Nicholas A. Cummings Highest Distinguished Fellow Award

Interprofessional Group Recognition Award

2022 Interprofessional Group Recognition Award Winner University at Buffalo Interprofessional Education Leadership Team (UB IPE Leadership Team)

This award is given to groups who have made enduring contributions to interprofessional practice and education.

• Nominee(s) can be NAP members or non-members
• Nominator can be a NAP member or non-member (and can be a member of a group he/ she is nominating)
• May be given annually (when a suitable candidate is nominated)
• Nomination to include:

1. Who was involved?
2. Describe the contributions to interprofessional practice and interprofessional education.
3. Describe how these contributions are enduring.

Creativity in Practice & Education Award

2022 Creativity in Practice & Education Award Winner Thomas Jefferson University's Complex Care Curriculum "3 C's"

This award recognizes a person and/ or team who display creative solutions in interprofessional education and/or interprofessional practice, thereby achieving improvements in healthcare. 

• Nominee(s) can be NAP members or non-members
• Nominator can be a NAP member or non-member (and can be a member of a group that he/she is nominating)
• May be given annually (when a suitable candidate is nominated)
• Nomination to include:

1. Name of project
2. When the project started and how long has it been in place
3. Identify those involved
4. Description of how this is a creative project and/or solution
5. How this achieved improvements in healthcare including any supporting documentation (articles, press releases, data, results, etc.)

Patient Advocacy Award

2022 Patient Advocacy Award Winner, Dr. Anita Gupta

This award recognizes a patient or care partner whose lived experience transformed him, her or them and he, she and how has their lived experience transformed healthcare to enhance the well-being of others.

Emerging Interprofessional National Academies of Practice Member of the Year Award

2022 Emerging Interprofessional National Academies of Practice Member of the Year, Laurel Abbruzzese

This award is given to a NAP member who is an early to mid-career professional, serves as an exemplar and demonstrates future promise in contributing to interprofessional practice and to the National Academies of Practice.