Pre/Post Meeting Events

ANNUAL MEETING

OPTIONAL EVENTS

*Registration for the Annual Meeting is required to purchase admittance to these events.

PRE-CONFERENCE SITE VISIT
MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2026, 12:30 - 5:15PM
Discover the Future of Healthcare Leadership:
Sustainability and Resilience in Action

Join friends and colleagues at UC San Diego Health’s La Jolla campus for an immersive pre-conference workshop designed to empower health administration faculty with the tools and insights to integrate sustainability into their curricula. This hands-on learning experience goes beyond theory—participants will explore real-world initiatives that are transforming healthcare systems to meet climate and equity goals.

The afternoon kicks off with a networking lunch and an insider’s look at UCSD Health’s award-winning sustainability programs, from waste reduction and green procurement to climate resilience planning. Then, dive into an interactive En-ROADS workshop, where you’ll collaborate in a fast-paced policy-making exercise designing strategies for global climate solutions. Leave with practical resources, fresh ideas, and renewed energy to prepare the next generation of healthcare leaders for a rapidly changing world..

NOTE:  Participants are eligible to receive one continuing education unit (Art of Teaching Institute or Leadership Academy) for an additional $15

PRICE:  $55 per person without continuing education credit
              $70 per person with one (1) continuing education credit

Transportation will leave the Bahia Resort Hotel at 12:30PM and leave UC San Diego at 4:30PM.

*AUPHA reserves the right to cancel this event should minimum attendance not be achieved.


ART OF TEACHING INSTITUTE
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026, 1:00 - 4:30PM
Future Fluent By Design: Navigating Assessment in the Age of AI

 


This course will prepare faculty to become future fluent by design, capable of creating assessments that are AI-enhanced, competency-driven, and ready for tomorrow’s learners. Participants will arrive with an assignment or assessment from their own teaching portfolio and, through a guided process, reshape it into a tangible deliverable aligned with course level, Bloom’s level, competency expectations, and program outcomes.


The course emphasizes practical, hands-on application: each faculty member will walk away with a redesigned AI-resilient assessment package including an assignment prompt, rubric, AI-use guidelines, and implementation plan that can be immediately deployed.

Instructors:

  • Jean Gordon, MSN, MBA, MS, DBA, Medical University of South Carolina
  • Eric Richardson, PhD, MBA, MPH, PHR, CHHR, SHRM-CP, Medical University of South Carolina
  • Dawn Oetjen, PhD, MHA, University of Central Florida
  • Reid Oetjen, PhD, University of Central Florida
  • E’lise Nissen, MS, Medical University of South Carolina

Price: 

  • Members: $200
  • Doctoral Student Members: $150
  • Non-members: $250

REGISTRATION: 

Click here to learn more and register today


 

LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026, 1:00- 4:30PM
The Established Leader: Department Chairs

 


This course is designed to equip current or future department chairs with the knowledge, skills, behaviors and strategies required to effectively navigate the role of leader of an academic department that includes health administration as a core focus. Participants will learn about the benefits and challenges of transitioning from faculty member to department chair, the roles and responsibilities of a department chair, and best-practices and strategies for managing the department’s processes and strategic directions, managing others, and managing their own careers and well-being. Through readings, brief lectures, scenario exercises and discussions, participants will develop actionable plans to address organizational challenges or gaps in their own professional development. Additionally, emphasis will be placed on developing a professional support network to facilitate ongoing learning, mentorship, and collaborative problem solving.

Instructors:

  • Jean Abraham, PhD, University of Minnesota
  • Denise Anthony, PhD, MA, University of Michigan
  • Kristin Reiter, PhD, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Price: 

  • Members: $200
  • Doctoral Student Members: $150
  • Non-members: $250

REGISTRATION:

Click here to learn more and register today


 

POST-CONFERENCE NETWORKING EVENT
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026, 7:00 - 11:00PM
Belmont Park

Since opening in 1925, Belmont Park, San Diego's iconic beachfront boardwalk, has offered year-round fun for generations of guests. Here you'll find beachfront shopping, dining, and entertainment experiences for visitors of all ages.  The park is convenient and very walkable from the Bahia Resort Hotel.

A special group rate has been arranged for AUPHA that includes unlimited rides in the amusement park.  In addition, attendees will receive a special surprise to take home with them.

Price: $45 per person.  Includes unlimited rides in the park.  Access to additional attractions in the park may be purchased separately once in the park. For more information, visit Belmont Park.

NOTE:  Participants are able to come and go during this time period as they please


*AUPHA reserves the right to cancel this event should minimum attendance not be achieved.