From the Chair: The Top 10 Myths About Imaging Informatics Certification (January 2008–SIIM News)

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The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) takes pride in the recently established certified imaging informatics professional (CIIP) process. The CIIP certification exam is administered by the American Board of Imaging Informatics (ABII), a non-profit organization founded by SIIM and the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). The CIIP process has drawn attention to the issue of certification and has generated a great deal of welcome discussion and media attention. Although the vast majority of the information you may hear about the CIIP process is accurate, I would like to use this column to debunk a few of the myths I have seen in recent web posts and media coverage. Here are my top 10: …