Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU)

01/23/2026

⏰ Last chance to save: Early Bird registration for ACU’s 2026 Workforce Symposium ends Monday, Jan. 26! Join us on March 24–25 in Nashville to grow your skills, invest in your professional development, and gain innovative strategies for workforce recruitment & retention through interactive workshops and peer learning designed to build stronger, more sustainable teams.

Register today: https://tinyurl.com/4hcnwv33

01/23/2026

How do we truly meet patients where they are? ACU Member Kandace Arlaud, APRN, a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Meharry Medical College, is tackling that question head-on by expanding access to coordinated behavioral health and substance use disorder care for communities facing barriers to care.

➡️ Get to know Kandace, a member of ACU’s Membership Committee, in our newest Five Questions With… feature: bit.ly/4rfKqk1

01/22/2026

LifeLong Medical Care is seeking a Regional Medical Director in Contra Costa County, CA to provide clinical leadership and advance team-based, patient-centered care for underserved communities in the East Bay. This role partners closely with operational leaders to support interdisciplinary teams and improve care for medically complex patients.

✔️ Competitive compensation
✔️ Leadership stipend & sign-on bonus
✔️ Eligible for loan repayment programs

Learn more & apply through ACU’s Career Center: bit.ly/4b7FA3n

01/21/2026

ICYMI: The working agenda for ACU's 2026 Workforce Symposium is now available! Discover what's in store in two full days of workforce transformation in the heart of Music City on March 24-25, including innovative strategies and honest conversations about what it takes to build and keep a strong team in community health right now.

📊 Day 1 explores strategic workforce planning, getting ahead of vacancies instead of reacting to them, strategic recruiting, and successful onboarding

🏥 Day 2 digs into designing career paths for retention, strengthening your workforce environment, and leveraging HPET programs and partnerships to expand your workforce pathways

➡️ Learn more in our agenda and save your seat now: extended Early Bird registration ends Jan. 26! bit.ly/4pvhnHT

01/15/2026

💡 Winn Clinical Development Award applications are open!

Early-career physician-researchers can receive up to $120K/year for 2 years plus mentorship and protected research time to advance community-focused clinical trials.

Apply by May 4, 2026 🔗 https://winnawards.org/winn-cda/

01/14/2026

Take two minutes out today! ⏱️ That’s all it takes to stand up for our nation's largest primary care network: community health centers.

Funding for CHCs expires Jan 30. Please call Congress TODAY and tell them to pass stable, increased funding now. Your voice matters! 🗣️

📞 Toll-free: 877-ACH-2015 (1-877-224-2015)

https://hubs.li/Q03-KXL60

01/14/2026

🚨 Last chance for Early Bird registration!

Tomorrow is the final day to save on ACU’s 2026 Workforce Symposium in Nashville on March 24–25. Learn proven strategies to recruit, retain, and grow your institution's workforce to continue Building for Tomorrow. Register now and invest in your workforce’s future! 🔗 bit.ly/4sx3GL8

01/12/2026

Curious about what's in store at our Workforce Symposium? You can now view our draft agenda! Learn more and register for two exciting days of workforce transformation on March 24-25 in Nashville as we explore what it takes to build and keep a strong team in community health in today's shifting environment at our Symposium. Early Bird registration closes Jan. 15th!

➡️ View the agenda: bit.ly/4pvhnHT

01/12/2026

If you missed our webinar on strengthening the community health worker (CHW) workforce, you can now watch the presentation on demand. Review the recording for practical strategies to help elevate the CHW profession directly informed by CHWs, health centers, and PCAs.

🖥️ Watch it here:

Bridging the gap between healthcare professionals and their patients’ communities, community health workers (CHWs) are healthcare system force multipliers wh...

01/09/2026

Our behavioral health webinar series kicks off next week! Join us Jan. 14 for "A Transdisciplinary Approach to Behavioral Health Populations in Primary Care." Led by Dr. Virna Little, a national leader in integrated behavioral health and su***de prevention, this session will explore practical strategies for strengthening behavioral health services in community health centers through shared care planning, cross training, and team accountability.

Save your spot 🔗 bit.ly/4q5GoKG

01/08/2026

Meet Blanca Toso, DO, Associate Chief Medical Officer at Unity Health Care and a member of ACU’s Membership Committee. ✨ In our first Five Questions With… feature, Dr. Toso shares how her lived experience as a Latina immigrant shapes her leadership, what drives her commitment to underserved communities, and why supporting both patients and providers is essential to compassionate, community-centered care.

Discover Dr. Toso’s story ➡️ bit.ly/4qCB0P2

01/05/2026

Uniting a dynamic coalition of national health care stakeholders to advance and defend policies that address workforce challenges in rural and underserved communities.