2026 Annual Conference
Igniting Community &
Driving Innovation
October 15 -18, 2026
Detroit, MI
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- — Mentorship that moves careers
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- — Advocacy for health equity
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Earn contact hours for each day you attend, up to 15.0 for all three. Complete that day's Speaker and Program Evaluation to claim them.
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Pause and reset with Dr. Derby-Davis' Sacred Pause Portal
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$10,000 goal. Give at Thursday's Motown Karaoke, Saturday's Gala, or anytime online
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DNPs leading systems, science, and social change. A week of free virtual sessions that opens with National DNPs of Color Day on October 19
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2026 Virtual
Graduation
Saturday, December 19, 2026
Celebrate the Class of 2026 at our Virtual Commencement Ceremony. Family, friends and colleagues welcome.
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