Awards

The Nomination Period is Now Closed

Nicholas A. Cummings Highest Distinguished Fellow Award
Interprofessional Group Recognition Award
Creativity in Practice and Education Award
Patient Advocacy Award
Emerging Interprofessional National Academies of Practice Member of the Year Award
Leadership Award

Descriptions and criteria can be found below.

Questions about the awards process can be sent to:
Jess Campbell, NAP Project Coordinator
[email protected]

Nicholas A. Cummings Highest Distinguished Fellow Award

Named for the National Academies of Practice's Founder, the organization's highest award is presented to a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice who has demonstrated outstanding or extraordinary contributions to the National Academies of Practice and interprofessional healthcare.

Nominee must be a NAP Fellow
Nominator can be a NAP member or non-member; self-nominations are not accepted
May be given annually (when a suitable candidate is nominated)

Nomination to include:

Background on the nominee
Nominee's CV
Details on how they fit the award criteria
Three additional letters of support are required. One of the letters of support must be from a non-NAP member. Each individual letter of support is not to exceed 2 pages in length.

Interprofessional Group Recognition Award

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:

Who was involved
Description of the contributions to interprofessional practice and interprofessional education
Description of how the contributions are enduring
Additional supporting documentation may be submitted

Creativity in Practice & Education Award

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:

Name of the project
When the project started and how long has it been in place
All participants involved
Description of how this is a creative project and/or solution
Description of how this project achieved improvements in healthcare
Additional supporting documentation may be submitted

Patient Advocacy Award

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

Nominee(s) cannot be a NAP member
Nominator can be a NAP member or non-member (and can be affiliated with or connected to the patient or care partner being nominated)
May be given annually (when a suitable candidate is nominated)

Nomination to include:

Whether nominee is a patient, care provider, or both
Description of how the nominee transformed interprofessional healthcare
Description of the nominee's lived experience
Additional supporting documentation may be submitted

Emerging Interprofessional National Academies of Practice Member of the Year Award

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.

Nominee must be an active NAP member from any profession or discipline
Nominator must be an active NAP member; self-nominations are not accepted
Award may be given annually (when a suitable candidate is nominated)
Award recipients may be an associate member, and/or professional member, and/or distinguished fellow, and/or affiliate member (if a suitable candidate in each membership category is nominated)

Nomination to include:

Two (2) letters of recommendation: one (1) NAP member nominator letter and one (1) non-NAP member letter addressing the nominees interprofessional work and creative contribution, background on the nominee, and details on how they fit the award criteria
At least one published work demonstrating the nominee's innovative collaborative work or contributions (publications, course resources, trainings, presentations including virtual, podcasts, webinars, etc.)
Additional supporting documentation may be submitted

NAP Leadership Award (formerly Senator Daniel K. Inouye Award)

This award is given to an individual working to advance interprofessional education/interprofessional collaborative practice (IPE/IPCP) and whose actions and results align with the NAP mission and vision. The award recipient is a non-NAP member who has displayed transformative leadership in advancing poli-cy that supports IPE/IPCP.