2024 APP Excellence Awards- Call for Nominations!
We are excited to announce the upcoming open nomination period for our annual 2024 APP Excellence Awards. These awards are designed to honor and recognize the contributions of our exceptional APPs. Each award highlights a unique aspect of excellence. The four award categories include:
- Excellence in Clinical Practice
- Leadership
- Teaching
- Unsung Hero
We encourage you to participate by nominating your deserving colleagues. Nominations will be open from June 1st to June 30th. We welcome and encourage nominations from our teammates, including APPs, physicians, staff, administrators, etc. If you are interested in reviewing nominations, please fill out this form. The awards will be presented the last week of September during National APP Recognition Week. Please take time to nominate your colleagues and help us honor them for their contributions and outstanding work. To learn more about each award, please see below or follow the link to the Nomination Form. Please disseminate this information to your networks!
Eligibility for Nomination:
- Any Advanced Practice Provider (APP) credentialed through UNC Health at UNC Medical Center (Certified Anesthesiology Assistant, Certified Nurse Midwife, Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant)
- Minimum of 1 year employment at UNC Medical Center (The UNC Medical Center includes UNC Hospitals, UNC Faculty Physicians (FP), Hillsborough Hospital, Youth Behavioral Health Hospital and SOM clinics centered around the triangle)
- Part-time or full-time
- Previous award winners are ineligible the following year in their awarded category but remain eligible in other categories. Last year’s winners will be part of the selection committee and introduce/present their category’s award for this year.
- 2023 Annual Excellence Award winners
- Tatjana Grgic, PharmD, BCOP, CPP- Excellence in Leadership
- Nina Ivie, FNP- Unsung Hero
- Eli Maxwell, MSPA, PA-C- Unsung Hero
- Rachel DeGrange, ACNP- Excellence in Clinical Practice
- Angela Spruill, ANP-BC, Excellence in Clinical Practice
- Cassi Frank, MMSc, PA-C- Excellence in Teaching
- 2023 Annual Excellence Award winners
- This year, one awardee will be selected for each category.
