The Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives

An ACHE Chapter

Women’s Forum Scholarship Award

2019 CTAHE Women’s Forum Annual Scholarship Award Application

The Women’s Forum of the Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives (CTAHE) is seeking candidates for our 2019 annual scholarship award.  The purpose of the Women’s Forum Scholarship Award is to recognize a deserving CTAHE member who demonstrates leadership in healthcare management.  The Women’s Forum will sponsor the awardee’s attendance at the American College of Healthcare Executives 2019 Congress on Healthcare Leadership to be held in Chicago, Illinois, (March 4-7, 2019) providing $1,500.00 reimbursement towards the registration, travel and lodging expenses.

The Women’s Forum Scholarship is also prepared to recognize a deserving undergraduate or graduate student who demonstrates a commitment to a career in healthcare management. Students enrolled in accredited certificate programs that will further their careers in healthcare management.  The recipient of this scholarship will receive $1,500 to be used towards their education and membership to the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).  Candidates for this scholarship must be presently enrolled and matriculated in an accredited degree program or certificate program with their studies focused on a health-related subject, management or healthcare administration.

Promoting professional development and personal growth is the mission of the Women’s Forum, provided through networking and educational opportunities.  The Women’s Forum began in 1981 as a nonprofit association, and formerly called Connecticut Women in Healthcare Management, the legacy continues through a 2010 merger with the CTAHE and its re-branding as the Women’s Forum, providing expanded interaction with women working within all aspects of the healthcare industry.

Candidates for the scholarship must be female and those applying for the scholarship to attend the ACHE Congress must be current members of the Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives.  All application materials must be received by Tuesday, January 15, 2019.  Selection will be made by the Scholarship Committee by Friday, February 1, 2019.

Application Instructions:

CLICK HERE FOR THE APPLICATION FORM 

Submit, print and email your completed application to Julie Vigil (vigil@uchc.edu)

The subject line of the email should be “CTAHE Women’s Forum Scholarship Application for YOUR NAME”

The email should include the following attachments as Word or PDF files:

  • Application form
  • 2 Essays
  • Resume

For the two references:  Please ask your two references to email Julie Vigil (vigil@uchc.edu) with their recommendation letters by the Tuesday, January 15, 2019 deadline.  They can include their recommendation in the body of the email or send it as an attachment.  The subject line of the email from your references should be “Recommendation of CTAHE Women’s Forum Scholarship Applicant:  YOUR NAME”.

Please email or telephone Julie Vigil at vigil@uchc.edu or 860-463-6404, if you have any questions.

Regards,

2019 CTAHE Women’s Forum Scholarship Award Committee

The Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives

The Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives (CTAHE) represents professionals who manage the business affairs of healthcare organizations throughout the state of Connecticut. No other professional association is more inclusive and essential for meeting the career needs and interests of healthcare executives in Connecticut as the healthcare industry transforms to value-based care.

Our CTAHE membership strives to be inclusive of all healthcare stakeholders spanning not only hospitals, health plans, health systems, and independent physician associations, but our universities that are educating our future healthcare administrators.

The Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives (CTAHE) is a chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, which you can read more about below.

The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)

The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of more than 40,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. ACHE offers its prestigious FACHE® credential, signifying board certification in healthcare management.

ACHE’s established network of 80 chapters provides access to networking, education and career development at the local level. In addition, ACHE is known for its magazine, Healthcare Executive, and its career development and public policy programs. Through such efforts, ACHE works toward its goal of being the premier professional society for healthcare executives dedicated to improving healthcare delivery.

The Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives was established to further advance healthcare management excellence through education and research. The Foundation of ACHE is known for its educational programs—including the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership, which draws more than 4,000 participants—and groundbreaking research.

Its publishing division, Health Administration Press, is one of the largest publishers of books and journals on health services management including textbooks for college and university courses. For more information about ACHE, click here.