CHIME Fellow Program

Philosophy/Mission

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Board of Trustees established the Fellow program to honor and recognize CHIME members who have actively participated in the organization and who have made significant contributions to the healthcare IT field as a CIO.

Advancement to Fellow is an award and recognition for service and contribution to the organization, not just an acknowledgment of the length of membership in CHIME. The CHIME Board of Trustees is pleased to offer advancement to Fellow for those members who have been long standing contributors to the success of CHIME.

Application Process

Members wishing to apply should complete the attached application (with necessary documentation) and submit it to CHIME. CHIME staff will review all applications to determine if all criteria for advancement to Fellow are met. If the criteria are met, the application will be submitted to the Board for approval.

Applications for advancement to Fellow will be accepted year round.

After all applications are reviewed, the candidate will be notified of their Fellow status by the CHIME staff and shall also be sent an official letter of acknowledgement cosigned by both the President and the Chair of CHIME. Any issues should be directed to the CHIME staff, who will then work with the Board Member who oversees Membership to resolve any problems.

Award/Recognition

View current CHIME Fellows

Fellow status in CHIME shall be designated by the letters FCHIME. Once awarded with Fellow status, the member may list FCHIME after his or her name.

All members achieving Fellow status will be featured in the CHIME's newsletter and/or other printed materials. In addition, each member will receive a Fellow award at either the Spring or Fall Forum (depending on when the application was submitted and approved).

CHIME Fellow Criteria

Membership Requirement

Applicants must have been a member of CHIME for no less than six years and must be a member in good standing.

Participation in CHIME

Networking
Applicants must have attended five or more CIO Forums (Spring or Fall) in the past six years.

Service
Applicants must have participated in one of the following roles:

• As a member of the CHIME Board of Trustees
• As a member of the Membership Committee
• As a chair of a CHIME committee or work group
• As a faculty member of the CIO Boot Camp

OR

Participated in three of the following roles:

• As a member of the Awards Committee
• As a member of the Communications Committee
• As a member of the Benchmarking Committee
• As a member of the Advocacy Committee
• As a member of the Fall Forum Track Session Selection Sub-committee
• As the member-at-large on the Election Committee
• As a member of the Education Committee

Professional Contributions
Applicants must have completed one of the following things:

• Completed 10 or more online Member-to-Member surveys
• Contributed 10 or more documents to the IT Warehouse in three different categories (categories include Business Applications and Technology; Business Process, Knowledge, Strategy; Computing Hardware/Systems; Industry Standards, Regulations & Public Policy; IT Management Strategy; and Resources/Tools)

AND

• Applicants must have completed their Member infoXchange profile.

Education
Applicants must have completed one or more of the following:

• The Healthcare CIO Boot Camp
• 10 College Live online presentations (live sessions, not archives)
• 5 pre-Forum workshops or Track Sessions in the past 6 years
• The complete IME Series of Courses

CHIME Foundation
Applicants must have participated in 10 CHIME Foundation focus groups in the past six years.

Presentations/Publications

Applicants must have completed one of the following since joining CHIME:

• Written and published two or more articles* in healthcare and/or IT industry publications
• Given a presentation at a CIO Forum, a Healthcare CIO Boot Camp, a HIMSS conference, or a College Live session
  
  *May include articles published in periodicals, books, or chapters in books.

Recommendations from Others

Applicants must provide three letters of recommendation with their application for Fellow, as follows:

• One letter must be written by the member’s immediate supervisor
• One must be written by another member of CHIME who is not currently a Fellow
• One must be written by a current Fellow of CHIME

The letters of recommendation should illustrate the service and contributions the applicant has given to CHIME and/or how the applicant has made significant contributions to the healthcare IS field as a CIO.