CAHME’s Board is a fully independent self-perpetuating board.  For FY 2026, there will be two open positions on the CAHME Board.  The bylaws defines these open positions as follows:

1. Academic Board Member.  These members shall be represented by those organizations which formally train healthcare managers, leaders, or other health professions, and offer formal undergraduate, graduate and/or doctorate degrees; or are associations of faculty in academia.
2. Practitioner Board Member. These members are represented by a person who directly provides for or serves to improve the health of the community. These leaders should promote leadership in health administration and management and have a focus on life-long learning. 

The CAHME Board has asked that a potential board member should demonstrate the following qualities and characteristics:

• The ability to listen, analyze, think clearly and creatively, work well with people individually and in a group.
• Understand that a board member does not represent a specific constituency but rather has responsibility for promoting the best interest of CAHME.
• Demonstrate their understanding and agreement with their fiduciary responsibility as a Board member
• A willingness to prepare for and attend board and committee meetings, ask questions, take responsibility, and follow through on a given assignment, open doors in the community, and evaluate oneself.
• A willingness to learn more about essential role that the accreditation purpose serves of CAHME cultivate and recruit corporate members and sponsors and other volunteers, read and understand financial statements, and other duties as needed.
• Honesty, sensitivity to and tolerance of differing views, a friendly, responsive, and patient approach, community-building skills, personal integrity, a developed sense of values, concern for the CAHME’s development, and a sense of humor.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through demonstrated activities.

To view current CAHME Board members, go to www.cahme.org/leadership.

To apply, send a letter of interest, resume or cv and 3 references to info@cahme.org by February 21, 2025.