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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:  Click HERE to download the application.

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: 

1. The application deadline is April 15, 2009.  See “Community Resources” section of the CoP for the application.

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: Laura Nash, CCS
NHHIMA
Director of Communication
lmnash74@yahoo.com
 




 

 

 

 

                                                                                    

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