Curricula for core IIS roles
The Public Health Informatics Institute’s 12 immunization information system (IIS) role descriptions identify typical duties and responsibilities of key job roles within an IIS. The role descriptions indicate sample competencies of individuals fulfilling these roles and are intended to serve as guidance for identifying staffing needs and subsequent recruiting for immunization information systems. The role descriptions were originally created in 2016 and were remapped to the IIS Competency Model to be newly up-to-date in 2023.
The suggested IIS role curricula aim is to strengthen workforce training by helping IIS professionals expand or refresh their skills and knowledge. This webpage outlines recommended courses that align with the required competencies for each IIS role, providing a training curriculum for all levels of IIS staff to acquire the necessary competencies to be successful. For general IIS knowledge, it is recommended that all roles take the four fundamental courses.
Epidemiologist
Outreach and Training Coordinator
Analysts
Data Quality Analyst
Data Analyst
Testing Analyst
Interoperability Analyst
Specialists
Help Desk Specialist I
Help Desk Specialist II
Deduplication Specialist
All courses used in learning paths
All the learning paths identified above draw from the full list of courses below. The learning paths identify specialized guidance for building competency, knowledge, skills and ability for specific roles, but learners may benefit from identifying additional courses that are of interest.
PHII courses:
- Fundamentals of IIS: Data Quality
- Fundamentals of IIS: Interoperability
- Fundamentals of IIS: HL7 Basics
- Welcome to IIS Email Course
- Advanced HL7 for IIS
- Immunization Evaluation & Forecasting
- IT Lifecycle Fundamentals for Public Health
- Guiding Principles for Managing Contracts
- Communications for Emerging Public Health Leaders
- The Stakes Are High: Stakeholder Engagement for Public Health
- Data Use & Evaluation
- Communication & Change Management
- Leadership and Management for IIS
- Training for IIS
External courses: