Corrie Halas, VP of Clinical Learning, Amplifire

As 2025 comes to a close, I’m reminded that clinical learning has never been more critical or more complex. This year, educators and training teams navigated unprecedented pressure: accelerating onboarding, supporting early-career nurses, tackling preventable harm, and adapting to rapidly evolving technology. Yet amid these challenges, one truth emerged: adaptive education is no longer optional. It’s foundational to developing safe, confident, high-performing clinicians at every level of practice.

The organizations that embraced data-driven, personalized learning saw measurable gains not only in competency and confidence, but in reduced variation, improved retention, and better outcomes at the bedside. At Amplifire, we witnessed health systems using brain science to solve real clinical challenges: reducing CLABSIs and CAUTIs, mitigating falls, and strengthening safe medication administration. But what excites me most is how much potential remains untapped.

The future of clinical learning is shifting from content delivery to capability development, powered by AI-enabled authoring, real-time insights, and continuous adaptive reinforcement. The leaders who thrive in the coming years won’t simply ask, “Did we train them?” They’ll ask, “Can they safely and consistently perform?” That shift from measuring completion to measuring competence will define the next era of healthcare education.

Looking ahead to 2026, we must reimagine the role of clinical educators. Training teams can no longer be viewed as cost centers, but as engines of operational efficiency, patient safety, and workforce stability. With the rise of ambient documentation, virtual nursing, and AI-supported workflows, clinicians will rely more than ever on cognitive resilience and foundational skills. Adaptive learning will allow us to close knowledge gaps faster, support practice changes earlier, and equip clinicians for environments that evolve week to week. As care delivery transforms, so must how we prepare those who deliver it.

I remain inspired by the resilience, creativity, and commitment of clinical educators nationwide. Thank you for partnering with Amplifire, for pushing us to innovate, and for trusting us with the responsibility of helping your teams perform at their best. Together, we’ll continue advancing a learning ecosystem where every clinician is confident, every process is consistent, and every patient receives the safest care possible.

Here’s to a year of progress, partnership, and purpose in 2026.

Cheers,
Corrie