What is AHIP?
The Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) was established in 1989 as a programme of formal credentialing for the MLA. The purpose of AHIP was twofold: 1. To serve as a professional development and career recognition programme to certify librarians on the basis of professional achievement 2. To reward the personal investment of time and effort required for exemplary professional performance and contributions to the profession. An Ad Hoc Committee was established to create “a conceptual integrated framework for the MLAs professional development program to include the continuing education, certification, recertification activities of the association.” (qtd. in Bell ) This function of AHIP has not significantly changed in the thirteen years the Academy has been active. There are five levels of membership in AHIP intended to meet the needs of professionals at various points in their career: Provisional, Member, Senior Member, Distinguished Member, and Emeritus Member. Provision
