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Connect with AACN members and thought leaders to discuss key organizational, funding, and legislative challenges and opportunities impacting nurse education. Register Today!

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This national forum features diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leaders who offer valuable guidance for schools transitioning from awareness to action in preparing students to provide equitable healthcare in an ever-changing landscape. Register Today!

Essentials Discussion Corner

To help facilitate discussions, AACN has created a dedicated discussion area to foster conversations about the Essentials. Join the conversation now.

Conferences & Webinars

Implementing the New Essentials in the Transformation to Competency-Based Education

October 13 at 2:00 pm (ET)
Academic Nursing Leadership Conference

October 22-24, 2022

Washington, DC
Publishing Part 1: Getting Started with a Topic and Selected Journal

October 26 at 2:00 pm (ET)
Publishing Part 2: Deciding Authorship, Overcoming Writer's Block, and Selecting Format

November 9 at 2:00 pm (ET)
Diversity Symposium

November 9-10, 2022

Virtual
Nursing and Climate Change: Impact, Urgency, and Engagement

November 17 at 2:00 pm (ET)
Transform

December 1-3, 2022

Chicago, IL
Publishing Part 3: Writing the First Draft and Completing the Final Version

January 11 at 2:00 pm (ET)
Doctoral Education Conference

January 19-21, 2023

Coronado, CA
Publishing Part 4: Responding to the Editor's Decision

January 25 at 2:00 pm (ET)
Publishing Part 5: Helping Grad Students Turn a Paper into a Publishable Manuscript

February 8 at 2:00 pm (ET)
Publishing Part 6: The Key to a Successful Manuscript Review

February 16 at 2:00 pm (ET)
Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Summit

February 23-25, 2023

Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nursing Advancement Professionals (NAP) Conference

March 24-25, 2023

Washington, DC
Deans Annual Meeting

March 25-27, 2023

Washington, DC
Graduate Nursing Admissions Professionals (GNAP) Conference

April 10-12, 2023

Nashville, TN
Business Officers of Nursing Schools (BONUS) Annual Meeting

April 26-28, 2023

Captiva, FL

News & Announcements

AACN News Watch Weekly Edition
Newsletter— September 28, 2022

On September 19, 2022, reporter Mariel Padilla with the Philadelphia Inquirer published a story on Why the Nursing Shortage Isn’t Going Away Anytim...
AACN's Washington Weekly
Advocacy, Policy— September 28, 2022

Inside this edition of Washington Weekly: Applications Now Open: Apply for a $10,000 NIDA Grant Today AACN Attends Research!America Na...
Rounds with Leadership: Integrating Nursing Education and Practice
Rounds with Leadership— September 28, 2022

As the work to transition to the 2021 AACN Essentials moves ahead at schools nationwide, we encourage academic nursing leaders to use this opportun...
AACN and NIDA Announce Call for Proposals for Evidence-Based Practice Proposals on Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Announcement— September 15, 2022

The NIDA Blending Initiative: Moving Science from Research to Practice, will award up to $10,000 for a project grant to a graduate student (Master’s,...
Faculty Link Newsletter: September 2022
Faculty News, Newsletter— September 12, 2022

AACN is pleased to announce a call for pilot schools for a new initiative funded by Johnson & Johnson aimed at preparing new graduates to meet the co...