Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
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Official account of ACU. We lead advocacy, clinical, and operational excellence to develop and support clinicians and the healthcare workforce caring for America’s underserved communities. Learn more: www.clinicians.org. #MedSky #primarycare
Today and every day, ACU is grateful for the healthcare workforce and all who provide care and support for those living in medically underserved communities—the National Health Service Corps, CHCs, our members, advocates, clinicians, staff, and so many others. Thank you for making a difference!
November 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Today and every day, ACU is grateful for the healthcare workforce and all who provide care and support for those living in medically underserved communities—the National Health Service Corps, CHCs, our members, advocates, clinicians, staff, and so many others. Thank you for making a difference!
Early Bird registration is open for our 2026 Workforce Symposium! Join ACU's National Center for Workforce Development & Training for two exciting days of workforce transformation in the heart of Music City on March 24-25.
✅ Learn more and register: bit.ly/4iesD9h
✅ Learn more and register: bit.ly/4iesD9h
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Early Bird registration is open for our 2026 Workforce Symposium! Join ACU's National Center for Workforce Development & Training for two exciting days of workforce transformation in the heart of Music City on March 24-25.
✅ Learn more and register: bit.ly/4iesD9h
✅ Learn more and register: bit.ly/4iesD9h
As challenges mount, so does our advocacy. Join ACU on Dec. 18 for a yearend update on federal developments impacting clinicians and the communities they serve. This briefing will update you on the NHSC, our top priorities, and ways to uplift your voice!
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November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
As challenges mount, so does our advocacy. Join ACU on Dec. 18 for a yearend update on federal developments impacting clinicians and the communities they serve. This briefing will update you on the NHSC, our top priorities, and ways to uplift your voice!
➡️ Sign up: bit.ly/3LLqhmq See less
➡️ Sign up: bit.ly/3LLqhmq See less
FQHC optometrists don’t have to navigate complex billing, referrals, or high no-show rates alone. Join ACU's Vision Services Committee on Dec. 12 for an interactive troubleshooting session with expert Dr. Kristin White. Connect with peers and get solutions you can apply immediately: bit.ly/4reVnms
November 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
FQHC optometrists don’t have to navigate complex billing, referrals, or high no-show rates alone. Join ACU's Vision Services Committee on Dec. 12 for an interactive troubleshooting session with expert Dr. Kristin White. Connect with peers and get solutions you can apply immediately: bit.ly/4reVnms
Today is #NationalRuralHealthDay! ACU celebrates the life-changing work of clinicians such as Dr. Adrian Billings to care for patients in rural communities throughout the U.S. Learn about the role of mentoring in attracting clinicians to practice in underserved communities and more: bit.ly/3CcRWba
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Today is #NationalRuralHealthDay! ACU celebrates the life-changing work of clinicians such as Dr. Adrian Billings to care for patients in rural communities throughout the U.S. Learn about the role of mentoring in attracting clinicians to practice in underserved communities and more: bit.ly/3CcRWba
Clinicians are significantly more likely to end their lives by suicide than the general population. It's time to care for the healers. Join our webinar on Nov. 19 to understand the dynamics of clinician suicide and learn organizational strategies to help prevent it.
☑️ Sign up: bit.ly/3KTRpiI
☑️ Sign up: bit.ly/3KTRpiI
November 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Clinicians are significantly more likely to end their lives by suicide than the general population. It's time to care for the healers. Join our webinar on Nov. 19 to understand the dynamics of clinician suicide and learn organizational strategies to help prevent it.
☑️ Sign up: bit.ly/3KTRpiI
☑️ Sign up: bit.ly/3KTRpiI
ACU is grateful for Congress's CR to end the shutdown and extend funding for the NHSC, Teaching Health Centers, & CHCs. While this stop-gap measure brings relief, we look forward to ensuring sustainable, long-term funding for these key programs.
📃 Read our full statement: bit.ly/3JMg08S
📃 Read our full statement: bit.ly/3JMg08S
November 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
ACU is grateful for Congress's CR to end the shutdown and extend funding for the NHSC, Teaching Health Centers, & CHCs. While this stop-gap measure brings relief, we look forward to ensuring sustainable, long-term funding for these key programs.
📃 Read our full statement: bit.ly/3JMg08S
📃 Read our full statement: bit.ly/3JMg08S
Have you submitted your abstract yet for our 2026 Conference? it's not too late: our Call for Proposals is still open! We're seeking abstracts reflective of our theme, Riding the Wave of Transformation: All Hands on Deck, for #ACUConf.
➡️ Learn more and submit your abstract: bit.ly/2026acucfp
➡️ Learn more and submit your abstract: bit.ly/2026acucfp
November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Have you submitted your abstract yet for our 2026 Conference? it's not too late: our Call for Proposals is still open! We're seeking abstracts reflective of our theme, Riding the Wave of Transformation: All Hands on Deck, for #ACUConf.
➡️ Learn more and submit your abstract: bit.ly/2026acucfp
➡️ Learn more and submit your abstract: bit.ly/2026acucfp
🚨 Mark your calendars for ACU's 2026 Workforce Symposium! 🚨 Get ready to join us in the heart of Nashville on March 24-25 for two days of workforce transformation to help you continue Building for Tomorrow. Stay tuned: registration launches soon!
November 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🚨 Mark your calendars for ACU's 2026 Workforce Symposium! 🚨 Get ready to join us in the heart of Nashville on March 24-25 for two days of workforce transformation to help you continue Building for Tomorrow. Stay tuned: registration launches soon!
Vital health workforce programs—pillars of the nation’s safety net—are increasingly at risk. ACU and our partners urge Congress to swiftly fund and reauthorize the Community Health Center Fund, National Health Service Corps, & Teaching Health Center GME program.
📃 Read more: bit.ly/4hXVyyn
📃 Read more: bit.ly/4hXVyyn
November 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Vital health workforce programs—pillars of the nation’s safety net—are increasingly at risk. ACU and our partners urge Congress to swiftly fund and reauthorize the Community Health Center Fund, National Health Service Corps, & Teaching Health Center GME program.
📃 Read more: bit.ly/4hXVyyn
📃 Read more: bit.ly/4hXVyyn
Staff satisfaction surveys can yield invaluable data about your health center's workforce needs—and how you respond to these results is equally important! Join our STAR² Center for a webinar on Dec. 4 to develop true action plans to help boost retention after a survey.
👉 Sign up now: bit.ly/4hPqeC0
👉 Sign up now: bit.ly/4hPqeC0
November 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Staff satisfaction surveys can yield invaluable data about your health center's workforce needs—and how you respond to these results is equally important! Join our STAR² Center for a webinar on Dec. 4 to develop true action plans to help boost retention after a survey.
👉 Sign up now: bit.ly/4hPqeC0
👉 Sign up now: bit.ly/4hPqeC0
The National Health Service Corps' half-century of success speaks for itself. But how can we further enhance this vital program? Our brief collects insights from NHSC alumni to identify ways to help lower structural barriers to strengthen an already life-changing program: bit.ly/3LgGZtx
#workforce
#workforce
October 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The National Health Service Corps' half-century of success speaks for itself. But how can we further enhance this vital program? Our brief collects insights from NHSC alumni to identify ways to help lower structural barriers to strengthen an already life-changing program: bit.ly/3LgGZtx
#workforce
#workforce
Doulas can play key roles in improving maternal health outcomes, and health centers are innovating to build this vital workforce. Join us on Nov. 6 to explore key strategies to implement community-based doula training programs with real-life case studies. ☑️ Register now: bit.ly/3Jkxrx5
October 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Doulas can play key roles in improving maternal health outcomes, and health centers are innovating to build this vital workforce. Join us on Nov. 6 to explore key strategies to implement community-based doula training programs with real-life case studies. ☑️ Register now: bit.ly/3Jkxrx5
There's still time to join remaining sessions in our STAR² Center's new Workforce Professional Development Series! Sign up now for our Nov. 6 & 20 webinars to explore some of the key drivers of comprehensive workforce planning including staff well-being, career development, and more: bit.ly/4pFSA56
October 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
There's still time to join remaining sessions in our STAR² Center's new Workforce Professional Development Series! Sign up now for our Nov. 6 & 20 webinars to explore some of the key drivers of comprehensive workforce planning including staff well-being, career development, and more: bit.ly/4pFSA56
Trust isn't simply important to team dynamics—it's essential. Join our latest Leadership Lab on Wednesday, Oct. 29, to explore how healthcare leaders of all levels can build trust with their teams to increase engagement and enhance services.
➡️ Sign up now: bit.ly/41j2dvY
➡️ Sign up now: bit.ly/41j2dvY
October 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Trust isn't simply important to team dynamics—it's essential. Join our latest Leadership Lab on Wednesday, Oct. 29, to explore how healthcare leaders of all levels can build trust with their teams to increase engagement and enhance services.
➡️ Sign up now: bit.ly/41j2dvY
➡️ Sign up now: bit.ly/41j2dvY
Community health centers provide life-changing care for over 32 million Americans, but only 3% of their patients can access vision services at these institutions. To improve community health, we need an eye toward investment.
📃 Read a new brief to learn why: bit.ly/47dR95n
#eyecareishealthcare
📃 Read a new brief to learn why: bit.ly/47dR95n
#eyecareishealthcare
October 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Community health centers provide life-changing care for over 32 million Americans, but only 3% of their patients can access vision services at these institutions. To improve community health, we need an eye toward investment.
📃 Read a new brief to learn why: bit.ly/47dR95n
#eyecareishealthcare
📃 Read a new brief to learn why: bit.ly/47dR95n
#eyecareishealthcare
Effective communication & conflict management is key in helping workforces meet their goals. Join ACU's STAR² Center tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET for the last webinar in our series on building communication & conflict management skills to improve workflows & structures.
☑️ Register now: bit.ly/4mxBN1g
☑️ Register now: bit.ly/4mxBN1g
October 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Effective communication & conflict management is key in helping workforces meet their goals. Join ACU's STAR² Center tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET for the last webinar in our series on building communication & conflict management skills to improve workflows & structures.
☑️ Register now: bit.ly/4mxBN1g
☑️ Register now: bit.ly/4mxBN1g
When clinicians end their lives by suicide, the impact can be devastating to families, patients, & colleagues alike. Learn how organizations can create cultures of Suicide Safer Care to help prevent clinician suicide and support those at risk in our new webinar on Nov. 19.
➡️ Sign up: bit.ly/3KTRpiI
➡️ Sign up: bit.ly/3KTRpiI
October 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
When clinicians end their lives by suicide, the impact can be devastating to families, patients, & colleagues alike. Learn how organizations can create cultures of Suicide Safer Care to help prevent clinician suicide and support those at risk in our new webinar on Nov. 19.
➡️ Sign up: bit.ly/3KTRpiI
➡️ Sign up: bit.ly/3KTRpiI
⏰There's just one day left to apply for a chance to join ACU's Board of Directors! We're seeking outstanding administrators, clinicians, & students to guide our initiatives to establish a robust workforce to increase access to quality care for all.
🤝 ACU Members: apply by Oct. 15! bit.ly/4gXvDpY
🤝 ACU Members: apply by Oct. 15! bit.ly/4gXvDpY
October 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
⏰There's just one day left to apply for a chance to join ACU's Board of Directors! We're seeking outstanding administrators, clinicians, & students to guide our initiatives to establish a robust workforce to increase access to quality care for all.
🤝 ACU Members: apply by Oct. 15! bit.ly/4gXvDpY
🤝 ACU Members: apply by Oct. 15! bit.ly/4gXvDpY
Join ACU on Nov. 6 for a webinar marking the conclusion of Improving Maternal-Child Health Outcomes, a national pilot initiative to establish sustainable, community-based doula training programs at community health centers.
☑️ Sign up to explore key findings, case studies, and more: bit.ly/475i1Vi
☑️ Sign up to explore key findings, case studies, and more: bit.ly/475i1Vi
October 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Join ACU on Nov. 6 for a webinar marking the conclusion of Improving Maternal-Child Health Outcomes, a national pilot initiative to establish sustainable, community-based doula training programs at community health centers.
☑️ Sign up to explore key findings, case studies, and more: bit.ly/475i1Vi
☑️ Sign up to explore key findings, case studies, and more: bit.ly/475i1Vi
Our 2026 Conference Call for Proposals is now open! You're invited to submit an abstract reflective of our theme, Riding the Wave of Transformation: All Hands on Deck, for workshops, roundtables, and more. Don't miss this chance to become part of #ACUConf.
➡️ Learn more: bit.ly/2026acucfp
➡️ Learn more: bit.ly/2026acucfp
October 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Our 2026 Conference Call for Proposals is now open! You're invited to submit an abstract reflective of our theme, Riding the Wave of Transformation: All Hands on Deck, for workshops, roundtables, and more. Don't miss this chance to become part of #ACUConf.
➡️ Learn more: bit.ly/2026acucfp
➡️ Learn more: bit.ly/2026acucfp
With a federal shutdown now in effect, ACU urges Congress to immediately restore government funding and reauthorize core health workforce programs—including the National Health Service Corps—that safeguard care in the nation’s medically underserved communities. Read our statement: bit.ly/46x7qU3
October 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
With a federal shutdown now in effect, ACU urges Congress to immediately restore government funding and reauthorize core health workforce programs—including the National Health Service Corps—that safeguard care in the nation’s medically underserved communities. Read our statement: bit.ly/46x7qU3
Whether you're a new or experienced manager, you'll find information to sharpen your supervision in our Manager Training Series. And with only seven days left to register to join renowned trainer April Lewis and a virtual cohort of managers, now is the time to sign up! ☑️ Register now: bit.ly/4h3VJHK
September 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Whether you're a new or experienced manager, you'll find information to sharpen your supervision in our Manager Training Series. And with only seven days left to register to join renowned trainer April Lewis and a virtual cohort of managers, now is the time to sign up! ☑️ Register now: bit.ly/4h3VJHK
Our Manager Training Series kicks off soon! There's still time to sign up to join workforce thought leader April Lewis and a virtual cohort of supervisors from across the U.S. to learn how to manage high-functioning, mission-driven healthcare teams in our seminars. ☑️ Save your seat: bit.ly/4h3VJHK
September 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Our Manager Training Series kicks off soon! There's still time to sign up to join workforce thought leader April Lewis and a virtual cohort of supervisors from across the U.S. to learn how to manage high-functioning, mission-driven healthcare teams in our seminars. ☑️ Save your seat: bit.ly/4h3VJHK
Explore comprehensive workforce planning in our STAR² Center's Workforce Professional Development Series. Starting Oct. 23, these webinars will introduce you to key strategies in compensation, well-being, and career development to support operations and retention.
☑️ Register now: bit.ly/4pFSA56
☑️ Register now: bit.ly/4pFSA56
September 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Explore comprehensive workforce planning in our STAR² Center's Workforce Professional Development Series. Starting Oct. 23, these webinars will introduce you to key strategies in compensation, well-being, and career development to support operations and retention.
☑️ Register now: bit.ly/4pFSA56
☑️ Register now: bit.ly/4pFSA56