EDU - Educational Detail Segment

The EDU segment adds detailed educational information to the staff member identified by the STF segment. An EDU segment may optionally follow an STF segment. An EDU segment must always have been preceded by a corresponding STF segment.

HL7 Attribute Table - EDU - Educational Detail Segment

Seq#	Data Element Name	DataType	Usage	Vocabulary	Cardinality	Item #	Length	C.LEN	Flags
EDU
1	Set ID – EDU	SI	R		[1..1]	01448	[1..4]
2	Academic Degree	CWE	O	0360(S) Degree/License/Certificate(Suggested)	[0..1]	01449
3	Academic Degree Program Date Range	DR	O		[0..1]	01597
4	Academic Degree Program Participation Date Range	DR	O		[0..1]	01450
5	Academic Degree Granted Date	DT	O		[0..1]	01451
6	School	XON	O		[0..1]	01452
7	School Type Code	CWE	O	0402 School Type	[0..1]	01453
8	School Address	XAD	O		[0..1]	01454
9	Major Field of Study	CWE	O		[0..*]	01885

EDU-1: Set ID – EDU (SI) 01448

Definition: This field contains the number that identifies this transaction. For the first occurrence of the segment, the sequence number shall be one; for the second occurrence, the sequence number shall be two; etc.

EDU-2: Academic Degree (CWE) 01449

Definition: This field contains the standard classification awarded upon completion of a unified program of study. HL7 suggests using values in User-defined Table 0360 - Degree/License/Certificate.

EDU-3: Academic Degree Program Date Range (DR) 01597

Definition: This field contains the date range when the academic degree program took place.

EDU-4: Academic Degree Program Participation Date Range (DR) 01450

Definition: This field contains the date range during which the staff member participated in the academic degree program.

EDU-5: Academic Degree Granted Date (DT) 01451

Definition: This field contains the date the academic degree was granted to the staff member.

EDU-6: School (XON) 01452

Definition: This field contains the official name of the academic institution that granted the degree to the Staff Member.

EDU-7: School Type Code (CWE) 01453

Definition: This field contains the categorization of the academic institution that granted the degree to the Staff Member. HL7 suggests using values in User-defined Table 0402 – School Type.

Refer to User-defined Table 0402 – School Type in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for valid values. This table contains values for graduate, medical etc.

EDU-8: School Address (XAD) 01454

Definition: This field contains the postal address of the academic institution that granted the degree to the Staff Member.

EDU-9: Major Field of Study (CWE) 01885

Definition: This field contains the subject of academic study associated with the specific academic degree program pursued by the staff member as his/her area of specialization.