Seven members of the University of Michigan community recently were inducted into the National Academies of Practice as Distinguished Fellows during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., as part of the Annual NAP Meeting and Forum.
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This year also marked a significant milestone with the launch of NAP’s 17th academy — the Public Health Academy. Neil Maniar of Northeastern University serves as the academy chair, while Vani Patterson, administrative director of the U-M Center for Interprofessional Education, steps into the role of chair-elect.
Both spent the past year leading the creation of this academy, highlighting the expanding role of public health in interprofessional collaboration and policy.
The group of U-M inductees includes faculty and clinicians from the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses. The 2025 inductees and the NAP academy into which they were indicted are:
- Olivia Anderson, clinical associate professor of nutritional sciences and associate chair of the Department of Nutritional Sciences in the School of Public Health; Public Health Academy.
- Lenette Jones, Nancy S. and Michael B. McLelland Professor of Nursing and associate professor of nursing in the School of Nursing; Nursing Academy.
- Erin Khang, clinical assistant professor of social work in the School of Social Work; Social Work Academy.
- Lisa Martin, professor of health and human services and chair of the Department of Health and Human Services at UM-Dearborn; Public Health Academy.
- Vani Patterson, administrative director of the Center for Interprofessional Education; Public Health Academy.
- Suzanne Trojanowki, clinical associate professor of physical therapy at UM-Flint; Physical Therapy Academy.
- Carman Turkelson, professor of nursing at UM-Flint; Nursing Academy.
Founded in 1981, the National Academies of Practice advances interprofessional education, scholarship, research, practice and public policy. The NAP educates and informs members and others, facilitates collaborative scholarship and research opportunities, recruits, engages, retains, and mentors a network of members, and advocates the value of interprofessional practice and improve healthcare and policy for all.
The NAP academies include Athletic Training, Audiology, Nursing, Nutrition and Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Oral Health, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician, Podiatric Medicine, Psychology, Public Health, Respiratory Care, Social Work, Speech-Language Pathology, and Veterinary Medicine.
Membership in the National Academies of Practice is an honor extended to those who have excelled in their profession and are dedicated to advancing interprofessional education, scholarship, research, practice and policy in support of interprofessional care.
The induction of these seven members brings the total number of U-M faculty members inducted since 2020 to 16.
