Westbrook J I, Callen J, Lewis M
School of Health Information Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, Australia.
Top Health Inf Manage. 1997 Nov;18(2):77-86.
The future of the health information management profession is largely dependent on the ability of educational programs to attract high-caliber students who have a clear understanding of their future career when entering their course and who aspire to become active members of the profession after graduation. A sample of Australian health information management students was surveyed to obtain information about satisfaction with their career choice, employment options, and intended involvement in professional and postgraduate education activities. The survey looked for differences between the responses of students at different stages of their courses and changes in student responses over time. The majority of students believed that they had made the correct career choice. There was a general preference for nontraditional health information management employment positions on graduation and a strong commitment to professional involvement and postgraduate education. Significant differences in some questionnaire responses were found among the student groups. Students' responses to questionnaire items about their future careers were less likely to change compared with other questionnaire items. Implications of the results for the health information management profession and educational institutions are discussed.
健康信息管理专业的未来在很大程度上取决于教育项目吸引高素质学生的能力，这些学生在入学时对自己未来的职业有清晰的认识，并渴望毕业后成为该专业的积极成员。对澳大利亚健康信息管理专业的学生样本进行了调查，以获取有关他们对职业选择、就业选择以及参与专业和研究生教育活动意向的满意度信息。该调查寻找课程不同阶段学生的回答之间的差异以及学生回答随时间的变化。大多数学生认为他们做出了正确的职业选择。毕业时普遍倾向于非传统的健康信息管理就业岗位，并且对专业参与和研究生教育有强烈的承诺。在学生群体中发现了一些问卷回答的显著差异。与其他问卷项目相比，学生对有关其未来职业的问卷项目的回答不太可能改变。讨论了结果对健康信息管理专业和教育机构的影响。
