AMIA Mid-Atlantic Chapter

The Mid-Atlantic region includes 2000+ AMIA members and friends of AMIA in health and healthcare informatics-rich centers including Greater Philadelphia – Pittsburgh – Baltimore – Washington, D.C. – Richmond – New York – Wilmington.

AMIA built its 20+ year reputation on a strong foundation of educational meetings that draw people from around the world. AMIA Mid-Atlantic Chapter is about creating the local connections between interprofessional informatics professionals and students dedicated to transforming healthcare through trusted science, education, and practice of informatics.

Networking, education, career development and student mentorship are all part of the AMIA Mid-Atlantic Chapter membership experience. Chapter members create and select the range of activities important to the local concerns and opportunities. A viable chapter creates at least six programmatic activities per year.

Who Can Join?

The chapter membership provides a regional membership opportunity for informatics professionals and students. Participants must be eligible for regular, student, affiliate, retired or corporate or academic forum membership in AMIA. Chapter members must adhere to the Code of Professional Ethical Conduct for AMIA.

How to Join the Mid-Atlantic Chapter

Add Mid-Atlantic chapter membership dues by contacting Rob Rader, AMIA Director of Member Services, rob@amia.org.

Online Community Support

Chapter members enjoy access to a special online community http://communities.amia.org/mid-atlantic through communities.amia.org groups. Only Mid-Atlantic chapter members can access this group or post items.

Chapter Membership Dues

Chapter membership dues can be added directly to a current AMIA membership. Dues support the chapter activities and chapter programming is self-sustained through the support of Mid-Atlantic Chapter members and sponsors.

Individual regular chapter membership $50*
Individual student chapter membership $10*
Non-members may also join the AMIA Mid-Atlantic Chapter for $125 which includes an affiliate AMIA membership. (Affiliate membership does not include publication or meeting discounts. View AMIA membership information.)

*Membership dues for national membership must be current to join the local chapter.

Chapter Program Activities (proposed for 2013)

Sponsored Speaker/Lecture Series

AMIA Mid-Atlantic Chapter offers a speaker series to support the development of fundamental informatics knowledge areas and local healthcare transformation initiatives.

Leadership and Program Development

The chapter elects leaders annually to support local program development agenda and implementations. Educational meetings and workshops throughout the Mid-Atlantic provide chapter members with a leadership platform to create and drive educational development. AMIA national endorses the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) annual symposium and members gain visibility through participation in the Mid-Atlantic Chapter. The CHOP CMIO leadership luncheon and events like it can increase the chapter’s visibility in the healthcare informatics community.

Clinical Informatics Board and Certification Study Groups

AMIA offers both face-to-face and online board review course to prepare for the clinical informatics board exams offered through the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Local study sessions for the Clinical Informatics Board Review Course(s) and advanced interprofessional informatics certification provide members with a built in network to support learning.

Social Events and Special Interest Groups

Informal networking events and locally-focused topically based special interest groups meet in small groups to foster collaboration and joint-initiatives important to the region.

Student Support and Informal Mentoring

Students comprise 25 percent of AMIA’s national membership. The Mid-Atlantic Region is home to top-notch biomedical informatics programs. Local student and working group gatherings connect students with one another and with the professional community they seek to join.

Why are local AMIA chapters important?

Local Networking and Outreach

Network more frequently and stay connected locally with the informatics community
Get more from your AMIA membership experience with more satisfying contact on a local level
Engage in challenging conversations about informatics with people who really understand what you do

Local Innovation

Collaborate locally on initiatives with regional institutions and organizations
Facilitate local innovation that is defining future approaches to information and knowledge management in biomedical research, clinical care, and public health.
Invest yourself in the shared transformation of healthcare

Local Professional Development

Experience ongoing professional development and educational programming focused on informatics
Develop mentor/mentee relationships between professionals and students in informatics (formal and informal)
Make career connections to find a new position or enhance the work you do now

Local Education and Policy

Advocate for local, state and/or regional public policy and regulatory issue advocacy
Disseminate best practices in biomedical and health informatics at the local level
Focus passionately on health and healthcare challenges

Chapter Leadership

Elections for local leadership positions take place annually in November. Leadership opportunities include: Chair, Chair-elect, Secretary/Treasurer, Membership/Marketing Director, Education Director, Policy Director, Online Community Director. Ad-hoc committees to support program development may be added.

Contact Information

Mid-Atlantic Chapter

Chapter Membership: Add Mid-Atlantic chapter membership dues by contacting Rob Rader, AMIA Director of Member Services, rob@amia.org.

General Communication: Communicate with the local chapter leadership through mail@amia.org.

Mid-Atlantic chapter members with paid national and chapter dues may also join the Mid-Atlantic online community by logging into communities.amia.org and adding Mid-Atlantic Chapter as a new group.

Sponsorship: Organizations interested in financially supporting the Mid-Atlantic chapter must establish the relationship through the national AMIA headquarters office. AMIA is a 501 c3 non-profit organization. Management of financial support rests with the national organization. Contact: Ross Martin, MD, AMIA Vice President of Corporate Relations ross@amia.org (202) 697-3077.

How to Start a Chapter

AMIA Pilot Chapter Program Development: The Mid-Atlantic Chapter is a pilot chapter launched in April 2013. To explore the possibility of starting a Regional Chapter, please contact Karen Greenwood, AMIA Executive Vice President & COO, karen@amia.org