Skills the Healthcare Industry Needs
Are you a healthcare professional looking to build your proficiency in technology? Or a technologist ready to expand your role in the dynamic and growing healthcare field? The Master’s in Healthcare Technology (MSHT) is designed for you.
Why a Master’s in Healthcare Technology at Clark University?
- A unique blend of cutting-edge technology and healthcare education prepares you for today’s dynamic healthcare technology field.
- Understand the dynamic US healthcare system, and develop skills to apply cutting edge technology to accelerate change.
- Practical, hands-on instruction ensures you are not only learning theory but also actively applying your skills to real-world healthcare challenges.
- A personalized education experience is assured by small class sizes, access to faculty-practitioners who are experts in both healthcare and technology, and a close-knit academic environment that allows for individualized guidance and mentoring.
- Clark’s location in Worcester, a growing hub for healthcare and technology, offers you proximity to top-tier hospitals, biotech firms, and research institutions while providing ample opportunities for networking, internships, and collaborative projects.
- An inclusive campus and Clark’s commitment to global education is particularly welcomed by international students, who are eligible for extended OPT after earning their degree.
- Flexibility and focus on emerging technologies make it an attractive option for working professionals who want to upskill without disrupting their careers.
Eight Courses to Rapidly Advance your Career
The program’s eight-course structure reduces degree completion time. Full time students can complete the degree in 3 semesters, and part time students can complete it in 4.
Healthcare Technology Foundations
Digital Health Applications and Architecture
Health Information Exchange and Interoperability
Healthcare Data Analytics and Decision Support
Cybersecurity and Privacy in Healthcare
AI and Machine Learning in Healthcare
Healthcare Technology Management, Strategy, and Future Trends
Capstone in Healthcare Technology
In-demand Skills and Experience
Graduate from our program with broad healthcare knowledge and proficiencies, enabling you to:
- Design and manage healthcare technology systems, creating, implementing, and overseeing solutions such as electronic health records, telemedicine, and digital health platforms to enhance patient care and improve operational efficiencies.
- Analyze healthcare data for enhanced decision-making, applying data analytics and decision support tools to interpret healthcare data, optimize clinical decisions, and enhance the interoperability of healthcare systems.
- Implement cybersecurity and privacy strategies, developing and applying advanced cybersecurity measures to protect healthcare information systems, ensure compliance with industry regulations, and safeguard patient data privacy.
- Apply AI and machine learning to address complex healthcare challenges, including predictive diagnostics, personalized treatment planning, and the development of automated clinical decision support systems.
- Lead strategic technology integration in healthcare, aligning technology implementation with organizational strategies, navigating regulatory challenges, and driving innovation to improve patient outcomes.
Career Outcomes
Earning a Master’s in Healthcare Technology prepares you for a wide range of roles in the healthcare field, including:
- Digital Health Consultant, advising healthcare organizations on implementing and optimizing digital health solutions.
- Healthcare Data Analyst, analyzing clinical data to support decision-making, improve operational efficiencies, and enhance patient outcomes.
- Healthcare Cybersecurity Analyst, protecting sensitive health data from cyber threats, an increasingly critical role in healthcare settings.
- AI and Machine Learning Specialist, developing and implementing AI-driven solutions to improve diagnostic accuracy, personalize patient care, and automate administrative processes.
- Health Information Exchange Manager, managing the secure sharing of health information across organizations and ensuring interoperability and compliance with regulations.
- Healthcare Technology Manager, overseeing the implementation and management of healthcare technologies within hospitals, clinics, or health technology companies.
- Clinical Systems Analyst, optimizing clinical information systems and ensuring technology effectively supports clinical workflows and enhances patient care.
- Healthcare Technology Consultant, guiding healthcare providers on technology adoption, system integration, and digital transformation.
Meet our Faculty Practitioners
Dr. Katie Devlin
MSIT ’23
Dr. Katie Devlin is a results-driven healthcare executive with more than 17 years of experience in clinical informatics, interoperability, and IT strategy across both acute and ambulatory care settings.
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Her experience includes executive leadership roles at Fortune 100 organizations, private equity-backed companies, health systems, and health information exchanges. Katie is recognized for leading transformative initiatives that drive innovation, enhance data sharing, and improve patient outcomes. These experiences have shaped her approach to teaching, as well as her ability to help students connect theories and concepts to practice.
Dr. Devlin holds a DHSc from Bay Path University specializing in Health Informatics, as well as an MS in Organizational Leadership and a BS in Business from Western New England University. She is also a Certified Professional in Health Information Management Systems through HIMSS.
Jas Singh, Ph.D.
Program Director
Dr. Singh has more than 15 years of industry experience, including leading and managing digital transformation, product development, process improvement, and risk management in banking, technology, and insurance.
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Dr. Singh holds a Ph.D. in Technology Management from the University of Bridgeport; an MBA and a MS in Accounting from the University of Hartford; and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Punjabi University in India.
Amy Molten, M.D.
FAAP
Amy Molten, MD, FAAP, is a clinical innovation leader with extensive healthcare technology experience. Currently, Dr. Molten is medical staff in clinical teaching at Tufts Medical Center; Chair of the Section on Advances in Therapeutics & Technology (SOATT) at the American Academy of Pediatrics; and an advisor to Ladder Health.
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Previously, Dr. Molten served as the Chief Medical Officer and Director of Medicine at Well. She also served as Director of Medicine and Physician Researcher at Buoy Health.
Dr. Molten earned her M.D. from the University of Vermont and completed her residency at Yale School of Medicine. She also holds a certificate of specialization in AI in Healthcare from Stanford University School of Medicine and a bachelor’s degree in linguistics from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Scott Nelson
MSIT ’23
Scott Nelson, MSIT ’23, Front End Engineering Manager at UMass Memorial Health, has 14+ years of experience within a major healthcare network (5 hospitals + over 100 clinics) with expertise in electronic medical record (EMR) implementation and infrastructure management.
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Scott earned his master’s in IT from Clark University and a bachelor’s in organizational leadership from Pennsylvania State University. Scott has a Lean Management Green Belt certification.
Gerald Elysee
Ph.D.
Gerald Elysee, PhD, has over 11 years of experience in academic program administration and teaching, both online and in-person at several colleges in the areas of Health Informatics, Healthcare Data Analytics, Health Information Technology (Health IT), Biostatistics, Clinical Decision Support Systems, Clinical Data Mining, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), including Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning (DL), and Natural Language Processing (NLP).
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Dr. Elysee is an external faculty in the Master of Science in Health Informatics program at Morehouse School of Medicine, where he has developed and taught courses in Clinical Decision Support Systems and Clinical Data Mining and Analytics Techniques using hands-on AI/ML/NLP tools. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Health Sciences department at Providence College and chairs the Health IT programs at Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, overseeing curriculum development and faculty management.
Additionally, he’s a reviewer of AI/ML education proposals for major conferences, including the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. He holds AI certificates from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and University of Florida College of Medicine, focusing on Generative AI and DL in Healthcare.
His latest research work with colleagues from Yale and NYU Langone Medical Center found that providing patients with electronic access to their health information can reduce 30-day hospital readmission risk. For access, click here.
Dr. Katie Devlin
MSIT ’23
Dr. Katie Devlin is a results-driven healthcare executive with more than 17 years of experience in clinical informatics, interoperability, and IT strategy across both acute and ambulatory care settings.
View More
Her experience includes executive leadership roles at Fortune 100 organizations, private equity-backed companies, health systems, and health information exchanges. Katie is recognized for leading transformative initiatives that drive innovation, enhance data sharing, and improve patient outcomes. These experiences have shaped her approach to teaching, as well as her ability to help students connect theories and concepts to practice.
Dr. Devlin holds a DHSc from Bay Path University specializing in Health Informatics, as well as an MS in Organizational Leadership and a BS in Business from Western New England University. She is also a Certified Professional in Health Information Management Systems through HIMSS.
Jas Singh, Ph.D.
Program Director
Dr. Singh has more than 15 years of industry experience, including leading and managing digital transformation, product development, process improvement, and risk management in banking, technology, and insurance.
View More
Dr. Singh holds a Ph.D. in Technology Management from the University of Bridgeport; an MBA and a MS in Accounting from the University of Hartford; and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Punjabi University in India.
Amy Molten, M.D.
FAAP
Amy Molten, MD, FAAP, is a clinical innovation leader with extensive healthcare technology experience. Currently, Dr. Molten is medical staff in clinical teaching at Tufts Medical Center; Chair of the Section on Advances in Therapeutics & Technology (SOATT) at the American Academy of Pediatrics; and an advisor to Ladder Health.
View More
Previously, Dr. Molten served as the Chief Medical Officer and Director of Medicine at Well. She also served as Director of Medicine and Physician Researcher at Buoy Health.
Dr. Molten earned her M.D. from the University of Vermont and completed her residency at Yale School of Medicine. She also holds a certificate of specialization in AI in Healthcare from Stanford University School of Medicine and a bachelor’s degree in linguistics from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Scott Nelson
MSIT ’23
Scott Nelson, MSIT ’23, Front End Engineering Manager at UMass Memorial Health, has 14+ years of experience within a major healthcare network (5 hospitals + over 100 clinics) with expertise in electronic medical record (EMR) implementation and infrastructure management.
View More
Scott earned his master’s in IT from Clark University and a bachelor’s in organizational leadership from Pennsylvania State University. Scott has a Lean Management Green Belt certification.
Gerald Elysee
Ph.D.
Gerald Elysee, PhD, has over 11 years of experience in academic program administration and teaching, both online and in-person at several colleges in the areas of Health Informatics, Healthcare Data Analytics, Health Information Technology (Health IT), Biostatistics, Clinical Decision Support Systems, Clinical Data Mining, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), including Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning (DL), and Natural Language Processing (NLP).
View More
Dr. Elysee is an external faculty in the Master of Science in Health Informatics program at Morehouse School of Medicine, where he has developed and taught courses in Clinical Decision Support Systems and Clinical Data Mining and Analytics Techniques using hands-on AI/ML/NLP tools. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Health Sciences department at Providence College and chairs the Health IT programs at Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, overseeing curriculum development and faculty management.
Additionally, he’s a reviewer of AI/ML education proposals for major conferences, including the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. He holds AI certificates from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and University of Florida College of Medicine, focusing on Generative AI and DL in Healthcare.
His latest research work with colleagues from Yale and NYU Langone Medical Center found that providing patients with electronic access to their health information can reduce 30-day hospital readmission risk. For access, click here.
Dr. Katie Devlin
MSIT ’23
Dr. Katie Devlin is a results-driven healthcare executive with more than 17 years of experience in clinical informatics, interoperability, and IT strategy across both acute and ambulatory care settings.
View More
Her experience includes executive leadership roles at Fortune 100 organizations, private equity-backed companies, health systems, and health information exchanges. Katie is recognized for leading transformative initiatives that drive innovation, enhance data sharing, and improve patient outcomes. These experiences have shaped her approach to teaching, as well as her ability to help students connect theories and concepts to practice.
Dr. Devlin holds a DHSc from Bay Path University specializing in Health Informatics, as well as an MS in Organizational Leadership and a BS in Business from Western New England University. She is also a Certified Professional in Health Information Management Systems through HIMSS.
Jas Singh, Ph.D.
Program Director
Dr. Singh has more than 15 years of industry experience, including leading and managing digital transformation, product development, process improvement, and risk management in banking, technology, and insurance.
View More
Dr. Singh holds a Ph.D. in Technology Management from the University of Bridgeport; an MBA and a MS in Accounting from the University of Hartford; and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Punjabi University in India.
Amy Molten, M.D.
FAAP
Amy Molten, MD, FAAP, is a clinical innovation leader with extensive healthcare technology experience. Currently, Dr. Molten is medical staff in clinical teaching at Tufts Medical Center; Chair of the Section on Advances in Therapeutics & Technology (SOATT) at the American Academy of Pediatrics; and an advisor to Ladder Health.
View More
Previously, Dr. Molten served as the Chief Medical Officer and Director of Medicine at Well. She also served as Director of Medicine and Physician Researcher at Buoy Health.
Dr. Molten earned her M.D. from the University of Vermont and completed her residency at Yale School of Medicine. She also holds a certificate of specialization in AI in Healthcare from Stanford University School of Medicine and a bachelor’s degree in linguistics from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Scott Nelson
MSIT ’23
Scott Nelson, MSIT ’23, Front End Engineering Manager at UMass Memorial Health, has 14+ years of experience within a major healthcare network (5 hospitals + over 100 clinics) with expertise in electronic medical record (EMR) implementation and infrastructure management.
View More
Scott earned his master’s in IT from Clark University and a bachelor’s in organizational leadership from Pennsylvania State University. Scott has a Lean Management Green Belt certification.
Gerald Elysee
Ph.D.
Gerald Elysee, PhD, has over 11 years of experience in academic program administration and teaching, both online and in-person at several colleges in the areas of Health Informatics, Healthcare Data Analytics, Health Information Technology (Health IT), Biostatistics, Clinical Decision Support Systems, Clinical Data Mining, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), including Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning (DL), and Natural Language Processing (NLP).
View More
Dr. Elysee is an external faculty in the Master of Science in Health Informatics program at Morehouse School of Medicine, where he has developed and taught courses in Clinical Decision Support Systems and Clinical Data Mining and Analytics Techniques using hands-on AI/ML/NLP tools. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Health Sciences department at Providence College and chairs the Health IT programs at Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, overseeing curriculum development and faculty management.
Additionally, he’s a reviewer of AI/ML education proposals for major conferences, including the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. He holds AI certificates from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and University of Florida College of Medicine, focusing on Generative AI and DL in Healthcare.
His latest research work with colleagues from Yale and NYU Langone Medical Center found that providing patients with electronic access to their health information can reduce 30-day hospital readmission risk. For access, click here.
Dr. Katie Devlin
MSIT ’23
Dr. Katie Devlin is a results-driven healthcare executive with more than 17 years of experience in clinical informatics, interoperability, and IT strategy across both acute and ambulatory care settings.
View More
Her experience includes executive leadership roles at Fortune 100 organizations, private equity-backed companies, health systems, and health information exchanges. Katie is recognized for leading transformative initiatives that drive innovation, enhance data sharing, and improve patient outcomes. These experiences have shaped her approach to teaching, as well as her ability to help students connect theories and concepts to practice.
Dr. Devlin holds a DHSc from Bay Path University specializing in Health Informatics, as well as an MS in Organizational Leadership and a BS in Business from Western New England University. She is also a Certified Professional in Health Information Management Systems through HIMSS.
Jas Singh, Ph.D.
Program Director
Dr. Singh has more than 15 years of industry experience, including leading and managing digital transformation, product development, process improvement, and risk management in banking, technology, and insurance.
View More
Dr. Singh holds a Ph.D. in Technology Management from the University of Bridgeport; an MBA and a MS in Accounting from the University of Hartford; and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Punjabi University in India.
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