Purpose:
The Distance Education Committee provides HIMSS with strategic guidance on best practices, technologies, and emerging trends to optimize distance education. By doing so, we seek to strengthen HIMSS' position as the leader for credible and comprehensive distance education offerings focused on healthcare IT and management systems for a variety of adult learners.
Committee Chair:
Ray Aller, MD, FHIMSS, FCAP, FACMI,
Clinical Professor and Director of Informatics,
USC Keck School of Medicine
Committee Members
Mohammad Bajwa, CPHIMS
Metropolitan College of New York
Melissa Barthold, MS, RN, CPHIMS, FHIMSS
Baptist Health South Florida
Mark Carroll, MPH
Health Informatics Graduate Program-UC Davis
Jan Fuller, CPHIMS
Louisiana Tech University
Jeff Helton, MS
University of Texas School of Public Health
Linda Hogan, PhD
The Commonwealth Medical College
Christine Hudak, PhD, CPHIMS
Case Western Reserve University
Katherine Marconi, PhD
University of Maryland University College
Roger Neal, MSTN
Duncan Regional Hospital
Kenneth Noblett, CPHIMS
Methodist Hospital
Deb Westlund, CPHIMS
Hennepin Faculty Associates and Rasmussen College
Staff Contact:
JoAnn Klinedinst
Vice President, Professional Development
JKlinedinst@himss.org