as well as student, graduate and employer satisfaction
More than 200 certificate, diploma, degree and post-graduate programs, many with co-op options.
Conestoga now serves approximately 16,500 full-time students through campuses and training centres in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, Stratford, Ingersoll and Brantford.
Google “Waterloo, Ontario” and you’ll see: the region is renowned as Canada’s technology capital.
It’s a hub of intelligence, education and innovation. Waterloo Region is the place for bold, brilliant, young minds to make their mark.
It’s only 90 minutes from Niagara Falls and Toronto, the province’s largest city.
About the Program::
Do you want a great job when you graduate? Launch your health care career today by applying to the Bachelor of Applied Health Information Science.
Our graduates help fill a skill shortage and are in demand for jobs as data analysts, business intelligence specialists, privacy professionals, and clinical informatics specialists.
The Bachelor of Applied Health Information Science (Honours) degree is an innovative four-year co-op program that will prepare graduates for a number of in-demand careers in the health care industry. Our graduates enable the healthcare system to achieve its goals of person-centred, safe, high quality and sustainable health care through data-informed problem solving. Our graduates will use applied and integrated knowledge and skills from health information science, biomedical and health sciences, information technology and management sciences to positively impact the health care system.
Focusing on health informatics and health information management, students in the BAHIS degree will experience a variety of real-life learning opportunities that will enrich the learning experience. Students will be challenged to use creativity and problem-solving skills to design, implement and evaluate a broad range of projects with community partners. Students will design health informatics and information management solutions while learning to maintain security, privacy and confidentiality. The BAHIS degree will offer students opportunities to develop critical thinking and communication skills that will enable them to work successfully on inter-professional teams.
Upon graduation from the program, students will qualify to challenge the national certification examination of the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA). Our graduates will be eligible for careers in health informatics utilizing their skills in information technology (IT), healthcare and management.
Graduate Opportunities::
Our graduates have careers as data analysts, clinical analysts, project managers, software developers, privacy officers, implementation coordinators, data scientists, business intelligence consultants, decision support specialists, and consultants.
On average, 87% of graduates from the last three years (2015 to 2017) found employment within six months of graduation.
Mr. Deepak, Education Manager, Career XL Services says the average Health Information salary in Canada is $68,348 per year or $35.05 per hour. Entry level positions start at $24,963 per year while most experienced workers make up to $116,191 per year.
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