IAHSS is dedicated to the advancement of the healthcare security profession and feel formal education is a critical part of the overall development to meet the challenges of today''s practitioners and tomorrow''s professionals.

American Military University, founded in 1991, was one of the first completely on-line fully accredited universities. They offer six-course Certificate Programs, as well as traditional Associate, Bachelor, and Master Degrees in many disciplines including Security Management, Emergency & Disaster Management, Homeland Security, I.T. Security and Intelligence Studies to name a few. AMU presently has over 100,000 students in more than 120 countries. They remain committed to their core mission of being relevant, affordable, and accessible for the working adult.

In the future IAHSS and AMU will announce various programs and initiatives to promote training and education for the healthcare security and safety community.

We encourage you to visit AMU''s security website, http://www.amusecurityinfo.com/, which contains all types of information including topical articles (including two recent ones from the IAHSS Annual Meeting in Las Vegas), training opportunities, and education information. Also you may follow them on twitter: @amusecurityinfo.

Columbia Southern University will accept the below listed IAHSS Certifications as indicated for equivalent major courses or electives. CSU units are referred to as credit hours.