Is it good to have CDIP dicom intregration certification on Siims.org ? I’m like self studying using mirth connect HL7 message , destination tab with script JavaScript . How can I get notice for employers and what route or certifications would help ?
Thank you
I also have a clinical background X-ray CT IR
Welcome to the forum 
Which country are you from?
First thing — your clinical background in X-ray, CT, and IR is a bigger asset than you probably think. Most people coming into integration engineering are pure IT and have to learn radiology workflows from scratch. You already understand modality worklists, order flow, exam lifecycle, and why PACS actually matters day-to-day. That context is hard to teach, and employers at imaging vendors and health systems really value it. Lead with that, don’t bury it.
On the CDIP from SIIM — yes, worth doing. It’s the closest thing to a recognized credential for DICOM/imaging informatics integration and it signals seriousness to employers. It also fills in structured knowledge around DICOM conformance statements, SOP classes, and imaging workflow standards. Not a golden ticket, but it’s legitimate and well-known in the PACS/VNA space.
For Mirth, push beyond destination scripting and make sure you can demonstrate a full ADT → ORM → ORU flow end-to-end, and especially DICOM worklist (MWL) integration between a RIS and PACS . Also get comfortable with basic DICOM tooling: dcm4che, a DICOM viewer and reading conformance statements.
If I were stacking certs in order I’d go: CDIP first, then HL7 FHIR Fundamentals (HL7.org) — FHIR is increasingly showing up even in imaging integration. Mirth doesn’t have a formal cert, but a public GitHub showing a real channel handling something like ORM^O01 → MWL is honestly worth more than a cert to a hiring manager.
To get noticed: be active in communities like this one, SIIM Connect, and the Mirth forums — answer questions, don’t just ask them. And rather than going straight for a Sectra integration engineer title, look for “integration analyst” or “HL7 analyst” roles at health systems or imaging centers first. Those roles transition into vendor-side integration work pretty naturally. Sectra also hires “application specialists” from clinical backgrounds — that’s another entry point that can move sideways into integration over time.
You’re already further along than most people starting this. Keep going.
How would you deploy your mirth projects to GitHub? I usually do vs code and deploy my projects from there for web development . I appreciate feedback this helps a lot
For mirth channels you can export the channel in mirth and push the file to github via a variety of ways. You could use vs code for pushing to github if you want.
Put if you use js or Java code as part of the channel you alraedy might have that in vs code and then just export the channel itself in a file.
Appreciate feedback this helps out a lot ! I’ve been trying to ask around
I live in Texas . I work shoreline at christus spohn hospital. What about you?
I live and work in Finland but also do stuff internationally in Europe and sometimes the US.