STUDENT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND
The Student Emergency Assistance Fund is a joint venture led by the Office of the Provost, Office of Philanthropic & Alumni Engagement, Student Government Board, the Graduate & Professional Student Government, and the Division of Student Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. The health and safety of our Pitt community, particularly our students, is paramount. The fund, to be administered at the direction of the Provost, will be used to provide financial support for degree-seeking students of the University of Pittsburgh with unanticipated and insurmountable expenses related to emergency situations that may result in students facing financial hardship. Undergraduate, graduate, and professional students may apply for funds when they experience a financial barrier based on an emergency situation, and when they have exhausted all other available resources.
A highly skilled medical staff is one part of the quality health care puzzle. Another piece is accurate, reliable patient data—available at a moment’s notice and in the hands of the right practitioner—that enables doctors to make critical decisions about patient care.
A comprehensive, up-to-date health information management (HIM) system provides data where and when it is needed. HIM stands at the intersection of medicine, business management and information technology. It’s a field that is changing rapidly, as new technology makes information more accessible and keeps HIM graduates in demand.
About
Learn more about the expanding field of HIM, career trajectories and job outlook.
Programs
- Health Information Management (BS)
- Health Informatics Certificates
- Health Informatics (MS)
- Health Informatics Online Program Options
- Health Care Supervision & Management (MS) - This program is no longer accepting students.
- Health Information Systems (MS) - This program is no longer accepting students.
- Rehabilitation Science (PhD)
Research
Information technology advances at a breakneck pace, and part of our job is using it appropriately and effectively to improve patient care and outcomes through HIM research.
HIM Associate Professor Valeria Watzlaf speaks as president-elect of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). HIM undergraduate student Gina captured the moment in this Snapchat Takeover while she and her classmates experienced the national convention in Florida!
