Amia (American Medical Informatics Association)

AMIA is a community committed to the vision of a world where informatics transforms people’s care. Over the last 35 years, the use of informatics has grown exponentially to improve health and to make better healthcare decisions. Today, informatics is the key to accelerating the current goals of healthcare reform. Every day millions of people benefit from informaticians’ ability to accelerate healthcare’s transformation by collecting, analyzing and applying data directly to care decisions. Data produced throughout health and healthcare is the driving force of informatics and its ability to innovate critical advancements that directly benefit people. AMIA’s members are critical to discovering these insights, which is why AMIA is committed to being the professional home for the informaticians of today and the driver of informatics’ future. Through education, training, accreditation and certification, AMIA supports the current and next generation of informatics professionals by: - Providing members opportunities to grow professionally, no matter what their career level or discipline. - Fostering collaboration and networking to support members’ work to improve people’s lives. - Expanding members’ leadership opportunities within the association and in the field.