NIIC

Radiology track sponsored by RSNA

Pathology track sponsored by DPA

Get working knowledge fast with SIIM’s National Imaging Informatics Course (NIIC)

The National Imaging Informatics Course (NIIC) is an accelerated, week-long online experience for imaging informaticists seeking to better leverage their expertise towards a broader, more holistic engagement within the field.

Borne out of our collaboration with the RSNA and DPA, NIIC is the first of its kind to delve into comprehensive fundamental principles in today’s real-world ecosystem of imaging informatics - in order to create enduring engagement and innovation within the field.

Participants develop a well more well-rounded understanding of the field, demystify business cases and become more confident, effective and valuable in the fast-changing medical and healthcare fields – plus earn up to 20 hours of SIIM IIP Credits doing so!

It is the perfect opportunity to introduce non-radiology professionals to the field of imaging informatics, gain relevant understanding of how medical/healthcare systems work in total and impact how patients are cared for every day.

This NIIC Term is made possible by a partnership between the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the Digital Pathology Association (DPA) and the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM); and initially funded by a grant from the Association of University Radiologists (AUR), this course has been developed by a team of faculty comprised of experts in imaging informatics from around the world.

Create New Value for You and Your Organization

NIIC is proven by 4th-year radiology residents to be highly effective for learning to work more effectively and gain a competitive advantage among the workforce.

The accelerated program is designed to create new value for beginning, mid-level, and senior professionals through developing practical knowledge, skills and expanding their professional acumen.

All registrations include access to complete course, lectures and resources, as well as receive a certificate of attendance and qualify for up to 20 hours of SIIM IIP Credits.

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Imaging Informatics for All

NIIC is open to anyone across the healthcare enterprise seeking to gain a baseline understanding of imaging informatics, advance cross-functional skillsets and invest in their career goals.

Individual professionals
Practicing physicians
Institutions
Trainees at all levels
Faculty
IT experts
Industry partners
and more!

Key Features

NIIC’s specialized curriculum is packed with relevant exercises (and tips) across the imaging informatics spectrum that are essential to modern medicine/healthcare including:

Clinical workflow
Hardware/software/networking requirements
Standards
Patient-centric radiology
PACS archives
Business aspects
Hot topics: AI, mission-learning, data science, and 3D printing

The course is efficiently structured with intellectually stimulating pre-work and well-thought-out agendas plus an ample 3-month window to complete homework assignments.

Program & Delivery

NIIC’s online format is purposely designed for busy professionals to get a leg up on their imaging informatics journey quickly and affordably.

Offered twice-yearly with fall and winter sessions, NICC consists of a series of live, online lectures and online small group discussions taught by SIIM faculty and imaging informatics experts from all over the world, plus a robust set of content to use before and after the course.

Pre-course activities and self-discovery to level-set
Exploration of Imaging Informatics as a career path
5-days of live sessions to cultivate your professional network
- Live online sessions
- Recorded lectures
- Course readings
- Microlab
- Discussions
- Interactive problem-solving
- Readings
- Laboratory work
3-months to complete course requirements
20-hours of SIIM IIP credits
Opportunities to explore professional development resources
On-going access to a growing repository of course resources for 2 years
Individual, Corporate, and Institutional pricing options

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Earn Your Digital Badge

Stand out from the pack! Show off your Imagining Informatics accomplishments with SIIM's NIIC Badge. Nearly 200 radiology programs have used NIIC to supplement their trainees' curriculum by providing the fundamentals of Imaging Informatics.

Earn your SIIM Course Digital Badge through successful completion of this course.

The NIIC is made possible by a partnership between the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM).

Progress Quickly

NIIC is an affordable, efficient way to gain continuing education credits plus bolster your impact and performance immediately. With NIIC you can gain crucial knowledge and take-away skills in a streamlined way to progress in your career with confidence.