

About RUSH Faculty Practice
Established in the 1970s by inaugural dean Luther Christman, PhD, RN, FAAN, the RUSH faculty practice program has evolved to serve the healthcare needs of Chicago residents and the educational and scholarship needs of nursing students and faculty. From our first partnership with Chicago Public Schools, RUSH now has more than 25 partner sites located in Chicago’s Near West and South Sides. Nurses provide more than 75,000 hours of direct patient care to historically underserved communities and nearly 25,000 hours of clinical learning experiences to prelicensure and DNP students. In September 2022, the faculty practice program became the Department of Academic Practice Nursing in the College of Nursing.
Registration, Cost and Lodging
The cost to participate is $600 and includes food during conference hours and outings. There are a number of hotels and accommodations near of our campus.
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Agenda
July 17, 2023 (Day 1)
8:30 am Registration Check-in
9:00 am Welcome & Practice Goals Summary
9:30 am RUSH University Faculty Practice – Background & History
10:30 am RISH University’s Commitment to Faculty Practice – understand how faculty practice aligns with and contributes to the overall University mission, vision, and strategic goals
11:00 am Formalizing the Department – outline how faculty practice became part of the College of Nursing’ strategic plan and fulfilling its mission
11:30 am Practice-Based Scholarship – defining, supporting, producing, and measuring outcomes
12:00 pm Lunch provided
12:45 pm Partner Panel – Learn from the partner’s perspective about what it is like having faculty practice clinicians working within their organization
1:30 pm Break
1:45 pm Site Visits – Take a shuttle to tour two nearby clinical sites
4:30 pm Shuttle to downtown Chicago
5:00 pm Architectural River Boat Tour – 45 minutes (included in registration)
6:00 pm Shuttle to RUSH University
July 18, 2023 (Day 2)
8:30 am Coffee & Breakfast
9:00 am Rank Promotion and Cross-departmental Collaboration Panel
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Clinician Panel – explore what it is like to work in faculty practice settings at RUSH
11:15 am Building Partner Relationships – making connections and holding effective conversations
12:00 pm Lunch provided
12:45 pm Finance – understand grants, service contracts, philanthropy, and integration of funds
1:45 pm Day-to-Day Operations – learn details of daily activities including credentialing, legal, risk management, and operational topics
2:45 pm Break
3:00 pm Rotating Break-out Sessions
- Finance
- Faculty & Student Engagement
- Marketing & Partner Engagement
4:30 pm End of day wrap up
July 19, 2023 (Day 3)
8:30 am Coffee & Breakfast
9:00 am Student Engagement - building a sustainable student scholarship infrastructure & clinical placement pipeline
10:00 am Marketing
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Frequent Questions – Sharing lessons learned from office hours
11:00 am Closing Presentation
11:30 am Wrap up
12:00 pm Summer Institute 2023 close
Speakers
Anthony Mask, MBA, MS

Kathryn Kaintz, RN

Alma Blancarte, RN

Valerie Davis, RN


Ryan Nagdeman

Tobin Klinger

Ann Wade
Email Us
Please reach out to our team at Faculty_Practice_Summer_Institute@rush.edu with any questions.
CE Credit
Accreditation Statement: In support of improving patient care, RUSH University Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statement For Nursing: RUSH University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.75 nursing contact hour(s).