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Innovation Threads New models: professional programs, collaborative programs, open programs Programs unstuck in space and time Accreditation and certification (regulatory threats to innovation?) Content/integration of content Instructional methods/approaches U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I C H I G A N Slide 2 Health Innovation from health information informatics Health Slide 3 Innovative Model First joined program in the ~ 200 year history of the university A single, novel degree co-offered by two schools School of Information School of Public Health For me, a compelling and irresistible intellectual chemistry U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I C H I G A N Slide 4 Program Components Masters of Health Informatics First class: Fall 2012 17 students committed (more than we wanted) Certificate in Health Informatics Began Fall 2011 18 credits Available to any graduate student at UM-Ann Arbor U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I C H I G A N Slide 5 Program Governance A pluripotential professional program Not a research program, not an IT workforce program Preparation for a wide range of careers but with two emphasis areas: Leadership: managers, innovators, entrepreneurs, disrupters Consumer-facing information technology: design, development, evaluation U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I C H I G A N Slide 6 Program Governance Program Director Management and strategic direction Administrative Committee Program policy and procedures Faculty Committee (n = 8) Curriculum Admissions Program review and evaluation Affiliated Faculty (n = 50) U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I C H I G A N Slide 7 Masters of Health Informatics: Curriculum Elements Interdisciplinary courses that integrate information and health Courses drawn from SI and SPH offerings Leadership and project seminars Internships (extended internship option) Broad array of electives (clusters for specific career emphases) U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I C H I G A N