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Student Receives 2002 Foundation of Research and Education (FORE) Merit Scholarship

The American Health Information Management Association's (AHIMA) Foundation of Research and Education (FORE) recently awarded Phoenix College Health Information Technology student, Katherine McGee the PRG Publishing, Inc. scholarship, underwritten by a generous grant from PRG Publishing, Inc.

In 2002, a record 50 FORE Merit Scholarships were awarded nationally to outstanding students pursuing degrees in health information administration (HIA) and health information technology (HIT), as well as health information management (HIM) professionals pursuing degrees to further their careers. Since the program’s inception in 1991, $230,000 in scholarships have been awarded to more than 175 students.

"I’m very thankful and appreciative to have received the PRG Scholarship through FORE," said McGee. "I feel privileged to have received a scholarship that will help me with my education as I strive to achieve my career goal of becoming a health information management professional."

The FORE Merit Scholarship program is just one of the programs benefiting from contributions to the Foundation’s Fast FOREward Campaign – a two-year campaign aimed at raising $1 million to fund initiatives that will help anticipate and plan for the future of HIM; educate current and future practitioners; and support innovations that advance the profession.

"We are very proud of Katherine’s national recognition and thrilled that she selected the Phoenix College Health Information Technology Program as the avenue to pursue her career goals," said Debbie Dennis, Phoenix College Health Information Technology Program. "Her scholarship is evident of the AHIMA Foundation of Research and Education's continued commitment to education, students and the health information management profession."

For additional information about the FORE Merit Scholarship program or the Fast FOREward Campaign, visit AHIMA’s Web site at www.ahima.org/fore/.