Cancer Data Management Certificate in Applied Science
Cancer registry careers involve collecting, managing and analyzing incidences of cancer in hospital-based and population-based registries. Data is collected for research, quality management, cancer program development, prevention and surveillance, survival and outcome. Cancer registries comply with established reporting standards and accreditation standards for cancer registration. Examples of day to day responsibilities include:
Courses
- AHS 102 — Medical Terminology
- BIO 210 — Anatomy & Physiology I*
- BIO 211 — Anatomy & Physiology II*
- CDM 110 — Cancer Registry Management I
- CDM 120 — Cancer Disease Management
- CDM 130 — Abstracting Principles and Practices I
- CDM 210 — Cancer Registry Management II
- CDM 220 — Oncology Coding and Staging Systems
- CDM 230 — Abstracting Principles and Practices II
- CDM 250 — Cancer Statistics and Epidemiology
- CDM 260 — Cancer Data Management Practicum
- HIM 110 — Health Information Science I
- HIM 135 — Medical Pathology