The expansion of health IT offers the chance to start a new career or gain skills in an existing one. Many training programs, internships, and employment teach the hands-on skills needed for IT jobs in California. Here’s a few:
California Health Workforce Alliance
The California Health Workforce Alliance is a public-private partnership dedicated to leadership of coordinated, systematic and transformational strategies to meet California’s emerging health workforce needs and enhance the health and economic vitality of its increasingly diverse communities.
Western Region Health IT Program
The Western Region Health IT Program (WRHealthIT) is a consortium made up of community colleges from Arizona, Nevada, California and Hawaii.
Health Workforce Initiative
The California Community College Health Care Initiative includes five Health Workforce Initiative Centers and one affiliate strategically located across the state to provide service to seven regions.
Internships / Fellowships
The Health IT Fellowship Program
or fellowship program empowers students or recent graduates to successfully pursue health careers and connects them to health employers and graduate health professions schools seeking qualified, diverse candidates. These programs provide hands on, real world exposure, practical experience to learn by doing and applying knowledge, and mentoring.