State Awards for Excellence annually recognize outstanding achievements by one NP and one NP advocate in each state.
Elizabeth Galik, PhD ’07, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, professor and chair, Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, has been named the Maryland nurse practitioner (NP) recipient of the 2021 American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) State Award for Excellence.
“I am honored to be recognized by AANP for my clinical practice with older adults,” Galik said. “I am grateful to the wonderful patients, families, and colleagues that I have had the pleasure to work with in my career. My clinical practice continues to serve as the foundation and inspiration for my role as an educator and nurse scientist.”