Nominate a Nurse for the Federal Rural Health Committee

AACN’s Ad Hoc Nomination Consortium is seeking potential candidates to serve on the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, which advises the HHS Secretary on policies and programs to help improve health outcomes for rural communities. If you know a nurse who should be nominated to serve on this committee, click here to submit their name by Friday, July 24, for consideration.

Register for NINR’s Early-Stage Investigator Lecture: Advancing Palliative Cancer Care

Join the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) from 2:00-3:00 pm (ET) on August 5 for their second Early-Stage Investigator Virtual Lecture Series featuring Dr. Rachel Pozzar, Associate Professor at Northeastern University and Nurse Scientist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Pozzar will provide insights from her research focused on optimizing patient-centered communication and shared decision-making to improve ovarian cancer care and health-related quality of life among people living with cancer. Click here to register.

Apply Now! HRSA’s Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students Now Open

The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (HRSA-26-096) is an HRSA grant for health professions schools to offer scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds, who are more likely to practice in primary care and in medically underserved communities. The deadline to apply is July 28 at 11:59 pm (ET). Click here to learn more.

AACN Policy & Advocacy 2026 Mid-Year Review

Wondering what AACN has accomplished on Capitol Hill and with the Administration this year? Our 2026 Policy & Advocacy Mid-Year Review recaps AACN's advocacy efforts, key policy developments, and major accomplishments from the first half of 2026. Click here to see the full Mid-Year Review.

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