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Excellence in Imaging Informatics Award Nominations Open June 1-July 17
The American Board of Imaging Informatics (ABII) is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Excellence in Imaging Informatics Award. Since 2023, the award has celebrated outstanding achievements in the field.
The program recognizes excellence among Certified Imaging Informatics Professionals (CIIPs), vendors that sell products or provide services in imaging informatics, and employers that support professionals in obtaining and maintaining the CIIP certification. One winner is selected in each category.
"The 2026 Excellence in Imaging Informatics Awards is a great opportunity to spotlight the remarkable work advancing imaging informatics, and we're excited to see this year's nominees," said Kevin Lawrence, Director of ABII.
Nominees must demonstrate one or more of these criteria:
CIIP: Certified Imaging Informatics Professional
- Innovators at the forefront of defining the imaging informatics profession.
- Achievers who seek personal and professional growth.
- Professionals invested in improving quality and increasing value.
- Advocates who encourage entry into the profession or who lobby for greater recognition of imaging informatics professionals and their work.
Employer: A hospital, institution, clinic, facility, or department.
- Contributors to the profession and to the growth of the CIIP by supporting and promoting the value of the credential.
- Promoters of community citizenship who support the profession by funding or assisting CIIPs in their work in the certified imaging informatics community.
- Supports professionals to obtain and maintain the CIIP certification.
- Advocates who celebrate recognition for certified imaging informatics roles and employ CIIPs in appropriate positions.
Vendor: A commercial entity that sells products or provides services in imaging informatics.
- Contributors to the profession and to the growth of the credential by supporting and promoting the value of the CIIP.
- Promoters of community citizenship who support the profession by funding or assisting CIIPs and their work in the certified imaging informatics community.
- Advocates who encourage people to enter the profession by publicizing and supporting greater recognition for certified imaging informatics roles and employing CIIPs in appropriate positions.
To nominate a CIIP, employer, or vendor please complete this form.
We'll recognize winners on social media, in a press release, and with a feature story on the ABII website. In addition, the CIIP winner will be awarded $500 to use toward continuing education.
You can learn more about Sectra, Don Dennison, and Royal Victoria Regional Heath Care Centre (last year's recipients of Excellence in Imaging Informatics Awards)
here.
About ABII:
The American Board of Imaging Informatics (ABII) sets professional certification standards for excellence in the growing field of high-tech healthcare. It recognizes well-trained professionals who use technology to maximize efficiency, increase clinical staff satisfaction and productivity, achieve strategic goals, and improve patient care. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, ABII evaluates and certifies imaging informatics professionals.