Health Information Center
The University of Tennessee Medical Center
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, Tennessee 37920-6999
(865) 305-9525
Fax: (865) 305-9527
Text: (865) 262-8920
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The RISC certificate is designed for individual team members seeking to improve skills in researching, evaluating and managing information related to healthcare. The ongoing curriculum of courses offered by Preston Medical Library offers flexibility in the order and selection of courses to meet the requirement for certification.
This certificate is a valuable component of Nursing and Allied Health team member’s professional development, as each team member needs to be able to find and apply evidence in their day to day work at UT Medical Center. The certificate is a display of the employee’s accomplishment. Employees with information skills training demonstrate their commitment to UT Medical Center’s mission.
Program Outline- Participants take three core courses followed by selected electives listed below. There are two levels of certificates. For Level 1 certificate, the employee may choose any three Level 1 electives, for Level 2 any two Level 2 electives
Core Courses (required prerequisite to electives)
Electives:
Level 1: To receive a Health Information Skills Certificate choose any three of the following classes:
Level 2: To receive Level 2 Health Information Skills Certificate, choose any two of the following classes: