Registration is now open for the 2026 Southwestern Primary Care Research & Innovation Summit—a two-day experience designed not just to inform, but to restore, challenge, and reconnect.
2026 Summit Theme
"Sustaining Compassion & Purpose in Challenging Times"
This year’s educational program follows a deliberate arc:
- Recognizing distress in our workforce and systems
- Exploring real-world responses from interdisciplinary care teams
- Reclaiming purpose through advocacy, connection, innovation, and shared learning
This isn’t just another conference—it’s time to step back, think critically, and reconnect with why the work matters.
Learn more about the Summit: https://southernazahec.org/2026-summit/#about
Opening Keynote
We’ll open the Summit with a powerful conversation between Dr. Jennifer “Ginger” Ryan, founder of Chiricahua Community Health Centers, and Dr. Jonathan Melk, its current CEO.
Together, they will trace the roots of the community health center movement—and explore how its founding commitments to access, grassroots community partnership, and shared purpose can help us make sense of today’s workforce strain.
This opening session sets the tone for the entire Summit: grounding present-day challenges in a deeper moral and historical context, and reconnecting us to the purpose that brought us to this work.
Explore the full Agenda: https://southernazahec.org/2026-summit/agenda/
Why Register Now?
Because this is the kind of space you’ll wish you had protected time for. As calendars fill, intention fades. Now is the time to claim your spot.
CME credit available for May 8 sessions
Complimentary registration (advance sign-up required)
