AAHID Connection Series
2026 CHID Examination Overview Community Connections
Recording of the February 25, 2026 Introduction to the CHID Examination Community Connections. Learn more about the CHID certification process in this webinar. This session provides an overview of eligibility, how to apply, available study resources, and what to expect on exam day, along with insights from recently certified CHIDs who share why they pursued certification and how they prepared.
Speakers:
Stephanie Fallon, CHID, MS, IIDA
Christine Soto, CHID, IIDA, NCIDQ
Christine Emanuelson, CHID, NCIDQ
AAHID IP Perspectives by Mohawk: Design Tensions that will Define the Future of Healthcare
Recording of the November 18, 2025 Webinar: Design Tensions That Will Define the Future of Healthcare. This webinar discussed how Human-Centered Design (HCD) creates transformative healthcare environments when thoughtfully integrated into the design process.
Allison Matthews, Experience Design Lead for Mayo Clinic’s Bold, demonstrates how HCD complements Evidence-Based Design by bringing user perspectives into the core of decision-making.
AAHID August 2025 Community Connections: Designing for Invisible Disabilities
Recording of the AAHID August 6, 2025 Community Connections: Designing for Invisible Disabilities – Understanding Neurodivergent Populations with Autism and Dementia Across the Healthcare Continuum. NOTE: IDCEC CEU credits were only available for joining the live webinar. Viewing the recording is not eligible for CEU.
Speakers:
Danna Sigal, CHID, AIA, LEED-AP, Fitwel Ambassador
Susan Matthews, NCIDQ, CHID
Melinda Avila-Torio, NCIDQ, RID, CHID, CASP, LEED-AP
AAHID Research and Education Committee Presents: Aging, Accessibility, Autism, and Dementia - Designing for Everyone
Recording of the AAHID June 6th, 2024 Community Connections Event presented by the AAHID Research and Education Committee Presents: Aging, Accessibility, Autism, and Dementia - Designing for Everyone.
Melinda Avila-Torio, NCIDQ, RID, CHID, CASP, LEED AP
P.K. Beville, PhD
Trish Kane
Sharon Harper, NCIDQ, RID
2024 CHID Exam Candidate Introduction
Recording of the AAHID February 28, 2024 Community Connections Event: Introduction to the CHID Examination.
Megan McNally, CHID, CID, IIDA, EDAC, NCIDQ
Lilliana Alvarado, CHID, IIDA, NCIDQ, LEED AP
2023 CHID Exam Candidate Introduction
AAHID President
CRGA Design
Baltimore, MD
AAHID Immediate Past President
Retired from Johns Hopkins Health System
Baltimore, MD
Associate Partner, Director of Interiors, Pillowlike Partnership
Behavioral Health Panel Discussion
Associate Partner, Director of Interiors, Pillowlike Partnership
Associate Vice President , CannonDesign
Review of 2022 FGI Changes
CHID Exam Candidate Introduction
You’re invited to Distinguish Yourself! Take the next step in elevating your career and become a CHID. The CHID Certified Healthcare Interior Designer® credential is the industry’s recognized indicator of knowledge and proficiency in healthcare interior design principles and a designer’s commitment to the profession.
Watch this webinar, led by current CHIDs, who share insight on candidate eligibility, the application process, exam topics, sample questions, and the exam schedule.
AAHID President
Retired from Johns Hopkins Health System
Baltimore, MD
AAHID Immediate Past President
City of Hope National Medical Center
Duarte, CA
AAHID Secretary-Treasurer
Ryan Companies
Minneapolis, MN
AAHID Community Connections
AAHID Community Connections brings together healthcare design experts with multidisciplinary backgrounds to share their perspectives on the current, collective healthcare design experience.
Community Connections presented on March 31, 2021
