The American Institute of Health Care Professionals
"Dedicated to Continued Learning, Growth, and Achievement in Health Care Practice"
Mission Statement
The American Institute of Healthcare Professionals' mission is to develop and promote Certification and Fellowship programs for distinct health care professions.
This includes the development of quality programs that attest to the achievement of knowledge, skills, and practice experience in defined specialty practices. The American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc., (AIHCP) believes that health care professionals who have achieved the knowledge, skills, and experiences in a particular specialty should be recognized by their employers, peers and society as achieving a degree of excellence in practice. Certification and Fellowship offer such professionals the opportunity to be recognized appropriately and attests to the professional's ongoing personal career growth and development. The AIHCP exists to provide sound, legitimate, recognized programs for those professionals, within a quality structure.
The AIHCP's mission to provide Fellowship programs is focused on the continued growth and recognition of professional practice through a higher level of recognition for accomplished achievements. Fellowship is considered the highest attainment of knowledge, skill and experience and is demonstrated by accomplishments in gaining significant continuing education, or completion of a quality project or thesis. Fellowship denotes accomplishment above that of basic certifications. The AIHCP supports advisory boards for of its certification and fellowship specialties, which allow for peer review of requirements for certification and fellowships. The AIHCP also supports high quality education offerings via its Center for Professional Education, and provides approvals for various types of educational activities. The AIHCP is committed to its own continued growth, and support of its certified members.
Updated: 4/2012