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T
he Accrediting Bureau of Health
Education Schools (ABHES)
presented the Outstanding Achievement
Award to ECPI University’s Columbia
campus at the Annual National
Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
This award recognizes institutions that
achieve the highest possible ratings for
their onsite evaluations.
Columbia Campus Receives
National Recognition
J
onathan Singleton has a very impor-
tant job. Some might say it’s a calling.
He helps wounded veterans. When he’s
not working on his bachelor’s degree at
the Richmond/Moorefield campus, he’s
coordinating the Virginia Department of
Transportation’s (VDOT) Wounded Veteran
Internship Program, a federally funded
initiative designed for veterans who are
unable to return to a former job due to
physical or emotional disabilities.
The program allows veterans to revamp
old job skills or develop new ones. VDOT
attempts to locate internships close to
where the veterans are receiving rehabili-
tation or living. Jonathan, himself, is a for-
mer intern. As a Marine, he was wounded
in Iraq during the Battle of Nasiriyah
in March 2003. “For me, this is a great
chance to pay it forward,” says Jona-
than. “This is more than a job. I feel very
passionate about serving my fellow vets.
Here, we not only help them transition vo-
cationally; we also
conduct a variety of
workshops to help
them with resume
writing, interview-
ing skills, financial
management, and
post-traumatic
stress disorder.”
As for his own
growth and de-
velopment, the
discipline Jonathan
developed as a Ma-
rine is now serving
him very well. Mar-
ried and the father
of three children,
he stays focused on being organized in
order to juggle work, school, and family.
While deciding to go back to school was
not
an easy decision,
where
he would
attend was. Jonathan earned his associ-
ate’s degree from ECPI in 2005. And after
his little brother recently left the Army, he
convinced him to join him on campus. “I
definitely have my hands full,” he says,
“but I’ve got a great support system, both
at home and on campus.”
Former Marine Helps Other Injured Vets Make Transition
Columbia Campus
President Jim Rund
accepts the award
E
CPI University’s Newport News campus
is pleased to announce that it has been
awarded accreditation from the Commis-
sion on Accreditation for Health Informatics
and Information Management Education
(CAHIIM). This accreditation gives gradu-
ates an opportunity to take the national
Registered Health Information Technician
examination after completion of the Uni-
versity’s program. ECPI University is one
of only three schools in Virginia offering
an Associate of Applied Science in Health
Information Management listed on the CA-
HIIM website as having received this level
of accreditation.
“To hold this credential means that the
professional can ensure the quality of the
medical record by verifying that it is com-
plete, accurately documented, and properly
entered in the computer system,” says
Newport News Campus Health Information
Program Director Laura Abel. “It means that
this professional can use computer applica-
tions to assemble and analyze patient data,
thereby improving patient care and control-
ling costs. Earning this credential can also
improve earning potential and opportunities
for employment.”
Health Information Management Program Awarded
CAHIIM Accreditation