Faculty Spotlight: Cindie Cipolla, HCIS Adjunct Professor

What excites you most about Health IT?
I am encouraged and excited to see the many career paths created via JOBS and OCCUPATIONS that result from the Health IT field. Health IT continues to be a growing industry. We are fortunate to have excellent employers in the KC area who need qualified workers.

What are employers looking for when hiring for this field? Employers are looking for applicants who can effectively work in a team environment as well as applicants that have healthcare IT skills.

What are the two most important skills a candidate can have? Computer skills and the the ability to work in a team environment that encourages knowledge sharing.

What trends do you see or anticipate? Blockchain systems and Artificial intelligence

Why do you like teaching Health IT? Having participated in the first JCCC HITECH class, which led me to work in the healthcare industry, it is important to me that students understand the various HITECH jobs and career opportunities that are available.
We have excellent large teaching hospitals that are ranked high in the areas of cancer treatments, heart and transplant surgeries. Thus, expertise is needed in the healthcare IT field in order to support the ongoing and future advances in healthcare. I enjoy sharing my on the job healthcare experiences working with application implementations including “go-lives”, workflow design and analysis and training. I hope to provide students with a better idea of the vast jobs or roles that are needed, to support the IT healthcare structure. The opportunities are vast here in the KC area!