Mercy College of Health Sciences

Award / $50,000

Priority / Healthcare Workforce Development

Location / Des Moines, IA Statewide Focus

Grant Summary:

Mercy College proposes to develop Iowa’s first bachelor’s-level Health Information Management Degree to address the gap in our state for this important degree in today’s health care field. Grant will fund efforts to: develop the curriculum, establish articulation agreements with six Iowa community colleges who have two-year health information technology programs, recruit students and begin the accreditation application.