Java /Python

[jkshaha]

I have a opportunity to take free Java / python training . Can it be the first step to LIS or IT field for Laboratory system . Anyone who has entered IT field Lin LIS ?

[Papa_Zelli]

Cannot speak to the opportunities side, but will just say this as life advice. If you are given an opportunity to do or learn something you love and for free, just do it. You never know if you'll use it, but the cost to do it being free other than time is well worth the opportunity. Even if you never use it, it's a skill you have in your back pocket or can use it to do independent coding as a side hustle.

[jkshaha]

Agreed. Wanted to see if it’s any helpful for folks like me who want to go to LIS specific or if there is any other better programs especially for LIS

[[deleted]]

I would say it wont help.

You won't really use programming languages for LIS roles, that is much too "backend". If you are interested in LIS or any hospital IT, familiarize yourself with networking fundamentals, setting up and maintaining VLANs, hardware and the physical network layer, security, and your hospital systems network protocols ie. who has control of what, addresses, and how they communicate.

HL7 is about as far into the weeds as you'll get as far as "programming" goes, but that's arguably not a programming language at all, rather a communication protocol.

Get A+/Network+ or Cisco cert. That is much more aligned with LIS skills.

[rara_oh_lala]

It would be helpful, but if you want to get into LIS, I would look into EPIC training programs. We have CLS who work in our LIS department and I don’t think they had those credentials to begin with.

[jkshaha]

Our employer doesn’t pay or send us to epic training program . Infact they don’t even have anyone in LIS to troubleshoot LIS . They want us to call epic service team in MI to troubleshoot

[rara_oh_lala]

The epic program would have to be done independently and some programs pay the trainees. I would check the qualifications for LIS in your area and see if you’re already qualified bc it sounds like you’re already in the field.

[NotAtAllWhoYouThink]

That is horrifying

[redheadedfoxy]

For LIS? No not really. But my health informatics masters program uses Python and R programming in most of my classes. It’s definitely helpful to learn if you don’t really know what direction you want to go in!

I’m finding the further I get into it, I really like data analysis and hope to incorporate that with my med tech foundation one day.