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CHIME Healthcare CIO Boot Camp™ Scholarships

Application Opens: May 14, 2025

Application Deadline: August 18, 2025


Eligibility: Current CHIME, AEHIS, AEHIT or AEHADA Members or Member colleagues with 3 years of healthcare IT leadership.


Award: Full registration fee for attendance at the CHIME Healthcare CIO Boot Camp™. Travel costs are not included in this scholarship. Scholarships must be used for the program session that the candidate applied for.


The CHIME Healthcare CIO Boot Camp™ scholarship provides aspiring and recently appointed healthcare IT leaders with the opportunity to attend this transformative program. This intensive, two-and-a-half-day experience equips participants with practical skills and insights from seasoned CIO thought leaders through dynamic discussions, case studies, and problem-solving sessions. Scholarship recipients will benefit from unparalleled networking and learning, fostering their growth in digital health leadership.


Neal L. Patterson Community and Rural Hospital Scholarship


In 2017, Cerner (now Oracle Health) worked with CHIME to develop the Neal L. Patterson Community and Rural Hospital Scholarship. This endowed scholarship is intended for CIOs who’ve made a significant impact in community and rural hospitals and demonstrated exceptional dedication to improving the lives of the people they serve. Please indicate on the form if you are eligible for this consideration.


Number of Scholarships to Award:

  • CHIME Education Foundation - up to 5
  • Neal L. Patterson Community and Rural Hospital Scholarship - 2

APPLICATION CRITERIA

In addition to completing the scholarship application form, applicants must meet the following criteria and submit the materials described below:


  1. Must meet one of the following requirements: 1) Be a CHIME member or an AEHIS, AEHADA or AEHIT member, or 2) Report up to a CHIME member. Non-CIO applicants must provide a letter of recommendation from their current CIO or the CHIME member to whom they report.
  2. And 3 years of healthcare IT leadership
  3. Must demonstrate a marked desire to improve their leadership skills.

Essay

Candidates must demonstrate their interest by submitting an essay. The essay should be completed in several parts, each of which should be between 500 -1,000 words. Candidates should identify the top three issues/challenges that he/she believes CIOs/Digital Health Executives will face in the future and how they might address them If applicable, candidates should also address any financial challenges they have at their organization that prohibits them from otherwise participating in leadership development activities. Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 2 MB.


Part A: This portion of the essay should address the candidate’s vision and goals as a future healthcare IT leader, how they have demonstrated leadership within their organization, and how this scholarship will enhance their ability to improve their healthcare IT leadership skills.


Part B: In this section, candidates should identify the top issues/challenges that he/she believes CIOs/Digital Health Executives will face in the future and how they might address them If applicable, candidates should also address any financial challenges they have at their organization that prohibits them from otherwise participating in leadership development activities.


Resume

Scholarship candidates should provide a current resume highlighting achievements of exhibited leadership or leadership potential in the field of healthcare IT. Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 2 MB.


Letter of Recommendation

If the candidate is not a CHIME Member, they must submit a letter or recommendation from the CHIME Member to whom they report. The letter should support the applicant’s attendance at the event and explain why their participation would be beneficial to the candidate and their organization. It should also support the fact that applicant is either on a CIO career path, or if they are a CIO, that attendance at the event is important to their professional development. Any issues relating to financial need should also be explained. Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 2 MB.