title: Obtaining CHPA certification: was it worth it?
abstract: Required to achieve CHPA certification late in his career, the author relates his doubts about undertaking the challenge, his stress in studying for and taking the exam, and the new challenges he is facing after passing it.
authors.affiliation: Poudre Valley Health Systems, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Perry
mesh_terms: D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D002568:Certification; D003120:Colorado; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012637:Security Measures