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Educational Event Provider
Scholarship Program
Purpose: To provide educational scholarships to Florida Sunshine Chapter
Healthcare Provider members to attend AAHAM conferences.
Eligibility: Any person who has been a member of the Florida Sunshine Chapter
for at least 1 (one) year and has paid their current dues by the due date.
Application: A completed application should be submitted to the Scholarship Chair
at least 45 days prior to the event the member wishes to attend.
Selection: Applications that meet the established criteria will be considered by a review
and selection committee comprised of the Scholarship Committee Chair, the Chairman
of the Board and the Treasurer.
Awards: Scholarships will be awarded (as funds permit) as follows:
$250 to attend an overnight conference presented by the Florida Sunshine
Chapter that is one to two days in length, and one overnight stay.
$500 to attend an overnight conference presented by the Florida Sunshine
Chapter that is more than two days in length.
FLORIDA SUNSHINE AAHAM SCHOLARSHIP AWARD PROTOCOL
Background
It is the intent and desire of The Florida Sunshine Chapter of AAHAM to promote
the advancement of the patient account management profession, and the individual
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wth of its members through ongoing education programs.
Considering this, and the desire to see more providers have the opportunity to
participate in educational opportunities, it was felt that a charity established to
meet this need would be a worthwhile endeavor.
Awards
The Florida Sunshine Chapter of AAHAM provides scholarships to provider
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mbers as funds permit. The applicant must be a member of the Florida
Sunshine Chapter, in good standing at the time of the application, for at least one
year, and must be a provider member of our profession.
Funding
Future funding of the scholarship:
A fundraising event will be held at least once per year. The goal and desire would
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e to raise at least $1000 to fund as many scholarships as possible per year. The
Scholarship Committee will outline and direct the fundraising activities in
conjunction with the Charity Committee.