AOA Regional Leadership Meetings provide Members and Emerging Leaders with regional opportunities to connect and receive focused leadership education, over dinner and networking.
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2026 AOA Regional Leadership Meeting
“The OR Is the Easy Part: Leadership Beyond the Operating Room”
Join AOA members and Emerging Leaders for an evening of networking, leadership development, and meaningful conversation. Connect with colleagues across career stages before an inspiring presentation by Kate Walsh on the AOA’s five leadership principles—Include, Envision, Balance, Orchestrate, and Grow—and lessons learned from a career leading in academic medicine, healthcare administration, and industry. The evening concludes with an interactive discussion, providing attendees the opportunity to share perspectives, build relationships, and gain practical leadership insights that can be applied throughout their careers.
Past AOA Regional Leadership Meetings have been held in:
- Chicago, IL (November 2023)
- Durham, NC (October 2019)
- Houston, TX (April 2019)
- Atlanta, GA (October 2018)
- Cleveland, OH (April 2018)
- Los Angeles, CA (September 2017)
- Philadelphia, PA (September 2017)
- Washington, DC (April 2017)
- New York, NY (September 2016)
- Chicago, IL (April 2016)