CIM Certificate and Associate of Science Degree
SBCC offers both an associate degree and a certificate program in Cancer Information Management (CIM). Both the CIM associate degree and certificate programs are designed to prepare you for a career working in hospital-based and population-based cancer registries. The certificate program is provided for students who already possess a college degree. Completion of either program leads to eligibility to take the Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) national credential exam.
The CIM Programs are fully open to any person who has been admitted to SBCC. No additional application or prerequisites are required.
To be to take the ODS exam, candidates must meet education and experience requirements. The routes (A1, A2 and B) are detailed below.
Route A. Experience: Successful completion of 160 hours of work practicum in a ODS-staffed Cancer Registry (may be part of a NCRA-approved program curriculum) AND Education Path 1a): Successful completion of an Associate Degree Program, OR Education Path 2a): Successful completion of an Formal Education Certificate Program AND successful completion of a minimum of an Associate鈥檚 degree or equivalent (60 college-level credits).
Route B. Experience: 1,950 hours (equal to one year full-time) experience in the Cancer Registry field AND Education: Successful completion of a minimum of an Associate's degree or equivalent (60 college-level credits) INCLUDING or IN ADDITION TO SPECIFIC COURSEWORK: Two semesters of (grade of C or better is required).
The CIM program at 糖心TV官网 City College is an Formal Education Program. For more information on the ODS exam eligibility routes, please see
For eligibility purposes, the Council on Certification-approved definition is: the cancer registry field consists of individuals working in or supervising cancer registry and organizations or companies that actively support cancer registration. Cancer registration involves collection, management and analysis of cancer incidence data for all of the following purposes:
- research
- quality management/improvement
- cancer program development
- cancer prevention and surveillance
- survival and outcome data
- compliance of reporting standards
- development of accreditation standards for Cancer Registration
A well-prepared candidate's experience should include all basic aspects of a cancer registry, including but not limited to casefinding, abstracting, follow-up, reporting, cancer committee, cancer conference, state and/or NCDB submissions.
Cancer registries play an important role in the fight against cancer. Cancer registration is the basic method by which information about the incidence, type, extent of disease at time of diagnosis, treatment methods used and survival of patients with cancer is systematically collected. Cancer registry professionals are responsible for the