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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The demand for Health Informatics specialists continues to climb. Health Informatics (HI) is the science that defines how health information is captured, analyzed, transmitted and managed. It focuses on information systems, informatics principles and information technology as applied to the continuum of health care delivery.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Find out if this career field is right for you. Join us for a free online open house Wednesday, June 13, at noon<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>Eastern (11 am Central). Guest speakers include David Baldwin, Chief Information Officer, Robinson Memorial Hospital, who will discuss the health informatics environment in his organization, and Kent State Health Informatics professor Michael Bice, who will present strategies for success in the Master of Science and certificate programs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You’ll also find out how to apply for one of the new $5,000 Health Informatics Leadership Fund Scholarships, available in Fall 2012.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>To access the online open house, visit <a href="http://bit.ly/HealthITregister13june2012">http://bit.ly/HealthITregister13june2012</a> to register. </b>You’ll receive the link to the open house a day or two prior to the event.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have any questions about the health informatics program, please send contact Professor Bice at <a href="mailto:mbice3@kent.edu">mbice3@kent.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All the best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Flo<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Flo Cunningham<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marketing Communications and Public Relations Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>School of Library and Information Science<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kent State University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>330-672-0003<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:fcunning@kent.edu"><span style='color:blue'>fcunning@kent.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.kent.edu/slis"><span style='color:blue'>www.kent.edu/slis</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ksuslis"><span style='color:blue'>https://www.facebook.com/ksuslis</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/KentStateSLIS" title="Kent State SLIS"><span style='color:blue'>@KentStateSLIS</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. -- Jorge Luis Borges</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>