Healthcare Professional Development Committee

The Healthcare Professional Development Committee drives meaningful change in digital health by equipping members with tools, resources, and content that strengthens career growth, workforce development, and lifelong learning. Our work empowers key stakeholders at all levels, from early careerists to advanced professionals, to shape the future of healthcare.

How can you participate?

Our committee consists of select HIMSS members who represent professional development and lifelong learning through both workforce and career initiatives. Committee members are selected by application only during the designated call for committee volunteers. Members must be in good standing with HIMSS and have the ability to serve a two-year term. Learn more about our eligibility and application deadlines.

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What We Do

We harness the power and expertise of HIMSS membership to:

  • Provide workforce and career development services in health information and technology for incumbents and those new to the field, across all facets of the healthcare continuum.
  • Ensure that the healthcare field has the best information and technology talent available, and that professionals are equipped with the tools and resources needed to move their organizations forward in transforming health.

Our Collaborations

Emerging Healthcare Leaders Task Force

The Emerging Healthcare Leaders Task Force amplifies our professional development offerings and creates a pipeline for students, the next generation of global health information and technology professionals and aspiring leaders. Learn more.

HIMSS Staff Liaison

Gina Pope, RN, CNOR, CPHIMS, LSSGB

Healthcare Professional Development Committee Liaison
Professional Development Program Manager, HIMSS

gpope@himss.org

Committee members

  1. Angela Cox, MSN, MSHA, MSSW, LSSYB

    CEO | Clinical SME | Clinical Technology Associate Principal, Nautilus Solutions Introba, Chair

  2. Elaine Arnesen MSHI, RN, OCN

    Clinical Nurse IV, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  3. Timileyin Omolayo Oni, B.Pharm, MHI

    Project Manager, Centre for Mental Health and Addiction

  4. Joseph Brown DHA, CHDA

    Department Chair: Allied Health and Health Information Management, Davenport University

  5. Bridget K. Burke, CPHIT, FHIMSS

    Founder & Principal Investigator, BridgetLab

  6. Heather Dorsett MBA, PMP

    Fractional Chief Marketing Officer, Legacy Data Access

  7. JaMor Hairston, MSHI, MS, CPHIMS, PMP

    Senior Consultant, PhD Student, Emory University School of Medicine

  8. Dr. Vandana Kandpal MBBS, Msc Healthcare Policy and Management, CPHIMS

    Project Manager - Digital Transformation & AI Strategy, Emirates Health Services

  9. William Limp, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA

    Program Director – Health Documentation Access, University of Wisconsin Health

  10. Olga Maciejewski, BS, MBA, PMP, CPHIMS-CA

    Change Management Lead, Alberta Health Services

  11. Patricia MacTaggart, MBA, MMA, CAHIMS, CPDHTS, FACMPE

    Teaching Instructor, George Washington University/Miliken Institute

  12. Dr. Oluwaseun Olaniran, MD, MHIT, CCDS, CDIP

    Medical Director, Accuity Healthcare

  13. Lois McEndree Singh, DBA, MBA, BS, CHTM, PMP, PMI-ACP, LBBP, ITIL

    Director, Clinical Systems Engineering Kaiser Permanente

  14. Jeffrey Weide DBA, FACHE, CPHIMS, PMP

    Product Manager, Symplr Contract and Safety

  15. Dr. Gurhan Zincircioglu, MD, MSc, FHIMSS

    Chief Medical Information Officer, Tire Sate Hospital