Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Department of Health Informatics 2024–2025 225 Academic Advising The goal of the academic adviser is to provide students with assistance to enable them to work toward obtaining the most from their educational experiences. The role of the academic adviser is to • provide the student with guidance, direction, and encouragement • monitor the overall progress of the student • direct the student to appropriate college or university resources • assist in planning a schedule of coursework • assist the student in identifying research areas to pursue during the student’s coursework of graduate study The program director supervises the assignment of academic advisers. Students wishing to switch academic advisers during the academic year may do so by contacting the program office. The student-academic adviser relationship is essential in ensuring the professional development of the student. This relationship can contribute significantly to greater understanding of the health informatics profession and performance expectations as a student of the Department of Health Informatics. The academic adviser serves as a source of information and assistance on a wide range of issues, including enhancing the student’s interests in pursuing academic and professional opportunities in health informatics, recommending research topics and health informatics projects, and encouraging the student to attend and participate in health informatics conferences and community service activities. The academic adviser also assists in career advising and referring students for further advice or counseling. For these and other reasons, the student is strongly encouraged to adopt a pattern of regularly scheduled meetings with the student’s adviser. Career Advising Career advising is available to students by appointment through Department of Health Informatics faculty members, the program office, or the NSU Office of Student Affairs (nova.edu/career). Students can take advantage of career recruiting tools available through the career office to engage with prospective employers and networking opportunities (nova.edu/career/students). Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics Found in the Undergraduate Student Academic Catalog Undergraduate students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics should refer to the NSU Undergraduate Student Academic Catalog 2024–2025. The NSU Undergraduate Student Academic Catalog is a resource for information about academic, program, and curriculum requirements, as well as academic policies and procedures for resolving academic and administrative grievances. It also provides course descriptions and other information relevant to an undergraduate career at NSU. The NSU Undergraduate Student Academic Catalog is published annually. This catalog is composed of information pertaining to undergraduate students of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, College of Computing and Engineering, College of Psychology, Dr. Kiran
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