NAP membership is an honor given to health care professionals who have excelled in their field and are dedicated to furthering practice, scholarship, and policy in support of interprofessional care.
The University of Maryland School of Nursing’s Bridgitte Gourley, DNP ’08, FNP-BC, FACU, FNAP, associate professor; director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) specialty; and co-director of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Center for Interprofessional Education, has been inducted as a Distinguished Practitioner and Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP).
NAP membership is an honor given to health care professionals who have excelled in their field and are dedicated to furthering practice, scholarship, and policy in support of interprofessional care. The organization, founded in 1981, is an alliance of health professionals dedicated to transforming health and well-being through interprofessional education, practice, research, and public policy. Its Class of 2025 comprises distinguished practitioners from 17 health professions. Members are elected by their peers for their commitment to advancing collaborative health care.
“It is an honor to be inducted into NAP as a distinguished fellow because its mission aligns seamlessly with the School’s mission of education, research, and practice as well as the mission of the Center for Interprofessional Education at UMB,” Gourley said. Her induction took place March 15 during NAP’s induction banquet and awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.