Awards

Descriptions and criteria can be found below. 

Questions about the awards process can be sent to:
Kayla Fuller, NAP Project Coordinator
kfuller@amrms.com  

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:
  1. Background on the nominee
  2. Nominee's CV
  3. Details on how they fit the award criteria
  4. 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. 

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)
  • The nominated project must be active for a minimum of 3-5 years to be eligible.
  • May be given annually (when a suitable candidate is nominated)
Nomination to include:
  1. Name of the project
  2. When the project started and how long has it been in place
  3. All participants involved
  4. Description of how this is a creative project and/or solution
  5. Description of how this project achieved improvements in healthcare
  6. 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:

  1. 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
  2. At least one published work demonstrating the nominee's innovative collaborative work or contributions (publications, course resources, trainings, presentations including virtual, podcasts, webinars, etc.)
  3. Additional supporting documentation may be submitted

Al Rundio Memorial Award for Outstanding Publication

This award honors Dr. Al Rundio, a former Vice President of Scholarship for the National Academies of Practice (NAP) and Co-Editor of the Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice (JIEP), by recognizing significant contributions and impact made on interprofessional collaborative practice and/or education through innovative work published in JIEP.