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Why become a CHIA
Take another step on the pathway to digital health career excellence
Health informatics is fundamental to the delivery of healthcare. The need for skilled health informaticians will only grow as the volume of health information grows, along with our reliance on digital systems for managing, storing and using health data.
Be a digital health leader in your workplace! CHIA indicates to employers that you have core, up-to-date knowledge of health informatics and the ability to apply these across a vast range of delivery models and settings.
Importance of CHIA for industry
Improved effectiveness
With employees who understand digital health and health informatics
Professional development
Up-skilling of your employees based on an industry-wide set of competencies
Lead the way
With industry credibility, differentiation and professionalism
Guidance
Recognise and assess the competencies required for all health informaticians
Differentiation
Differentiate between your health informatics workforce and others’ based on independent assessment
Hire the best
Improve your recruitment and performance evaluation processes
CHIA for individuals
Be recognised
CHIA is an independent validation of your health informatics knowledge.
Credibility
Earn the right and personal satisfaction of adding the CHIA post-nominal to your name.
Competitive edge
More and more healthcare jobs are listing CHIA as a desirable qualification.
Lead the way
Signal to the world your commitment to the health informatics profession.
Exclusivity
Become a CHIA Alumni and gain access to an exclusive community of peers and experts.
Advance your career
Discover career pathways or transition to new roles by enhancing your resume.
CHIA Overview
A Student’s Perspective
Note: videos refer to the initial competency framework not the update released in April 2022, more information about the Australian Health Informatics Competency Framework can be found here.
CHIA is delivered to you by the Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH), a peak body for digital health representing a united and influential single voice for health informatics and digital health leaders and practitioners.
