Utah NP News
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Opportunities Nominate a Colleague for the 2025 UNP Excellence Awards! 2025 UNP Grant (up to $5,000) or Stipend (up to $1,000) 2025 UNP $1,000 Student Scholarship Application
Events Annual Membership, Awards, and Scholarship Dinner
Professional Development Diabetes Management for the Primary Care Provider
Research Requests Benefits and Barriers to Precepting NP Students
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October 2025

Utah Nurse Practitioners (UNP) is a professional not-for-profit organization representing more than 4,800 board-certified nurse practitioners in the state of Utah. UNP promotes the NP profession through education, communication, legislation, scholarship, research, and clinical excellence. UNP is run by NP volunteers so membership dues are used solely for the promotion of the NP profession.

UNP collaborates with other nursing professional organizations including the Utah Nurses Association (UNA) and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) to promote and advocate for nursing professionals in Utah. We thank UNA and AANP for their continued support and collaboration

Opportunities
Nominate a Colleague for the 2025 UNP Excellence Awards!
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Michael S. Robinson, DNP, FNP-C

Recognize and celebrate your colleague(s) who have positively impacted the Nurse Practitioner profession and/or the healthcare systems here in Utah. Please, nominate someone you think deserves to be recognized!

Application Cycle Opened:  October 1, 2025 at 12:00 am

Application Deadline:  October 31,  2025 at 11:59 pm

The nominating categories include:

  1. Clinical Practice
  2. Education
  3. Leadership (category can include advocates of our profession)
  4. Outstanding Clinical Preceptor (nominees may include APRNs, physicians, physician
    assistants, physical therapists, pharmacists, etc.)
  5. Research

Please complete the nomination here.

Thank you for taking the time to nominate a peer and to celebrate Nurse Practitioners here in Utah!

Sincerely,

Michael S. Robinson, DNP, FNP-C

UNP Awards and Scholarships Council Chair

2025 UNP Grant (up to $5,000) or Stipend (up to $1,000)
Deadline: November 10, 2025

Are you an NP embarking or in the planning for efforts in research, dissemination, quality improvement projects or other translation of evidence, and/or clinical work.  Apply for up to $5,000 grant or a $1,000 stipend!

Application Deadline:  November 10, 2025

Please complete the Application Here. 

Reach out with any questions: awards@unp.org

Awards will be presented at the Annual Membership Dinner Event in November.

2025 UNP $1,000 Student Scholarship Application
Deadline: October 31, 2025

Are you an NP student here in Utah? Apply for the UNP Student Scholarship award ($1,000)!

   Application Opens:  1 October 1, 2025

   Application Deadline:  October 31, 2025

Awards will be presented at the Annual Membership Dinner Event in November.

Who is eligible? 

  • Applicant must be a Utah resident and a UNP member. 
  • Must be enrolled in an accredited (CCNE, ACEN) nurse practitioner graduate program based here in Utah
  • Must be in good standing

How to apply:

  1. Please submit the completed online application
  2. Submit a Letter of Good Standing from the graduate program dean's office to the UNP Awards and Scholarships Council at awards@unp.org
Events
Annual Membership, Awards, and Scholarship Dinner
November 14, 2025 | West Jordan, UT

This year's annual membership dinner coincides with National NP Week. This year, we hav  added grants and the number of scholarships to support the success of Utah NPs! You won't want to miss this catered dinner and celebration. Members are free (non-member plate cost is $30). Must register. We are so excited to see you there! 

Please register for your RSVP.  Not a member yet or need to renew? Click here!


Address & Location

  • Sego Lily Events is located at 7872 South Old Bingham Highway, West Jordan, Utah 84088 Sego Lily Events MapQuest.

  • It’s conveniently just east of Bangerter Highway, near the Jordan Landing area Sego Lily Events.


Registration Refund & Cancellation Policy

You may cancel your registration before November 7, 2025 at 1159 PM. If you must cancel a non-member registration, you will need to contact accounting at accounts@unp.org. Your refund will be $20 (processing fee required by our vendor). Thank you

Professional Development
Diabetes Management for the Primary Care Provider
November 5 & 12, 2025 | Virtual

Scan the QR code below or click here for more information

Research Requests
Benefits and Barriers to Precepting NP Students
Share Your Perspective

My name is Mary Ellen Roberts I am the principal investigator for a study on nurse practitioners and the benefits and barriers to precepting nurse practitioner students. My colleagues and I are studying certified nurse practitioner and the characteristics and factors associated with the preceptor role. The study would require participants to complete a one-time survey. This survey gives insight into the role of the preceptor and can assist in preparing for future nurse practitioner students.  With ways to promote the preceptor role and develop programs and incentives to encourage nurse practitioners to precept students.

Please click on the link below if you would like to participate.

https://redcap.link/preceptNP

Thank you in advance ,

Mary Ellen Roberts

Joyce Knestrick

Rita D’Aoust

Sarah Slone

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