Yvonne Harbert Student Achievement Award

Description

The Yvonne Harbert Student Achievement Award is presented each year to an outstanding student who is currently in an approved HIT/HIM accredited program and in their final year of a HIT/HIM program.

Criteria

The following must be met for this award:

1. Student Member of AHIMA/MHIMA
2. Student must have a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0.
3. Student must be in the final year of completing their HIT/HIM program.

The application form is to be completed via online submission on or before the deadline for consideration of that year’s award. Deadline to apply is March 31st.

* The applicant must have the Program Director of their school complete and submit the online verification form at the link above on or before the deadline.

Evaluation and Selection

The MHIMA Foundation composed of health information professionals will evaluate each application. The awardee is the applicant with the highest total number of points based on the scoring criteria to include organizational involvement, activities, community service activities and honors, awards, and recognition, faculty/program director recommendations and student essay.

Restrictions

Student may only receive the award one time.

Please contact us for any questions.

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