Hi there,
I am Alana, creator of the Health Analytic Insights podcast. I have my master’s in biomedical engineering and currently work in the health informatics field. This course was curated to help guide you in obtaining your first-entry level job in health informatics.
The path to getting my first job in health informatics was NOT easy, and it took me around 2 years to break into the field. Through my own experience and by compiling lessons from experts I have hosted on my podcast, I hope to fast-track YOUR journey to getting your dream job!
We can all relate to the frustrating chicken and egg situation, where you need the job to get experience but that entry-level role requires experience. In this course, you will develop soft and technical skills, in tools such as Power BI and SQL, to be able to develop your own clinical portfolio project which you can show to hiring managers and get your first role as a healthcare analyst.
Some common technical tools used in the analytical side of health informatics include:
- Knowledge of SQL programming language to query relational databases.
- Experience with visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, etc.…
- Experience working with large clinical datasets
- Ability to work both independently and in teams
When I was transitioning into the health informatics field and developing my technical skills, one area that I found missing was a lack of online courses highlighting a clinical problem (e.g., determining re-admission rates back to hospitals). There are several analytical courses out there but I couldn’t find anything that could help me to gain experience working with a clinical dataset so that I could practice my technical skills and build a portfolio project that would be relevant for hiring managers in the health informatics field.
After years of experience in the health informatics field, I ended up creating the course: Learn the Skills to Get Your First Role as a Healthcare Analyst, which helps you to create an analytical project from start to finish while getting exposed to common clinical metrics in the field.
In addition with the bundle deal, you will also get access to the eBook which provides you with a detailed step-by-step guide to help you through the process of securing your first role in health informatics, by providing you with examples of what roles to search for, common skills requested by employers, example interview questions and more!
What are people saying about the course?
“This project provides a really good foundation to build a portfolio project in healthcare. The content is comprehensive, includes a real-world case study and provides fundamental understanding in the field of healthcare analysis. One of the parts I really liked is you go through the whole process on how to think analytically while working with KPIs. Furthermore, this course and the book provides valuable insights on how to get into the field of healthcare analysis. Thank you so much Alana for your hardwork.” – Jaini Bhavsar
“I really like how Alana showcased step by step how to download the dataset, write dynamic queries in SQL, and create visualizations in Power BI. It gave me a deeper understanding of what day-to-day responsibilities look like as a Healthcare Data Analyst. Towards the end of the video, I had a few questions, and Alana was quick to respond to my request as we both hopped on Zoom to address them. Overall, this was a great course, and I cannot wait to use all of these skills in my future role as a Healthcare Analyst” – Nneka Okeke
Learn the Skills to Get Your First Role as a Healthcare Analyst
