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The AMIA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee and Subcommittees develop, promote, and guide the implementation of strategic and operational goals related to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. The DEI Committee engages in such activities with specific attention to AMIA’s mission and its intersection with systemic racism and health equity [...]

CNE/CME Information Original release date: August 25, 2021 Reviewed September 2023 for continued relevancy. New expiration date: September 13, 2026 Target Audience Practitioners in clinical fields, including, but not limited to, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and dentistry; and public health, health informatics, scientific research, and computer science professionals. Learning Objectives After [...]

Health informatics (HI) graduate programs focus on information systems, informatics principles, and information technology as applied to the continuum of healthcare delivery. Health Informatics graduate programs demonstrate uniqueness by offering varied options for practice or research. Accreditation provides an effective and consistent quality monitoring process, tools for assessing continuous quality [...]

The AMIA Health Informatics Review Course was created with a grounding in the actual work and knowledge base health informatic professionals defined. The Health Informatics Delineation of Practice is proprietary research conducted by AMIA. No other AMIA Health Informatics Certification (AHIC) exam preparatory course has access to this information. Individual [...]

What is Informatics? Biomedical and health informatics applies principles of computer and information science to the advancement of life sciences research, health professions education, public health, and patient care. This multidisciplinary and integrative field focuses on health information technologies (HIT), and involves the computer, cognitive, and social sciences. Informatics is [...]

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Physicians comprise more than 40 percent of AMIA’s membership. Their expertise is represented in research and practice and throughout the leadership of AMIA. Physicians have multiple member-only communities and working groups focused on topic-specific interests, such as Implementation, Clinical Decision Support and Primary Care Informatics. AMIA’s Clinical Informatics Conference and [...]

The AMIA HICC expects AHIC diplomates to maintain and improve knowledge and skills for competent practice (i.e., achieve continuing competency). The HICC deems active practice and continuous learning essential for maintaining competence in health informatics. Active practice Active practice comprises sustained effort of at least 20% work time in one [...]

The Health Informatics Certification Commission oversees AHIC™. Commission members bring a broad range of perspectives and significant expertise to their work. They represent individuals who have training in nursing, health informatics, public health, pharmacy, medicine, dentistry, and nutrition. Commission members are at different career stages and work in health care [...]

This guide provides information on how to apply for and maintain AMIA Health Informatics Certification (AHIC). The sections that follow provide an overview of the AHIC program, outline steps for pursuing AHIC, present key AHIC policies, and include links to related documents. It is essential that AHIC applicants and diplomates [...]