Register Now: 2026 State of the Maryland Nursing Workforce Symposium
August 19, 2026
Staying Power: Rethinking Retention, Advancement, and Career Longevity in Nursing
Friday, Oct. 23
9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 3501 University Blvd. East, Hyattsville, MD 20783
Registration: FREE
Continuing Nursing Professional Development (CE): $45
Learn More and Register Now for the Symposium
OUR AGENDA INCLUDES:
- Keynote: "Retention by Design: Rethinking How We Grow and Keep Nurses"
Bradley Goettl, DNP, DHA, RN, FNP-C, FAAN
Chief Nursing Officer, American Nurses Enterprise - Nurse Support Program II Updates
- Maryland Department of Labor and Maryland Board of Nursing Updates
ALSO: Participate in multiple breakout sessions and connect with your colleagues at a networking luncheon!
The nursing workforce is often viewed through isolated challenges such as recruitment, turnover, vacancies, and educational capacity. Sustaining the profession, however, requires a broader perspective — one that recognizes nursing as a career continuum and the shared responsibility of health care organizations, academic institutions, policymakers, and leaders to support nurses from workforce entry through career advancement and leadership.
This year's symposium will explore strategies that strengthen career longevity by examining how nurses are recruited, retained, developed, and advanced throughout their careers. Through plenary and breakout sessions, participants will explore emerging trends, innovative practices, and collaborative approaches that strengthen the nursing workforce across the career continuum.
Nurses may receive 4.5 contact hours for attending the entire educational activity and completing the evaluation. Partial credit is not provided. Participants paying for CE will receive a certificate via email within 2 - 4 weeks. All requests must be received within 30 days of the event.
The University of Maryland School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.