State Branches

The State Branches provide a valuable opportunity for personal contact, networking, and peer support. The professional development activities are a major point of benefit of HIMAA membership and events are conducted by the State Branches.

Each HIMAA Branch has an elected Convenor and a Branch Committee to represent the members in that state.

You can contact your local branch for further information on activities or other relevant details:

Each year, HIMAA and the State Branches recognise member service to the Association and / or significant achievements on behalf of the Association or the health information management profession.

There are two categories – Student of the Year and Practitioner of the Year.  Awards in these two categories are conferred at two levels – Branch and National.

At Branch Level each year, HIMAA Branches through the Branch Convenors, call for nominations for two service and achievement awards:

• HIMAA State Branch Student of the Year
• HIMAA State Branch Practitioner of the Year

At National Level, The HIMAA Board is notified of successful Branch award recipients of Student of the Year and Practitioner of the Year in each Branch.

The Board Directors then select from these recipients two national awards, one in each category:

• National HIMAA Student of the Year
• National HIMAA Practitioner of the Year

Nominations must be in by Tuesday 31 August 2021 AEST, submitted to the Branch Convenor in your state per the contact details above. Click the links above to access the required nomination forms.