Care Communications, Inc. (CARE) has been a long time supporter of the professional development of HIM students and recent graduates. The New HIM Professionals Team was created in 2005 to solidify and expand these efforts. It is our goal to strongly support the HIM profession by building relationships with students and recent graduates, and by offering guidance, direction, mentoring, and financial support through scholarship programs to new professionals. The New HIM Professionals Team force offers support for HIM students and new professionals through the following opportunities:

• CARE Outreach Program - speaking engagements
• CARE Internship and Mentoring Program
• HIA and HIT Certification Exams Scholarships
• AHIMA FORE Scholarships
• Participation in AHIMA and state association conventions and job fairs as an opportunity for new professionals to meet CARE staff

CARE HIM Student Outreach Program speaker engagements

The transition from student to professional can be challenging. That is why it can be helpful to hear firsthand from someone who has gone through that transition themselves, has discovered their own road map, and is familiar with a variety of HIM professional experiences.

Our HIM Student Outreach Program offers speaker engagements to increase awareness of the wide variety of professional opportunities to consider as students begin to envision their own career paths. This program consists of a speaker’s bureau for brief presentations to HIA or HIT student classes by CARE’s expert field consultants. The goal of these presentations is to inform students about non-traditional career options in HIM.

CARE consultants are honored to speak to the next generation of HIM professionals. They share the stories of their professional journeys and suggest what students can do now to prepare themselves for launching their own careers after graduation. Our speakers explore the interests of new HIM professionals and learn how CARE can bring value to the future HIM professionals.

Please take note that no costs are incurred by the sponsoring school; these presentations are underwritten by Care Communications, Inc. If you are interested in having a CARE consultant speak at your HIA or HIT program, please click here to submit a request or call: (800) 458-3544, ext. 149.

CARE HIA Student Internship Program

The CARE Internship Program combines practical experience in an HIM consulting and staffing company with one-on-one mentoring. The program enables a HIA student intern to gain two months of real world HIM work experience. This program also offers a year long mentoring relationship from credentialed CARE staff, through the student’s senior year and the first 6 months of professional life. One HIA student is selected each spring for a paid two month summer internship.

Click here for the CARE Internship Information Sheet
Click here for the CARE Internship Program Student Application Form

CARE HIA and HIT Certification Exams Scholarships

CARE is committed to strengthening the HIM profession by supporting HIA and HIT graduates taking the certification examinations. We feel very strongly that professional credentials are an important part of our profession, and this program is our way of encouraging qualified graduates to become credentialed HIM professionals. To help address the growing need for qualified credentialed HIM professionals, CARE will be awarding two certification exam scholarships. One scholarship will be awarded for the RHIA exam, one for the RHIT exam.

Click here for the CARE Certification Exam Scholarship Eligibility Requirements and Application

Congratulations to the 2009 Winners of the HIA and HIT Certification Exam Scholarship!

HIA Certification Exam Winner is . . .   

Yvette Apura of Chicago , IL, an HIA student at University of Illinois at Chicago in the Health Information Management Program.

Nhung Gammon of Indianapolis, IN an HIA student at Indiana University in the Health Information Management Program.

HIT Certification Exam Winner is . . .

Dinar Murti of Des Plaines, IL an HIT student at Oakton Community College in the Health Information Technology Program.

AHIMA’s FORE Merit Scholarships

CARE is a sponsor of AHIMA’s Foundation of Research and Education (FORE) Merit Scholarships. Through FORE, CARE offers merit scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students pursuing degrees in health information administration and health information technology. Scholarships are also available to credentialed health information management professionals pursuing graduate degrees in an area related to HIM practice.

Click here to be directed to the AHIMA’s FORE Webpage for more information

New HIM Professional CARE Testimonials

	Ankit Patel Implementation Consultant, Allscripts “Working side by side with CARE's executive team on special projects well prepared me to become an excellent consultant in the healthcare industry. I admired how CARE builds and develops relationships within and outside the company. CARE’s welcoming environment gave the feeling as if you’ve been a part of the CARE family for years”
	Clarissa Gelisan Outcomes Specialist, Walgreens “CARE is a great environment to work in. I was given the opportunity to do my internship at CARE, which ultimately lead to a part time job in the Project Management Department during my last year of school. My experience here helped me define the meaning of teamwork. The people at CARE are wonderful - I made life long friends and family.”
	Gaurav Chawla Implementation Consultant, Allscripts “CARE’s nurturing nature along with constant encouragement provided me with the guidance I needed to move forward. Their self reliant approach taught me responsibility, and motivated me to reach advanced heights. This internship was exactly the kind of stepping stone I needed for my future endeavors. There are only a few of us fortunate enough to work directly with the most highly recognized executives and staff, and I was one of them.”
	Ashley Williams HIM Supervisor, Norwegian Hospital “My internship at CARE has been an excellent opportunity for me to get my first hands-on experience in Health Information Management. The CARE family has guided and motivated me along my path to gain the knowledge and skills needed to succeed within the ever-changing field of HIM. Working at CARE has been nothing but wonderful and I truly value all that I’ve learned.”

Resources:

FORE Webpage

CARE Library

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