Career Center  - Student Scholarship

Each year the Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association (PHIMA) awards several education scholarships to students who demonstrate academic achievement and commitment to the field of health information management in Pennsylvania.  PHIMA promotes education and recruitment of new students as critical success factors for the HIM profession.

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2011 PHIMA Scholarship Winners

Vendor Sponsored Scholarships

iod Incorporated - Information on Demand

iod Incorporated is a leader in providing medical release of information and secure record storage services for clinics and hospitals.  PHIMA is proud that they are again a sponsor for PHIMA Student Scholarship program. This year iod Incorporated sponsored:

2011 Student Scholarship Recipient - Dilhari DeAlmeida

Dilhari DeAlmeida is a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Health Information Management, pursuing her PhD with a concentration in Health Information Technology.  Her doctoral dissertation research is in evaluating computer assisted coding technologies in the inpatient setting.  She has a long-term professional goal to work in academia at the university level.  According to Dr. Valerie Watzlaf, “She is also very dedicated to the field of HIM, always expressing interest in different projects and jobs upon graduation as well as becoming active in our membership associations.”.  She also has research interests in ICD-10-CM, Electronic Medical Record, Health Information Systems, Telemedicine, and Quality Assessment.

Dilhari has attained her Masters of Science with a concentration in Information Technology degree in 2009 at the University of Pittsburgh with a grade point average of 3.84. During the attainment of her Masters degree, she was awarded the Professional Book Scholarship for academic excellence. 

Dilhari also has an international background as she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  She was awarded the North Scarborough Rotary Award.

She currently works at the Center for Vaccine Research at the University of Pittsburgh where she is responsible for conducting research on influenza vaccines.

CBIZ KA Consulting Services, LLC

CBIZ provides experienced consultants to ensure accurate and complete coding and reimbursement, grouping, auditing and data entry.  PHIMA is proud that they again are a sponsor for PHIMA Student Scholarship program. This year CBIZ sponsored:

 
2011 Student Scholarship Recipient - Lynn Hall

Lynn Hall attends the South Hills School of Business and Technology where she is pursuing an RHIT certification and will graduate in June 2011. She currently has a grade point average of 3.94. She has been on the Dean’s List all semesters at the South Hills School of Business and Technology.   According to one of her instructors, Brenda Stover, “…exemplified an extremely positive attitude and a respect for me and her fellow classmates.”  Lynn is a busy woman as she is a full time student and full time employee. She is currently employed by Charles Ulsh Home Improvements in State College, PA.