GNSA Conference

2024 Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA) Conference

Empowering Graduate Nurses: Strengthening Your Voice to Lead

Join us in Washington, DC for the nation's premiere gathering of graduate nursing students! Explore opportunities to strengthen your leadership skills, evaluate your career path, and develop tools to sharpen your communication and problem solving. Through this unique lens, this stimulating enrichment experience is offered exclusively for graduate nursing students in Washington, DC and provides a unique forum to connect you with noted nursing experts and peers nationwide.

The 2024 GNSA Conference is tailored to meet the professional development needs of nursing students in master’s and doctoral programs (MSN, DNP, and PhD). Registration is open to members of the GNSA, which provides a variety of programs and services to all graduate nursing students at AACNmember institutions (click here to join today for free). Join us as we explore tactics helping you to strengthen your voice and have an impact on your leadership trajectory. As you prepare to transition into a professional nursing role, conference sessions will provide you with the tools to help excel in your graduate program and propel your nursing career to new heights.

Call for Abstracts
Due May 17

The Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA) invites graduate nursing students to submit abstracts for poster and podium presentations at this year's conference, themed "Empowering Graduate Nurses: Strengthening Your Voice to Lead." Topics of interest include leadership development, nursing innovation, mentoring, diversity, and workforce challenges.

View Call for Abstracts

Conference sessions will focus on:

Professional development
Advanced nursing roles
Leadership development
Mentorship
Elevating your voice

Who Can Attend

Current master's, DNP, PhD, or dual graduate-degree students

How to Attend

The conference sessions will be held in person at the following location:

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Learning Center, Suite100
655 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 2001

A block of hotel rooms has been reserved at the AC Hotel by Marriott Washington DC Convention Center located at 601 K Street NW, which is just a short walk to the AAMC Learning Center. See Hotel & Travel page for more details.

Testimonials

“The GNSA conference provided a safe and nurturing environment to present my first poster. I felt very comfortable, and it was a great way to gain experience!”

“I absolutely loved this conference. I learned so much. The speakers were so informative and kept me engaged. Very inspiring.”

“This was my first nursing leadership conference, and it exceeded my expectations.”

“I met some wonderful leaders from all levels of practice, and I was so impressed with the wealth of information shared.”

“It was very motivational and will guide my doctoral pursuit.”

“I have new techniques and knowledge that I will apply to publishing, social media, and designing educational materials/curriculum.”

“Excellent conference with an exceptional array of nursing speakers who could really speak to all the diversity within nursing.”

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