EDUCATION
School of Health Information Management, UPTH, Portharcourt (SHIM) Courses, School Fees and Admission Requirements
At SHIM, we train the manpower that ensures medical coding and billing is in compliance with government regulations and handling patients request for personal health information. Good quality health data plays a vital role in the planning, development and maintenance of optimal healthcare.
Mission Statement: To educate and prepare professionals with knowledge needed to ensure accessibility, accuracy, availability, integrity and security of patient health information.
Vision of the School: To be recognized internationally as a quality producer of health information management professionals equipped with the attitudes and principles that encourage lifelong learning and ethical behaviors in a rapidly evolving profession.
COURSES OFFERED:
- Health Information Management
School of Health Information Management offers two types of programmes. The first is a two-year National Diploma (ND) and the second is also a two year Higher National Diploma (HND).
ADMISSION PROCEDURE
The school runs a two by two (2×2) program. That is, two year National Diploma and two years Higher National Diploma with a one-year Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES).
Any candidate applying for the National Diploma program should possess five credits and above at not more than two sittings which include Mathematics, English Language, Biology or Health Science, Chemistry or Physics, and other subjects. After completing the ND programme, our students then proceed to a one year Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES).
The Higher National Diploma (HND) is also a two year programme. A student who completes the National Diploma programme and bags a good grade point can proceed to enroll in the Higher National Diploma programme.
SCHOOL FEES
- NDI – #92,000
- NDII – #85,000
- HNDI – #91,000
- HNDII – #87,000
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