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Scholarship

 

Annual NHHIMA Scholarship


The New Hampshire Health Information Management Association offers one or more $500 scholarships annually to qualified applicants enrolled in:

• A program of health information management (HIM) or technology (HIT) accredited by
the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.

Or

• A coding specialist, medical transcription or tumor registry program taught by a
credentialed practitioner or affiliated with a regionally accredited college or university.

Or

• A college or university accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency and
pursuing, at a minimum, a master’s degree in a program related to HIM.


Qualifications:

1. Applicant must be a resident of New Hampshire or employed in New Hampshire in an
HIM related field.

2. Applicant must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 (out of 4.0) or 3.5 (out of 5.0) or higher.

3. Graduate applicants must be a credentialed HIM professional (RHIA, RHIT, CCS) and
an active member of NHHIMA.

Application Procedure (click HERE to download the application):

1. The application deadline is March 1, 2007.

2. With the completed application, the student must provide:

• A transcript of the applicant’s academic record in the HIM program

• A letter from the program director that the applicant is a student in good standing

• Two letters of recommendation, preferably from an educator or supervisor

• Proof of NH residency or employment


Contact: Mary Beth York, Director of Communication -
Mary Beth York


 

 

 

 

                                                                                    

E-mail Mary Beth York