Clinical Placement Professionals:
INNOVATING, COLLABORATING & ADVANCING PRACTICE EDUCATION
SCPP 2026 Annual Summit — Agenda
Society of Clinical Placement Professionals
2026 Annual Summit
Program Schedule
Program Schedule
April 23–24, 2026 · Baltimore, Maryland
Thursday, April 23 — Pre-Conference
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 – 4:00 PM | Board & Committee Meeting | Internal leadership | UMSON |
| 4:00 – 6:00 PM | Break / Hotel Check-In | ||
| 6:30 – 8:30 PM | Networking Happy Hour | Barcocina 1629 Thames St |
Friday, April 24 — Summit Day · University of Maryland School of Nursing, 655 W. Lombard Street
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 – 8:30 AM | Registration, Check-In & Breakfast | Volunteers | UMSON 655 W. Lombard Street |
| 8:30 – 8:35 AM | President's Welcome | Kristy Novak | UMSON 655 W. Lombard Street |
| 8:40 – 9:10 AM | Signature Panel #1 Clinical Placement Professionals: Innovating, Collaborating & Advancing Practice Education |
Tamiya Blount; Danielle McCamey; Kristy Novak; Carly Pasquale; Abby Smetana | UMSON 655 W. Lombard Street |
| 9:15 – 9:55 AM | Mini Podium #1 Innovating the Clinical Journey: Systems for Placements, Competencies & Compliance |
Kim Lacey; Stephanie Cuozzo | UMSON 655 W. Lombard Street |
| 10:00 – 10:25 AM | Mini Podium #2 Single Platform Leads to Greater Practice Opportunities |
Kunal Vaishnav; Lori Harris; Laura Smith | UMSON 655 W. Lombard Street |
| 10:30 – 10:55 AM | Mini Podium #3 All Together Now: Standardizing Academic-Clinical Experiences for a Multi-Region Health System |
Andrea Platt; Kris Larson; Kathie Bledsoe; Jordan Penrod; Nicole McFatridge; Hanna Raber (Indiana University Health) | UMSON 655 W. Lombard Street |
| 11:00 – 11:25 AM | Mini Podium #4 Increasing Preceptor Engagement Through a Hub and Spoke Model |
Bridget Linehan (Dartmouth Health) | UMSON 655 W. Lombard Street |
| 11:30 – 11:45 AM | Keynote Academic–Practice Partnerships |
Dr. Modupè Savage (MedStar Health) | UMSON 655 W. Lombard Street |
| 11:45 AM – 12:40 PM | Networking Lunch | UMSON 655 W. Lombard Street |
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| 12:50 – 1:15 PM | Mini Podium #5 Redesigning Clinical Preparation to Remove Barriers and Reflect Real-World Nursing |
Mindy Barna; Jillian Krumbach (Nebraska Methodist College) | UMSON 655 W. Lombard Street |
| 1:20 – 1:45 PM | Mini Podium #6 AI-Assisted Contracting in Clinical Placement: A Legal Framework for Efficiency, Quality & Risk Reduction |
Joshua Faucett (Vanderbilt University School of Nursing) | UMSON 655 W. Lombard Street |
| 1:35 – 2:35 PM | Panel #2 Strengthening Clinical Placements Through Strategic Partnership |
Keisa Grant; Catherine Williams (Emory/Nell Hodgson Woodruff); Bridget Linehan; Pegs Lucarelli; Reilley McGee (Dartmouth Health) | UMSON 655 W. Lombard Street |
| 2:40 – 3:05 PM | Mini Podium #7 Meeting Demand Through Innovation: Redesigning Clinical Placement for Post-Licensure Students |
Cynthia Harris; Ashley Jordan (Emory/Nell Hodgson Woodruff) | UMSON 655 W. Lombard Street |
| 3:10 – 3:35 PM | Mini Podium #8 Bridging Academia and Practice: Connecting Nursing Students to Clinical Placement and Employment Opportunities |
Rebecca Sinclair-Bennett (Community College of Baltimore County) | UMSON 655 W. Lombard Street |
| 3:40 – 4:05 PM | Mini Podium #9 Advocacy in Action: One Nurse's Journey to Legislative Change |
Theresa Di Seta (University of Maryland School of Nursing) | UMSON 655 W. Lombard Street |
| 4:10 – 4:35 PM | Awards Ceremony |
Summit Leadership | UMSON 655 W. Lombard Street |
| 4:55 – 5:00 PM | Closing Remarks | Summit Leadership | UMSON 655 W. Lombard Street |
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