National organization recognizes the professor as a practitioner in the post-acute and long-term care setting who embodies excellence in patient care.
Elizabeth Galik, PhD ’07, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, professor and chair of the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) Department Organizational Systems and Adult Health (OSAH), has been named the 2026 Clinician of the Year by the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed).
The award recognizes a practitioner in the post-acute and long-term care setting who embodies excellence in patient care.
“I am deeply honored to be recognized for my clinical practice in post-acute and long-term care settings that has focused improving outcomes for individuals living with dementia,” Galik said. “My clinical practice has inspired and informed my teaching and scholarly pursuits.”
She was nominated by several current and former members of the PALTmed Board of Directors, including Barbara Resnick, PhD ’96, RN, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, professor, Sonya Ziporkin Gershowitz Chair in Gerontology, and associate dean for research.
“Her dedication to clinical care of older adults, particularly those living with dementia and other mental health issues, aging research, education, and the creation and advancement of new knowledge in aging is clearly evident by work over her career at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and prior to that time,” the group wrote in its letter of support.