For over 50 years, the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) has been the premier professional organization that represents the voices of more than 5,000 medical imaging leaders in over 2,500 health care facilities. AHRA, aligned with its philanthropic arm the AHRA Education Foundation (EF), dedicated to educating, developing, and mentoring medical imaging professionals, is proud to announce the Living Our Legacy campaign. This multi-year effort will allow for sustainable growth, foster innovation, and position AHRA to better support the professional advancement of its members. AHRA’s Living Our Legacy campaign is inviting its stakeholders to come together and invest in empowering the current and future generations of medical imaging leaders.
“AHRA’s mission – to provide quality education, relevant resources and top-notch leadership training – supports not only our longtime members but creates a pipeline of well-trained leaders who are adequately prepared to tackle challenges in the ever-evolving healthcare field,” shared Living Our Legacy Co-Chair and Vice President of Radiology & Pathology at University Health System Jason Theadore. “Through this campaign, AHRA will have the ability to sustain and update its programs, extend the reach of its resources for medical imaging professionals and, ultimately, have a positive impact on the patients we serve.”
The funds raised through the Living Our Legacy campaign will focus on:
- Research, Benchmarking & Best Practices:To equip imaging leaders with insights to assess how their departments are performing relative to industry standards, identify and prioritize areas of improvement, and strengthen their voices when making the case for changes at their institutions.
- Cross Functional Education & Leadership Development:To help imaging leaders at all levels expand their perspectives and knowledge beyond the radiology department and sharpen their business acumen and leadership skills.
- Thought Leadership:To create forum(s) that connect AHRA members, industry partners, and other relevant stakeholders to share forward-thinking ideas and identify new potential opportunities to advance medical imaging management.
- Advocacy & Outreach:To ensure the collective voice of imaging leaders is heard when examining key topics affecting the field, elevate recognition of medical imaging management and the crucial role it plays in health care, and cultivate a vibrant and diverse talent pipeline for the future.
Bayer, a long-time supporter of AHRA, is the campaign’s Industry Co-Chair, participating as an Icon Level Partner.
“It is an honor for Bayer to support AHRA’s Living Our Legacy campaign and to serve as Co-Chair,” said Rich Dewit, Head of Global Digital Business, Bayer. “A multi-year campaign like this represents a way for members and industry to come together to develop innovative solutions and elevate the ever-increasingly important role medical imaging professionals play in health care.”
Thanks to the generous support of its members and landmark commitments from Bayer, GE Healthcare and United Imaging, AHRA’s campaign is off to an electric start with more than $4,000,000 pledged to the effort. These commitments, and many others that have been received demonstrate a shared commitment to empowering medical imaging professionals of today and tomorrow.
To learn more about AHRA, the Living Our Legacy campaign, and current donors and corporate supporters, please visit the campaign website at https://www.ahra.org/about/ahra-education-foundation/scholarships-programs/living-our-legacy-campaign.
