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La Vista .........................6 Congressman Luján is the only Hispanic on the Committee on Sci- ence and Technology. His aim is to combat
climate change and making New Mexico a clean-energy technology leader.
Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology magazine’s annual Diversity Edition of- fers a rich mix of content, touching on everything from the emerging technologies divide to the growing crop of top Latino talent.
La Communidad .........10 Jose Marquez-Leon, president and CEO of Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA), is committed to ensuring as many Latino doctors as they can reach are informed about the hows and whys of the new system.
Technologia del Mundo ........................14 Emerging technologies from smart gad- gets and gizmos are changing business models and driving personal, social and professional interactions But the Latino population is slow in keeping pace.
The Next Level ............33 Intel sets a new standard by focusing on the most important asset they have: People.
Book Review ...............36 By 2050, Latinos will make up a third of the U.S. population, ac- cording to the new book Harvest of Empire: A His- tory of Latinos in the America.
www.hispanicengineer.com
One of the most rapidly growing employment areas is health- care information technology. Emerging technologies healthcare is moving into many patient-centric health applications and technologies that connect patients, families, physicians, phar- macists, care (hospitals and clinics) & benefit providers. Because of this, and other factors, nationwide demand for skilled tech- nology professionals is outstripping supply.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), increasing use of electronic health records will continue to broaden demand for healthcare IT professionals. In this month’s BLS Employment Outlook, which looks at the very important issue of new job creation, prospects look good for people with strong un- derstanding of technology, and computer software engineers will be in particularly high demand.
As the U.S. population continues to age, the occurrence of health-related problems will rise. Employment growth will result from a corresponding uptick in the number of medical tests, treatments, and procedures that will be performed. BLS predicts that employment of health information technology workers will grow by 20 percent, much faster than the average for all occupations through 2018.
But where will employers find the highly-skilled geeks to develop and manage these new applications?
Lango Deen presents some clues in the “Most Admired Employers” feature which comes complete with rankings. Deen drills down into the findings of HE&IT maga- zine’s Most Admired Employers survey, which looks at minorities and women with advanced degrees. The survey results of each criteria considered including, the length of time with an employer, number of jobs held, the types of degrees, bac- calaureate-origin institutions, and related earnings provide insight on what makes these technology professionals tick and why they select certain job opportunities.
Smart employers will take notice of our HE&IT survey findings in their recruiting efforts targeting the nation’s best and brightest.
Finally, Frank McCoy weighs in with the “Forty Under Forty” list. McCoy introduces us to a new generation of professionals who are keeping America competitive. His article proves that the United States continues to produce some of the world’s most promising leaders in information technology.
Tyrone D. Taborn Publisher and Editorial Director HISPANIC ENGINEER & Information Technology | 2011 3
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