LINC Members Honored at 2023 National Academies of Practice Annual Meeting

Published On: April 25, 2023
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Joseph A. Zorek, PharmD, BCGP, FNAP, LINC Director & Associate Professor, School of Nursing (left); Rebecca D. Moote, Pharm.D., M.Sc., BCPS, LINC IPE Scholarship Dissemination Coordinator, Adjoint Associate Professor, Long School of Medicine, & Clinical Associate Professor, Assistant Division Head, UT Austin College of Pharmacy (right)

Each year, the National Academies of Practice (NAP) inducts a select number of healthcare practitioners, scholars, and public policy experts into the organization as Distinguished Fellows. This honor is based on significant and enduring contributions to the field of IPE sustained over a minimum of ten years that demonstrates commitment to advancing interprofessional practice and accessible, affordable healthcare for all.

Dr. Joseph Zorek, LINC Director and Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, was inducted into NAP’s Pharmacy Academy in 2021 as a Distinguished Scholar and Fellow. During this year’s Annual Membership Banquet and Induction Ceremony held in Washington, DC on April 1, 2023, Dr. Zorek was honored with the Emerging Interprofessional NAP Member of the Year Award. This award recognizes one early to mid-career NAP fellow annually for outstanding contributions and future promise to the field of IPE and NAP.

Read the full press release here.

Dr. Rebecca Moote, Clinical Associate Professor and Assistant Division Head in the UT Austin College of Pharmacy—who serves as the LINC Scholarship Dissemination Coordinator—was also honored during the ceremony as a newly inducted Distinguished Scholar and Fellow in the Pharmacy Academy.

Founded in 1981, the National Academies of Practice is an interprofessional non-profit organization comprised of 15 professional academies that work collectively to champion coordinated, high-quality healthcare. Through their central tenants of collaboration, patient-centeredness, inclusivity, and interconnectedness, the National Academies of Practice works to celebrate and promote interprofessionalism throughout the healthcare industry.

Current NAP Academies
·         Allopathic and Osteopathic Medicine
·         Athletic Training
·         Audiology
·         Dentistry
·         Nursing
·         Occupational Therapy
·         Optometry
·         Pharmacy
·         Physical Therapy
·         Podiatric Medicine
·         Psychology
·         Respiratory Care
·         Social Work
·         Speech-Language Pathology
·         Veterinary Medicine

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