We are thrilled to announce the nominees for the 2024 APP Excellence Awards! The outstanding contributions of our Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) have once again left us in awe. The letters of recommendation we received vividly illustrate the exceptional work and dedication our APPs demonstrate every day.

Key Highlights:

• Inspiring Nominations: The heartfelt letters showcased the profound impact our APPs have on patient care, teamwork, and innovation.
• Exceptional Dedication: Each nominee exemplifies excellence in their field, holding true to the highest standards of healthcare.
• Community Impact: Our APPs are making a difference not only within our walls but also widely across the community.

You will find the list of all the remarkable nominees below.  During National APP Week, we will announce the award recipients and present certificates to all nominees at the APP Awards Ceremony on September 25 at the ������ MBRB Auditorium (111 Mason Farm Road). Mark your calendars and save the date! Light refreshments will be served at 5:30 PM, with the awards ceremony starting at 6 PM. Complimentary parking will be provided at the ACC parking lot for those who do not have hospital parking.  Registration is required, so please if you plan to attend.

Congratulations to all the nominees.  Your commitment to excellence truly makes a difference.  We are immensely proud and honored that each of you are part of the ������ Health family.

Excellence in Clinical Practice

Excellence in Teaching

Excellence in Leadership

Unsung Hero

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We are excited to announce the upcoming open nomination period for our annual 2024 APP Excellence Awards. These awards are designed to honor and recognize the contributions of our exceptional APPs.  Each award highlights a unique aspect of excellence.  The four award categories include:

• Excellence in Clinical Practice
• Leadership
• Teaching
• Unsung Hero

We encourage you to participate by nominating your deserving colleagues.  Nominations will be open from June 1^st to June 30^th.  We welcome and encourage nominations from our teammates, including APPs, physicians, staff, administrators, etc. If you are interested in reviewing nominations, .  The awards will be presented the last week of September during National APP Recognition Week. Please take time to nominate your colleagues and help us honor them for their contributions and outstanding work. To learn more about each award, please see below or follow the . Please disseminate this information to your networks!

Eligibility for Nomination:

• Any Advanced Practice Provider (APP) credentialed through ������ Health at ������ Medical Center (Certified Anesthesiology Assistant, Certified Nurse Midwife, Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant)
• Minimum of 1 year employment at ������ Medical Center (The ������ Medical Center includes ������ Hospitals, ������ Faculty Physicians (FP), Hillsborough Hospital, Youth Behavioral Health Hospital and SOM clinics centered around the triangle)
• Part-time or full-time
• Previous award winners are ineligible the following year in their awarded category but remain eligible in other categories. Last year’s winners will be part of the selection committee and introduce/present their category’s award for this year.
  • 2023 Annual Excellence Award winners
    • Tatjana Grgic, PharmD, BCOP, CPP- Excellence in Leadership
    • Nina Ivie, FNP- Unsung Hero
    • Eli Maxwell, MSPA, PA-C- Unsung Hero
    • Rachel DeGrange, ACNP- Excellence in Clinical Practice
    • Angela Spruill, ANP-BC, Excellence in Clinical Practice
    • Cassi Frank, MMSc, PA-C- Excellence in Teaching
• This year, one awardee will be selected for each category.

2024 APP Award Categories

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Triple Aim status is achieved when Primary cesarean birth rate is less than 23.9%, preterm birth rate is less than 11.4%,  and the exclusive breastfeeding within the first 48 hours is greater than 81% and reporting fiscal information.

“Triple Aim” Best Practice recognizes practices which meet the Institute for Healthcare Improvement “Triple Aim” of improving the patient experience, reducing cost of care, and improving the health of populations. This is demonstrated by high breastfeeding rates, low preterm birth and cesarean rates, and reporting fiscal variables.

In 2020, 221 practices participated in the 2020 ACNM Benchmarking Project, 53 practices were designated Triple Aim Best Practices.

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Lynn T. Harris, CRNA – Lynn T. Harris, CRNA has been accepted into the 2021 Class of NCANA Leadership Fellows that will participate in the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) Leadership Academy which begins in April. This academy has been one of NCNA’s most popular and successful programs over the last few years. It consists of a series of leadership workshops that prompt participants to consider how leadership happens and what perils and possibilities are present as nurses lead themselves, others and the community. The program empowers nurses to think outside the box, improve their skills as communicators and advocates in professional, civic and community arenas, and learn how to better lead nursing forward! Congratulations Ms. Harris!

  Mary Dunn, OCN, NP-C – Mary Dunn, OCN, NP-C has been named as the recipient of the 2021 APP of the Year Award by the American Urological Association (AUA) Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Membership Committee. This award was established to recognize contributions and accomplishments of APPs in the field of Urology and is presented annually to the APP who exemplifies strong leadership skills and outstanding patient care. In addition to this award, Ms. Dunn has received our ������ Health Care System-wide Award for Carolina Care Excellence every year since 2015, as well as the ������ Health Care Oncology Nursing Excellence Award in 2014 and Ms. Dunn has been recognized in the community as a Triangle Business Journal “Health Care Hero” in 2016. Congratulations Ms. Dunn!

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Nurse practitioner, Division of Hematology and Oncology

Specialty Areas: Multiple myeloma, amyloidosis and other plasma cell disorders

Dell is a nurse practitioner that works for the ������ Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis Program. In addition to her clinical responsibilities, she is directly involved with multiple research studies currently underway at ������. Prior to working with patients with plasma cell diseases, Dell worked for the ������ Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program which she joined in 1992.

In addition to working full time with ������ Health Care and being a member of the APP Credentialing Subcommittee, the APP Advisory Council and the APP Manager and Lead Committee, Dell makes time to assist others around the globe. Please see her most recent outreach to Honduras. Thank you Dell for all you do!

Reflections on La Esperanza

Durham Habitat Global Village trip to Honduras

January, 2020

Dell and her team were in Honduras as part of a Habitat Global Village trip. They were the first Habitat group working on a Habitat repair project in Intibuca, working on existing homes rather than building new ones. Her team worked most of the week replacing dirt floors with concrete. They hauled rock and sand used to mix batches of concrete by hand, and then hauling buckets of wet concrete for the masons.

In addition to providing physical work on families’ homes, the team shared lunches with the families and masons and learned of the struggles many Hondurans face. At the end of their stay, the team reflected on their time in Honduras and realized that they were there, not to fix, but to be fixed and to learn better how to love their neighbors, both in Honduras and at home!

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Megan has been nominated for the Oncology Service Excellence Award in 2018 and 2019, and is the Hematology Unit Coordinator for the ������ Physician Assistant Program.

Megan’s colleagues feel very fortunate to work with her. According to Dell Strayhorn, FNP who works with Megan, “she is the ultimate team player, always helping out when there is a need. She is passionate about her job and it is clear how much she loves working here. She is cheerful, enthusiastic in clinic and takes outstanding care of our patients!. She is very deserving of this Spotlight.”

Outside of work, Megan enjoys spending time with family and friends, cooking, travel, and cheering on the Tar Heels

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In addition to yoga, Cammie enjoys travel and music. She is an avid dog lover. She is married and has three very spoiled dogs.

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