2027 AAMC Health Professions Financial Aid Conference

About the Meeting

Prepare For What's Next in Financial Aid

Today's financial aid landscape calls for informed decision-making, cross-functional collaboration, and fresh approaches to supporting learners as they finance their education. Join financial aid professionals from medical (allopathic and osteopathic), dental, pharmacy, veterinary, and other health professions schools nationwideand theirstudent supportinstitutional partners at the 2027 AAMC Health Professions Financial Aid Conference for three days of expert insights, practical strategies, and the connections that make the work easier the other 362 days of the year. 

Leave with the knowledge, tools, and partnerships you need to navigate change and advance learner success at your institution.

Why Your Peers Attend Each Year

In recent financial aid meetings, we learned that: 

• 95% gained valuable knowledge and skills 
• 95% planned to apply what they learned 
• 91% would recommend the meeting to a colleague 
• 99% found sufficient time for networking 

Attendees consistently name peer-to-peer learning as the most valuable part of the meeting. There's no substitute for being in person with colleagues working through the same questions you are.

What You'll Gain

• Stay ahead of regulatory and legislative developments affecting student aid, borrowing, repayment, compliance, and financial literacy 
• Apply practical strategies for debt management, financial wellness, advising, and learner support 
• Connect the dots across cost of attendance, academic calendars, and student progression 
• Build stronger partnerships across financial aid, admissions, enrollment management, student affairs, academic affairs, student records, bursar/student accounts, compliance, and learner support 
• Grow your network of peers facing similar challenges at health professions schools nationwide 
• Walk away with solutions and ideas you can put to work the moment you're back on campus 

Who Should Attend

This conference is built for professionals at medical (allopathic and osteopathic), dental, pharmacy, veterinary, and other health professions schools. If your work involves or depends on students' ability to finance their education, this meeting is for you — including: 

• Financial aid directors, counselors, advisors, and administrators 
• Debt management and financial wellness professionals 
• Compliance staff 
• Student affairs and admissions partners 
• Registrars and student records staff 
• Enrollment professionals 
• Bursar/student accounts staff 
• Institutional leaders who oversee these functions 

What to Expect

The 2027 agenda is being built around the issues shaping this field right now: 

• Student aid, borrowing, and repayment — loan options, repayment strategies, and how to guide students through financial decisions 
• Regulatory and legislative updates — what's changed, what it means for your institution, and what to watch next 
• Debt management and financial wellness — programming and tools that build real financial knowledge 
• Academic calendars and student progression — where aid disbursement meets enrollment status, student academic progression, and student records 
• Cross-functional collaboration — practical ways to align financial aid with records, admissions, academic affairs, and student services 
• Technology and operations — workflows, data, and systems that make the day-to-day easier 
• Professional development — peer learning for both new and experienced professionals 

Bring Your Team

More colleagues at the meeting means more sessions covered, real-time discussion of what it all means for your institution, and a shared understanding of next steps when you get home. This meeting is especially valuable for cross-functional teams — financial aid, student records, admissions, academic affairs, and advising — attending together. 

Register Now and Join Us in Savannah 

Gain timely insights, practical strategies, and a stronger network of colleagues. 

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Who Can Attend

To register for and attend an AAMC meeting, you must be affiliated with an AAMC member institution, a non-profit medical education or professional organization, or a college or university. Please note that commercial representatives are not permitted to register for the meeting unless they are approved exhibitors or sponsors.

Additional Information

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