We’re Sold Out! Thank You to All Who Signed Up, and We’ll See You in Music City!
As challenges mount, healthcare workforce innovation isn’t just important—it’s essential. The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) invites you to join us for our 2026 Workforce Symposium to explore cutting-edge workforce retention and recruitment strategies to help your organization continue Building for Tomorrow: Strengthening Workforce Stability in this Defining Moment!
Open to everyone involved in workforce retention or recruitment at health centers, PCAs, and beyond, our Symposium featuring experts from ACU’s National Center for Workforce Development & Training will feature interactive workshops and peer discussion to help you learn innovative answers to a common question: how do we create workplaces where people want to stay, grow, and build careers?
Don’t miss this chance to join us in the heart of Music City on March 24-25 at the Hotel Indigo.
Who Should Attend?
- All those involved in workforce retention and recruitment efforts at any healthcare organization
- Primary Care Associations, community health centers, and other institutions are all welcome
Join Us in Nashville to Explore Topics in Our Agenda Including
Registration Costs
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ACU Members: $795 (Regular)
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Non-Members: $850 (Regular)
IMPORTANT: Registration has officially closed.
Select Symposium Faculty Will Include
April Lewis
Director, National Center for Workforce Development & Training, ACU
A national thought leader on health center workforce well-being, management, and executive strategy, April Lewis has over 15 years of experience in data and leadership. Lewis is a passionate speaker, strategist, and consultant whose has presented at hundreds of national, state, and health-center specific trainings through her A. Lewis Academy and formerly served as Director of Health Center Operations & HR Training at the National Association of Community Health Centers and Chief Executive Officer at Community Integrated Management Systems.
Suzanne K. Speer
Vice President, Workforce Development, ACU
A national leader in workforce retention and recruitment, Suzanne K. Speer joined ACU in 2017 and serves as Vice President of Workforce Development. In this role, she oversees ACU’s workforce development efforts and initiatives. She works directly with a variety of stakeholders, including federal, state, and corporate partners to accomplish ACU’s strategic workforce priorities. She has worked with community health centers since 2013, first by recruiting providers at the Virginia Community Healthcare Association. She received a Bachelor of Science from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Hotel & Symposium Venue
Hotel Indigo Nashville – the Countrypolitan by IHG
315 Union St.
Nashville, TN 37201
Booking Your Hotel Room
Our discount room block has closed. Contact us for more information on booking lodging separately.
Questions?
For more information about this training, please contact April Lewis, Director of ACU’s National Center, or Suzanne K. Speer, VP of Workforce Development.
More Resources and Trainings on Building and Sustaining Health Center Workforces
ACU’s National Center for Workforce Development & Training offers comprehensive training, technical assistance, and consultation in all aspects of healthcare workforce development—from shaping pathways to recruit a more resilient, effective, and multifaceted workforce to better meet the needs of communities to advancing specific strategies for retention and resilience.
Thank You to Our Exhibitors and Sponsors
