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The 2023 State of the Association meeting took place on November 14 during the 2023 Annual Symposium in New Orleans, November 11-15. AMIA members gathered to receive updates on the state of AMIA and congratulate new and outgoing members of the AMIA Board. Updates included the Board of Directors election [...]

To improve health in the United States and globally, dedicated members and staff engage policymakers and other thought leaders to holistically improve health and health care with use of informatics’ science, research and practice. By engaging directly with legislators and providing access to global innovation events, AMIA is devoted to [...]

AMIA takes action to educate policy makers and thought leaders on many issues that are vital to advancing the United States health care system for all stakeholders and advocate for the field of Informatics. AMIA members and staff take action comprehensively by submitting public comments, collaborating with federal policy makers [...]

The Academic Forum Best Paper Award honors papers that identify and promote sound and innovative teaching practices and education that further health informatics practice. This award is presented annually at the Linking Informatics and Education Academic Forum Conference (LIEAF) in the Fall. Previous Winners 2023 Updating of a Doctoral Nursing [...]

Recent Event Biomedical and Health Informatics Academic Leaders Webinar October 20, 2023 | 4:00 - 5:00 pm EST October 24, 2023 | 4:00 - 5:00 pm EST Download the flyer Learn about graduate study and career opportunities in Biomedical Informatics! The BMHI-ALC community is looking for talented students and clinicians [...]

The AMIA Board voted to implement a new governance structure, developed over a 12-month-plus process involving significant member input. The changes to AMIA’s governance structure, developed out of several overarching goals, which include simplifying the structure, creating transparency and supporting responsiveness, reducing duplicative efforts to better utilize member resources, and more.

AMIA has been advocating for the Standard Occupational Code (SOC) Classification System to include a unique code relevant to medical informatics for a decade. The SOC Code is the United States’ Government’s system of classifying occupations.

The Lead Nurse Planner works collaboratively with the Director of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to ensure the Accredited Provider Unit operates according to Accreditation Program criteria. Administrative functions of the Provider Unit, within the parameters established by AMIA, are the responsibility of the Lead Nurse Planner and the Director of [...]

AMIA Public Policy staff and leadership seek guidance from membership as to the top policy priorities for the organization. Currently, AMIA policy work is guided by the AMIA Public Policy Principles. These Principles, initially published in 2020, are living and are updated regularly. The Principles guide AMIA's reactive federal policy [...]

The AMIA Board of Directors is responsible for oversight for all official AMIA conferences to: Assure meetings are compatible with the content and strategic foci of the association including vision, mission, and values Ensure that the meetings are conducted in a fiscally responsible manner consistent with approved annual budget for [...]