JUNE 6, 2025
Experiential Learning Summit 2025
This dynamic summit brings together educators and practitioners to explore innovative strategies and tools to enhance engagement and learning in distance health professions education. Through expert-led discussions and interactive workshops, receive valuable insights into best practices to foster connection, collaboration, and skill-building in virtual environments. Whether you're an instructor looking to enrich your course delivery or a practitioner aiming to elevate your distance education programs, gain practical techniques and inspiration to create impactful, engaging learning experiences. Nursing contact hours will be provided.
Event Details
Friday, June 6th | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Keynote Address, Workshop Sessions, Poster Presentations, and Vendor Exhibits
Helen Wood Hall | 255 Crittenden Blvd. | Rochester, NY 14620
Keynote Address
"Competency in Focus: The PRIME-NP Model as a Blueprint for NP Clinical Education"
Rita F. D’Aoust, PhD, ACNP, ANP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and School of Medicine
D'Aoust is a distinguished nursing educator, clinician, and researcher dedicated to advancing healthcare education and workforce development. Currently an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and School of Medicine, her career has been defined by her innovative contributions to nursing education. An early leader in integrating high-fidelity simulation and technology into nursing curricula, D'Aoust established the University of Rochester School of Nursing’s Accelerated Program for Non-Nurses and its first center for simulation and technology. She has shaped interprofessional simulation learning at the University of South Florida Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation, integrated simulation for graduate education at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, and nationally influenced nurse practitioner education through her development of the PRIME-NP Competency Model and OSCE Rubric.
A passionate advocate for veterans' healthcare, she has developed national career pathways for service members transitioning into nursing. Her pioneering leadership in geriatric workforce education and interprofessional collaboration has also enhanced primary care for older adults and underserved populations, establishing geriatric competencies and standardized cognitive impairment assessments. A prolific scholar, author, and fellow of multiple prestigious academies, D'Aoust’s contributions continue to shape nursing practice, education, and policy.
Pricing and Discounts
For Attendees
$150 per person. Discounted rate of $75 for University of Rochester faculty/staff/alumni/students.
For Presenters
Fee waived for primary presenters. One co-presenter at discounted rate of $60.
| Session Time | Workshop 1 | Workshop 2 | Workshop 3 | Workshop 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session 1 | Enhancing Psychotherapy Training with AI Simulations: Integrating Reflective Practice into Nursing Education | Empowering Nursing Education: Exploring AI's Role in Clinical and Educational Settings | Immersive Learning through In Her Shoes: Prioritizing Care Needs for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence | Utilizing Technology to Improve Nursing Student Writing Skills |
| Presenter: April Haberyan PhD, MS, RN CNE FNAP | Presenters: Rebecca Vincent, MS, RN, CPAN & Carrie Royse, BSN, RN, CAPA | Presenters: Leslie Womeldorf, DEd, MSN, RN, CNE & Lisa Albert, EdD, MSN, RN, CSN | Presenter: Rebekah Greene, PhD | |
| Session 2 | Scaling Personalized Learning: AI-Powered Tutoring Systems Transforming Higher Education | Making Conversation: Using Flipgrid to Develop Effective Nursing Communication | Leveraging Augmented Reality Technology to Promote Intellectual and Developmental Disability Competency | Apple Vision Pro in Healthcare |
| Presenter: Humberto Hernandez, Ed.D, PMP | Presenter: Joan M. Krug, PhD, RN, CCRN, CNE-cl | Presenter: Alexis Munding AGPCNP-BC, MSBA, RN | Presenter: Apple Rep. | |
| Session 3 | Ethical Reflections and Public Perception: The Impact of Media on the Nursing Profession | Workforce Ready: AI in Health Professions Education | Embracing Diversity in Nursing Education: A Pecha Kucha Approach | Moving from Competent to Trustworthy: Entrusted Professional Activities |
| Presenter: Kaleigh Sullivan MSN, RN | Presenter: Deborah Wuest, Ed.D | Presenter: Jennifer Truax, MS, RNC-OB, C-EFM | Presenter: Jeff Houck, PT, PhD | |
| Session 4 | Integrating an Education Criticality Tool for Interprofessional Practice Change | Apple Intelligence for Education: A New Era of Innovation | Innovations in Distance Learning to Build Foundational Psychomotor Skills in an Accelerated Undergraduate Nursing Program | |
| Presenter: Heather Huizinga MSN, RN, OCN | Presenter: Apple Rep. | Presenter: Tina Lambert, MNE, RN, CMSRN, CBN, CCRN |
Poster Sessions
- Post-Licensure Nurse Competence in the US: A Concept Clarification | J. Lea Brown, MSN, RN
- Project C.C.R.I.S.I.S.: Community-based Crisis Response Intervention Strategies for Interdisciplinary Standardization | Faith Carini-Graves
- "Turn It Up" Tuesdays: Elevating Continuing Nursing Education Through Interactive Learning | Emily Werner MSN, RN, CNS
- Artificial Intelligence, Authentic Leadership: A New Paradigm for Nursing Education | Kaitlyn Picard, MS, RN, CNEcl
- Creating Competency in Artificial Intelligence for Real Nurses: Artificial Can Assist Real Learning | Maeve Howett, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, FAAN
- Building Confidence in Breaking Bad News: An IPE Workshop | Amanda S. Lois, MSPAS, PA-C
- Optimizing Debriefing Following a High-Fidelity Simulation for a Shoulder Dystocia | Meaghan Ambielli
- Tech, Teach, Transform: A Faculty-Designer Partnership Using Feedback Fruits to Improve Student Writing | Rebekah Greene, Ph.D.
- UR Registered Nurse First Assistant Program: Preparing RNs and APRNs for an Expanded Role Through Online Education | Donna Steo, MS, RN, CNOR, CNE-cl
- To LTI or Not LTI: Engaging International Asynchronous Online Learners While Utilizing Publisher Resources | Nadine Brooks Taylor
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The School of Nursing is housed in Helen Wood Hall, just across the street from the University of Rochester Medical Center and Strong Memorial Hospital.
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We center academic innovation on the appreciation that learning occurs everywhere. By leveraging active learning technologies and methodologies, we are not only ensuring our ability to deliver our curriculum in a highly individualized and flexible way, but also creating truly dynamic, experiential learning experiences that prepare our students for their futures in nursing.
We center academic innovation on the appreciation that learning occurs everywhere. By leveraging active learning technologies and methodologies, we are not only ensuring our ability to deliver our curriculum in a highly individualized and flexible way, but also creating truly dynamic, experiential learning experiences that prepare our students for their futures in nursing.
About the School of Nursing
State-of-the-Art Facilities
The summit will be hosted in the UR School of Nursing's vertical expansion, featuring 26,000 square feet of experiential learning, simulation, and student-centered spaces.
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The UR School of Nursing is a small and tight-knit campus community located in the heart of the world-class University of Rochester Medical Center.
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Contact Hours
Contact hours will be available for the University of Rochester School of Nursing's Experiential Learning Summit 2025: Fostering Engagement in Distance Health Professions Education Programs.
The University of Rochester Center for Nursing Professional Development is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.