Teaching Philosophy and Practice:
Students are capable of learning beyond what they believe are their limitations and discover that learning is fun, a challenge and a life long process.  Students must be actively involved in their learning, which helps them to be creative and step out of the box, away from memorization to application.  The lab must be treated as an actual health information management department; students are expected to develop a professional attitude and to become self-motivated through hands on activities, role playing and simulations.  It is important to help students realize that the Health Information Technologist is a very special member of the health care team and contributes to the health care of the patient by ensuring that information is accurate and timely, and that the needed data is provided to the health care team members.