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January 18, 2018, Filed Under: Events, Interprofessional

Graduate Student Leadership Opportunity

Graduate Nursing Students

Special Budget-Friendly Registration Fee of $149

The Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA), open to all students in master’s and doctoral nursing programs, will be hosting the inaugural 2018 GNSA Leadership Conference on February 22-24, 2018 in Atlanta, GA. The conference is focused around the theme of Seizing the Opportunity to Lead and Shape the Future of Health Care. Here are the top reasons you should attend.

  • Immersion in a rich learning environment featuring an array of nationally known academic and practice leaders.
  • Opportunity to move ahead on their leadership development journey. 
  • Building a professional network of peers with students from across the country.
  • Earn up to 5.5 hours of CEU credits.
  • Explore career horizons in practice, education, and leadership. To learn more about the detailed agenda, click here. 

AACN is offering a special registration fee of $149 to help reduce the financial barrier and allow for students from across the country to attend.

The keynote session will feature speaker Alex Wubbels, BSN, RN, Nurse Educator at University of Utah Hospital, who will focus on moral courage and share her experience advocating on behalf of her patient in the face of law enforcement pressure. Her story gained national media attention this past summer and will help kick off the conference. Rounding out the conference, Dr. Angela Patterson, Vice President of CVS Health, will share her vision for how nurses can be at the forefront of improving health care. To learn more about the conference, click here.

Questions? Email AACN’s Director of Student Engagement, Marta Okoniewski at mokoniewski@aacnnursing.org.

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