Women’s CIO Scholarship
Submission due by
November 1, 2010.
The Women’s CIO Scholarship was created to enable more women CIOs to excel and progress in the healthcare IT industry. The scholarship is aimed at supporting female CIOs in improving their skills as IT leaders at their organizations and increasing their proficiency in CHIME’s seven CIO Success Factors.
The Seven CIO Success Factors
Through extensive research, CHIME has identified seven critical and developable competencies that are inherent of successful healthcare CIOs. These success factors are described below:
* Sets Vision and Strategy
Collaborates well with officers and senior leaders to set organizational vision and strategy and to determine how technology can best serve the business.
* Integrates Information Technology for Business Success
Applies knowledge of the organization’s systems, structures and functions to determine how to best serve the business with technology.
* Makes Change Happen
Monitors and influences the dynamics of adaptive change in IT and the organization.
* Builds Technological Confidence
Builds the organizations’ awareness of and confidence in its technology by conveying IT’s contributions to the business.
* Partners With Customers
Interacts with internal and external customers to ensure continuous customer satisfaction.
* Ensures Information Technology Talent
Creates a work environment and community that draws, develops and retains top IT talent.
* Builds Networks and Community
Develops and maintains networks with internal and external sources and links networks for greater exposure. Builds community to sustain networks by sharing knowledge and power in the marketplace.
All scholarship applicants must be members of College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, and must be female.
Scholarship winners can use the funds for education related to improving in the Success Factor area(s) they identified on the scholarship application (including registration fees/tuition, and travel costs to attend). Educational programs are subject to approval. Programs offered by CHIME, CHIME partners, or accredited educational institutions will receive preference. Scholarship Amount: $2500.
Scholarship applications should be mailed to:
Attn: Scholarship Committee
CHIME Education Foundation
3300 Washtenaw Avenue, Suite 225
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Applications can also be submitted online at www.cio-chime.org or www.chimeEducationFoundation.org.
For more information, contact the CHIME office at 734-665-0000 or staff@cio-chime.org.
