Outstanding APP Acknowledgments

At the Center For Advanced Practice, we have the routine honor and privilege of working alongside innumerable outstanding Advanced Practice Providers (APPs). We support, appreciate, and value all members of our APP team to achieve high-impact, quality patient care. Our ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships enhances communication across disciplines and fosters mutual growth in the shared body of medical knowledge to achieve expert clinical care for our patients at UVA Health.

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Inaugural Department Awards

The Inaugural APP awards are given to APPs who demonstrate exceptional care, dedication, and leadership in all they do.

Interprofessional Collaboration Award

This award recognizes an APP whose outstanding patient care is grounded in their ability to collaborate effectively with interprofessional colleagues, patients, and families.

Excellence In Leadership Award

This award recognizes APPs who demonstrate exceptional leadership through their influence, initiative, and ability to guide teams, projects, or systems to improve care and outcomes.

Exceptional Advanced Practice Provider Award

This award honors an Advanced Practice Provider who exemplifies excellence in clinical practice, professionalism, and compassionate service, consistently going above and beyond in their role.

Excellence In Scholarship Award

This award recognizes APPs who advance clinical practice through the generation, application, and dissemination of knowledge via research, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, or educational contributions.

Outstanding Educator Award

This award celebrates an APP who contributes to healthcare and team development through excellence in education, mentoring, precepting, or onboarding of peers and learners.

Rising Star Award

This award honors an early-career Advanced Practice Provider (0–5 years in practice) who demonstrates exceptional promise and early impact in their role. These individuals are already making a difference through clinical excellence, innovation, and leadership potential. (This award should be updated immediately, and the rest of the awards can wait till next week if that is easier for your schedules.)