Where Nurse Faculty and Innovation Meet
When: December 4-6, 2025
Where: Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim CA
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Hashtag: #AACNTransform25
Register for this event.
Transform is AACN’s national conference specifically designed for faculty teaching in baccalaureate and/or master’s nursing programs. This annual gathering of nursing faculty features thought leaders who are redefining how professional nurses are educated and how they practice and provides opportunity for networking with colleagues and peers.
Key Conference Benefits
- Discover new developments in academic nursing along with the latest innovations impacting higher education and healthcare delivery.
- Connect with noted thought leaders and shape the future of nursing education.
- Meet face-to-face with peers and explore how your colleagues from across the nation are developing and inspiring future generations of nursing professionals.
- Immerse into a rich and diverse learning environment including plenary and breakout sessions, focused discussions, and informal breakfast forums.
- Participate in abstract presentations, which are selected following a competitive peer-review process.
- Participants are eligible for Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD).
Pre-Conference Offerings
- Workshop: Advancing Curricular Transformation Through Coaching and Competency-Based Assessment Strategies
December 3, 2025
This workshop is designed for classroom faculty, course coordinators, clinical instructors, simulation faculty, and anyone passionate about refining coaching for competency as schools of nursing move to competency-based education (CBE).
- Faculty Leadership Network (FLN) Program
December 4, 2025
This program is hosted annually by AACN’s Faculty Leadership Network (FLN), a network specifically created for faculty whose primary focus is teaching didactic and clinical courses.
#AACNTransform25 brings together academic nursing leaders, innovators, and educators to exchange bold ideas and strategies that are revitalizing how we prepare the next generation of #nurses. Join us in advancing practice-ready education: https://t.co/bPqf1SUpHC #AACNconvenes pic.twitter.com/vU5KmKaW7E
— AACN (@AACNursing) September 15, 2025
