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Outcomes

Student to Faculty Ratio

  • Hands-on Clinical Rotations   1:1 Ratio
  • Didactic Lecture Classes   25:1 Ratio, average

Certification Exam Pass Rate – First Attempt

  • National RHIT Exam Pass Rates – Last 10 years
    • 2012  -  54%
    • 2011  -  83%
    • 2010  -  85%
    • 2009  -  89%
    • 2008  -  100%
    • 2007  -  100%
    • 2006  -  57%
    • 2005  -  100%
    • 2004  -  100%
    • 2003  -  100%
    • 2002  -  100%

Employment Rate of Graduates (based on survey data collected 6 months post grad):

  • 2012  -  75%  15/20
  • 2011  -    94%   13/15
  • 2010  -  100%  15/15
  • 2009  -  100%  6/6

Class Size:  25 average per year, 2 year program is online and ideal for the working person.  Host AHEC sites/Rural Hospital sites used throughout Arkansas include:

  • Batesville
  • El Dorado
  • Fayetteville
  • Ft. Smith
  • Harrison
  • Helena
  • Hope
  • Jonesboro
  • Mountain Home
  • Nashville
  • Pine Bluff
  • Texarkana

Number of Applicants:

  • 2011 - 2012   152
  • 2010 - 2011   109
  • 2009 - 2010   108
  • 2008 - 2009   97
  • 2007 - 2008   76

Key Measures used for Making Admission Decisions:

  • Average Entering GPA
    • 2012 – 3.63
    • 2011 – 3.63
    • 2010 – 3.68
  • Phone Interview
  • References
  • Computer Test
  • Admission Question/Answer

Department Enrollment – Approx. 50 students:  25 first year and 25 second year.

Demographics of Most Recent Graduating Class:
Average Age of Students:   43
Race/Ethnicity of Students:   1 Hispanic, 36 White (non-Hispanic)
Sex:   4 males, 16 females

Degree Awarded:

  • Associate of Science in Medical Record Technology

Application Period:

  • July 1st deadline for the upcoming fall semester
  • Dec 1st deadline for the upcoming spring semester

Accept Out-of-State Students – No
Preference for Arkansas Residents – Yes

Accreditation Information:   CAHIIM does annual reviews of HIM programs. Accreditation of UAMS HIM program is current and valid.

Regulations regarding licensure/certification for practice in Arkansas:
There is no licensure.  HIM professionals may practice without a credential, however, higher pay and management positions go to those holding credentials.



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Department of Health Information Management
Kathy C. Trawick, Ed.D., RHIA, Chairman and Associate Professor
4301 W. Markham Street, # 733   •   Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Telephone (501) 296-1059