APP Team of the Year
Barbara Suplit
Executive Director of Advanced Practice
Stanford Medicine Children's Health
Celebrating excellence
Honoring the Advanced Practice Providers, mentors, emerging leaders, and teams whose work is shaping the future of healthcare.
The National Advanced Practice Provider Week Awards seek to celebrate the achievements of our APP colleagues and their contributions to healthcare delivery throughout the country.
National APP Week 2026
Celebrating the Advanced Practice Providers, teams, mentors, and leaders nominated for excellence across the profession.
Select an award category to view its nominees.
APP Team of the Year
Executive Director of Advanced Practice
Stanford Medicine Children's Health
APP Team of the Year
Chief Advanced Practice Officer; MSPAS, PA-C
UPMC
APP Team of the Year
Vice President, Advanced Practice Providers; DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA, FACHE
Inova Health System
APP Team of the Year
Executive Director, Chief Advanced Practice Officer; PA-C
UChicago Medicine
APP Team of the Year
VP, Head of Digital Health
Wellstar Health System
APP Team of the Year
Senior VP of Clinical Operations
Imagine Pediatrics
APP Team of the Year
Chief of Advanced Practice
UC Davis Health
APP Team of the Year
Chief Nursing Officer; DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
Akron Children's Hospital
APP Team of the Year
Chief Nursing Officer; DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
Akron Children's Hospital
APP Team of the Year
VP, Chief Advanced Practice Officer
Stanford Health Care
APP Team of the Year
Senior Vice President; Chief Nursing Executive; JD, DNP, RN, FAONL, FAAN
Cedars-Sinai
APP Team of the Year
Division Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care and Anesthesia; MD / Division Chief of Pediatric Cardiology
Johns Hopkins Hospital
APP Team of the Year
Chief Advanced Practice Provider
Cooper University Health Care
APP Team of the Year
Executive Director of Advanced Practice Providers
Baptist Health
APP Team of the Year
Director of Advanced Practice; DNP, APRN, AGACNP, FNP, FAANP / System Vice President of Clinical Operations; RN
UVM Health
APP Team of the Year
Chief Advanced Practice Officer; Associate Vice President; DNP, AGACNP-BC, MHA
UT Southwestern Medical Center
APP Team of the Year
Division Director, General Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Midwifery
UNC Health Medical Center
APP Team of the Year
Vice President, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center; MCM, MBA
Penn Medicine
APP Team of the Year
Medical Director of Quality and Children's Surgery; MD, FACS, FAAP / Chief, Pediatric Otolaryngology; MD, FACS, FAAP / Associate Vice President, Advanced Practice Providers; DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC
Nationwide Children's Hospital
APP Team of the Year
Executive Director, Clinical Services
UCLA Health
APP Team of the Year
Department Chair, Anesthesia; MD
Denver Health
APP Team of the Year
Dean, College of Nursing; U Health APC Leadership Council
University of Utah
APP Team of the Year
Executive Director of Advanced Practice, WPP; Chief APP Officer; DNP, CPNP-AC
WakeMed Health & Hospitals
APP Team of the Year
AVP, Advanced Practice Providers; RN, DNP, ANP-BC, GNP-BC
Rush University System for Health
APP Team of the Year
Associate VP, Nursing Excellence
Banner Health
APP Team of the Year
AVP of APPs / Division Chair; MD
VCU Health
APP Team of the Year
Associate Vice President of Advanced Practice
OU Health
APP Team of the Year
Service Line Director, Surgery Institute
AHN Saint Vincent Hospital
APP Team of the Year
AVP of Advanced Practice Providers / VP, Clinical Affairs, Mansfield Hospital; MD
OhioHealth
APP Team of the Year
Nursing Director; MSN, RN / Medical Director; MD
Massachusetts General Hospital / Mass Eye and Ear Institute
APP Team of the Year
Director of APPs
Huntsville Hospital
APP Team of the Year
Director, Office of Advanced Practice; DMSc, PA-C / CNO; VP, Advanced Practice; DNP / Chair, Department of Anesthesiology; MD
University of Colorado Anschutz / University of Colorado Hospital
APP Team of the Year
Senior Vice President; Chief Nursing Executive; DNP, RN, ACNP-BC
Duke Health
APP Team of the Year
Program Director; MD, MPH / Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology; MD, PhD / Director, APP, BWH Radiation Oncology; PA-C
Brigham and Women's Hospital
APP Team of the Year
Vice President, Heart and Vascular Service Line; MD / Vice President; Chief Advanced Practice Executive; DNP, ACNP-BC, FAANP
Advocate Health
APP Team of the Year
Executive Director, Chief of Advanced Practice; DHSc, MPH, MS, PA-C
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
APP Team of the Year
Anesthesia Director, Advanced Practice; DNP(c), MSHQS, MSN, CRNA
Oklahoma Children's Hospital / OU Health
APP Team of the Year
Associate Chief Nursing Officer; DNP, RN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN
UVA Health
APP Rising Star
Children's Nebraska
APP Rising Star
Huntsville Hospital
APP Rising Star
Intermountain Health
APP Rising Star
Cooper University Health Care
APP Rising Star
Indiana University Health
APP Rising Star
Wellstar MCG / Children's Hospital of Georgia
APP Rising Star
Frederick Health Hospital
APP Rising Star
Banner Health
APP Rising Star
Denver Health
APP Rising Star
MSN, FNP-C
Massachusetts General Hospital / Mass Eye and Ear Institute
APP Rising Star
UT Southwestern Medical Center
APP Rising Star
Adena Health System
APP Rising Star
Wellstar Health System
APP Rising Star
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
APP Rising Star
Johns Hopkins Hospital
APP Rising Star
UC Davis Health
APP Rising Star
University Hospitals
APP Rising Star
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
APP Rising Star
UCLA Health
APP Rising Star
Baptist Health
APP Rising Star
OU Health
APP Rising Star
University of Utah
APP Rising Star
CRNA
UVM Health
APP Rising Star
PA-C
Oregon Health & Science University
APP Rising Star
Advocate Health
APP Rising Star
WakeMed Health & Hospitals
APP Rising Star
Rush University System for Health
APP Rising Star
DNaP, CRNA
Cedars-Sinai
APP Rising Star
UPMC
APP Rising Star
APRN
Baptist Health South Florida
APP Rising Star
NP
VCU Health
APP Rising Star
DNP, FNP-C
Inova
APP Rising Star
Akron Children's Hospital
APP Rising Star
Weill Cornell Medicine
APP Rising Star
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
APP Rising Star
University of Pennsylvania / The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
APP Rising Star
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
APP Rising Star
UChicago Medicine
APP Rising Star
OhioHealth
APP Rising Star
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
APP Rising Star
UCSF Health
APP Rising Star
DNP, PMHNP-BC
Brigham and Women's Hospital
APP Rising Star
PA-C
Wake Emergency Physicians, PA (WEPPA)
APP of the Year
Baptist Health
APP of the Year
PA-C
UChicago Medicine
APP of the Year
Cooper University Health Care
APP of the Year
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center
APP of the Year
Imagine Pediatrics
APP of the Year
PA-C
Lexington Clinic
APP of the Year
WakeMed Health & Hospitals
APP of the Year
DNP, APRN
Connecticut Children's
APP of the Year
Huntsville Hospital System
APP of the Year
VCU Health
APP of the Year
Wellstar MCG Health at FMAA
APP of the Year
Advocate Health
APP of the Year
Northwest Georgia Hematology / Oncology
APP of the Year
OU Health
APP of the Year
Adena Health System
APP of the Year
Weill Cornell Medicine
APP of the Year
PA-C
UVM Health
APP of the Year
Stanford Health Care
APP of the Year
Johns Hopkins Hospital
APP of the Year
DNP, CPNP-PC, PMHS
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
APP of the Year
MPAS, PA-C
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
APP of the Year
University Hospitals
APP of the Year
MS, APRN-CNP, CPNP-AC, CCRN
Nationwide Children's Hospital
APP of the Year
Wellstar Paulding Medical Center
APP of the Year
PA-C
Wake Emergency Physicians, PA (WEPPA)
APP of the Year
Wellstar Douglas Medical Center
APP of the Year
Duly Health and Care
APP of the Year
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center
APP of the Year
Banner Health System
APP of the Year
Norton Healthcare
APP of the Year
Wellstar Golisano Children's Hospital of Georgia
APP of the Year
WellStar MCG Orthopedics
APP of the Year
Children's Health Medical Group
APP of the Year
DNP, FNP-BC, AGCN
Rush University System for Health
APP of the Year
UVA Health
APP of the Year
MSN, PNP
Oregon Health & Science University
APP of the Year
UCLA Health
APP of the Year
NP
Stanford Medicine Children's Health
APP of the Year
CPNP
Wellstar East Paulding Pediatrics / Wellstar Medical Group
APP of the Year
OhioHealth
APP of the Year
PAC, CCDS
Cardiac Solutions
APP of the Year
Texas Children's Hospital
APP of the Year
University of Pennsylvania
APP of the Year
DNP, FNP-C, CEN
Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners
APP of the Year
Denver Health
APP of the Year
Wellstar
APP of the Year
PA-C
UT Southwestern Medical Center
APP of the Year
Children's National Hospital
APP of the Year
Extension Health
APP of the Year
Cedars-Sinai
APP of the Year
Baptist Health South Florida
APP Mentor of the Year
Bayview Medical Center
APP Mentor of the Year
APRN, CPNP-PC
Nationwide Children's Hospital
APP Mentor of the Year
Cooper University Health Care
APP Mentor of the Year
OU Health
APP Mentor of the Year
Indiana University Health
APP Mentor of the Year
Penn Medicine - Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
APP Mentor of the Year
WakeMed Health & Hospitals
APP Mentor of the Year
Weill Cornell Medicine
APP Mentor of the Year
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
APP Mentor of the Year
Allegheny Health Network / Saint Vincent Hospital
APP Mentor of the Year
CNP
Massachusetts General Hospital / Mass Eye and Ear Institute
APP Mentor of the Year
UT Southwestern Medical Center
APP Mentor of the Year
University of Colorado Hospital (Anschutz Medical Campus)
APP Mentor of the Year
PA-C, MPAS
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
APP Mentor of the Year
MSN, CRNA
Rush University System for Health
APP Mentor of the Year
M.P.A.S., P.A.-C.
Oregon Health & Science University
APP Mentor of the Year
DNP, FNP-C
UPMC
APP Mentor of the Year
MSPA, PA-C
UChicago Medicine
APP Mentor of the Year
PA-C, CDRMS
Cardiac Solutions
APP Mentor of the Year
Cedars-Sinai
APP Mentor of the Year
NP
UVM Health
APP Mentor of the Year
Baptist Health
APP Mentor of the Year
OU Health
APP Mentor of the Year
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
APP Mentor of the Year
Johns Hopkins Hospital
APP Mentor of the Year
Imagine Pediatrics
APP Mentor of the Year
Huntsville Hospital System
APP Mentor of the Year
PA-C
Wake Emergency Physicians, PA (WEPPA)
APP Mentor of the Year
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
APP Mentor of the Year
Banner Health
APP Mentor of the Year
OhioHealth
APP Mentor of the Year
UVA Health
APP Mentor of the Year
Advocate Health
APP Mentor of the Year
Wellstar Vinings Health Park
APP Mentor of the Year
Wellstar MCG
APP Mentor of the Year
Denver Health
APP Legacy Builder
Duke Health
APP Legacy Builder
NP-C
UChicago Medicine
APP Legacy Builder
INTEGRIS Health
APP Legacy Builder
INTEGRIS Health
APP Legacy Builder
INTEGRIS Health
APP Legacy Builder
EdD, PA-C
WakeMed Health & Hospitals
APP Legacy Builder
Brigham and Women's Hospital
APP Legacy Builder
Imagine Pediatrics
APP Legacy Builder
MSN, APRN-CNS, RNC-OB, RNC-MNN, RN-IAP, RNC-EFM
Banner Health
APP Legacy Builder
OU Health
APP Legacy Builder
Cooper University Health Care
APP Legacy Builder
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
APP Legacy Builder
UVA Health
APP Legacy Builder
Advocate Health
APP Legacy Builder
Wellstar Health System
APP Legacy Builder
Baptist Health
APP Legacy Builder
APRN, ACNP
Intermountain Health
APP Legacy Builder
MS, RN, ANP-BC, NPD-BC, AOCNP
Stanford Health Care
APP Legacy Builder
DNP, APRN-CRNA
Nationwide Children's Hospital
APP Legacy Builder
Frederick Health
APP Legacy Builder
UCSF Health
APP Legacy Builder
DMS, PA-C
Community Health Network
APP Legacy Builder
MPAS, PA-C
Oregon Health & Science University
APP Legacy Builder
Cedars-Sinai
APP Legacy Builder
CNM
UVM Health
APP Legacy Builder
UT Southwestern Medical Center
APP Legacy Builder
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
APP Legacy Builder
Denver Health
APP Legacy Builder
DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, ACNS-BC
Rush University System for Health
APP Legacy Builder
CNP
Massachusetts General Hospital / Mass Eye and Ear Institute
APP Legacy Builder
OhioHealth
APP Legacy Builder
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus / University of Colorado Hospital / Children's Hospital Colorado
APP Legacy Builder
Ascension Alexian Brothers
APP Legacy Builder
Huntsville Hospital System
APP Legacy Builder
PA-C
UPMC
APP Emerging Leader
MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Oregon Health & Science University
APP Emerging Leader
MPAS, PA-C
Baptist Health
APP Emerging Leader
UCSF Health
APP Emerging Leader
OU Health
APP Emerging Leader
Akron Children's Hospital
APP Emerging Leader
Wellstar Health System
APP Emerging Leader
OU Health / Stephenson Cancer Center
APP Emerging Leader
NP
UC Davis Health
APP Emerging Leader
MS, BSN, APRN, CNM/WHNP-BC
Nationwide Children's Hospital
APP Emerging Leader
UVA Health
APP Emerging Leader
MS, AGACNP-BC
UChicago Medicine
APP Emerging Leader
CNP
Massachusetts General Hospital / Mass Eye and Ear Institute
APP Emerging Leader
Texas Children's Hospital
APP Emerging Leader
NP
Inova Fairfax Hospital
APP Emerging Leader
UT Southwestern Medical Center
APP Emerging Leader
Advocate Health
APP Emerging Leader
PA-C, MPAS
UPMC
APP Emerging Leader
Imagine Pediatrics
APP Emerging Leader
Denver Health
APP Emerging Leader
PA-C
UVM Health
APP Emerging Leader
Frederick Health
APP Emerging Leader
Huntsville Hospital System
APP Emerging Leader
VCU Health
APP Emerging Leader
Adena Health System
APP Emerging Leader
Advocate Health - Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center
APP Emerging Leader
Banner Health
APP Emerging Leader
WakeMed Health & Hospitals
APP Emerging Leader
Advocate Health - Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center
APP Emerging Leader
OU Health
APP Emerging Leader
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
APP Emerging Leader
Brigham and Women's Hospital
APP Emerging Leader
Weill Cornell Medicine
APP Emerging Leader
Baptist Health
APP Emerging Leader
Indiana University Health
APP Emerging Leader
Cooper University Health Care
APP Emerging Leader
Rush University System for Health / Rush Copley Medical Center
APP Emerging Leader
Johns Hopkins Hospital
APP Emerging Leader
Johns Hopkins Hospital
APP Emerging Leader
Children's Health Medical Group
APP Emerging Leader
PA-C
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
APP Emerging Leader
Cedars-Sinai
APP Emerging Leader
APRN
Baptist Health South Florida
APP Emerging Leader
OhioHealth
APP Emerging Leader
CPNP
Wellstar East Paulding Pediatrics / Wellstar Medical Group
APP Emerging Leader
Vanderbilt Health
APP Emerging Leader
PA-C
Wake Emergency Physicians, PA (WEPPA)
APP Emerging Leader
Intermountain Health
APP Emerging Leader
NYU Langone Health
APP Emerging Leader
Penn Medicine - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
APP Emerging Leader
UCLA Health
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APP Rising Star Award
NP
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
APP Emerging Leader Award
NP
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
APP of the Year Award
CRNA
Cooper University Health Care
APP Mentor of the Year Award
DNP, FNP-C
UPMC
APP Legacy Builder Award
Advocate Health
APP Team of the Year Award
University of Utah
National APP Week 2026
Nominations and evaluations are now complete. We are proud to recognize the outstanding Advanced Practice Providers and APP teams nominated for the 2026 National APP Week Awards.
Nominations
Complete
Review & Evaluation
Complete
Recipients Announced
September 24, 2026
During National APP Week
Celebrating Excellence
In Advanced Practice
New for 2026
The National APP Week Awards Program has expanded to further recognize excellence across the advanced practice profession, including the addition of two new award categories for 2026.
APP Mentor of the Year Award
APP Legacy Builder Award
Participating organizations are encouraged to review the updated Awards Program Guide for comprehensive information about award categories, core evaluation domains, nomination guidance, award descriptions, eligibility criteria, submission requirements, and instructions.
Download Awards Program GuideHonoring outstanding Advanced Practice Providers and organizations recognized during National APP Week 2025.
Celebrating the achievements of National APP Week 2024 award recipients.
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Celebrating the outstanding recipients from National APP Week 2023.
E. Robles Rodriguez
A. Fox
S. Easton
Gail Egan
Mark Weber is a Critical Care Nurse Practitioner who has worked in the Pediatric ICU since 2014. He is recognized by his peers for patient advocacy and mentorship.
Mark leads the Vascular Access team at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and is involved in numerous initiatives that positively impact patient safety. He consistently demonstrates respect through positive communication while supporting peers and staff.
A fearless NP leader and an exceptional role model for Advanced Practice Providers.
Congratulations on being our Inaugural National APP of the Year.