Building the Workforce Behind Healthcare: Transformation How Talent, AI, and Leadership Are Reshaping the Future of Care


Thursday, August 6th, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Healthcare transformation is accelerating, but the workforce needed to support it is struggling to keep pace. As health systems invest in digital infrastructure, AI, and new care delivery models, leaders are facing a fundamental challenge: the talent required to operate these environments often does not yet exist.

From building state-of-the-art, tech-enabled hospitals to expanding virtual and AI-driven care models, organizations are redefining what roles, skills, and leadership look like. At the same time, recruiting and retaining the right talent is becoming more difficult, driven by evolving training requirements, limited candidate pools, and rising competition for specialized expertise.

This session explores how healthcare leaders are rethinking workforce strategy to meet these demands. We’ll examine what leaders are prioritizing today, why traditional recruiting models are falling short, and how new workforce approaches—from flexible staffing models to rethinking location constraints—are emerging to fill the gap.

Attendees will walk away with a clearer understanding of how to prepare, source, and build a workforce that is ready for the future of healthcare transformation.

Learning Objectives
 
Understand what healthcare leaders are prioritizing in today’s transformation environment
  • Identify how digital transformation, AI adoption, and operational pressures are reshaping leadership priorities

  • Explore why demand is shifting toward highly specialized, tech-enabled, and innovation-focused roles

 

Examine why finding and securing the right talent is increasingly difficult

  • Understand the mismatch between current workforce capabilities and emerging healthcare needs

  • Explore challenges including limited talent pipelines, evolving education and training requirements, and increased competition for leadership roles

Explore how healthcare organizations are building a workforce that doesn’t yet exist

  • Learn how leading systems are redefining roles, upskilling teams, and integrating new capabilities such as digital, analytics, and AI

  • Understand the implications of building advanced, tech-enabled care environments without an established talent base

Identify new workforce models emerging to support healthcare transformation

  • Examine how flexibility, hybrid work, and non-traditional staffing models are expanding access to talent, especially in rural or underserved markets

  • Understand how organizations are rethinking location, engagement, and workforce design to meet evolving expectations and demands

Presenters: 

Luisa - Emma Goodman

Luisa Kurtz

DVP Sales, Leadership Solutions, AMN Healthcare 

 

 

 

Tanner - Emma Goodman

Tanner Burch

Vice President, Advisory Services, AMN Healthcare

Rick Roche

Rick Roche

Chief People Officer & Chief of Staff
Grady Health System