2023 LINC Seed Grant Program awardees announced

Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration, or LINC, remains steadfast in its commitment to fostering innovative research in interprofessional education. The LINC Seed Grant Program supports interprofessional teams comprised of members from different schools and programs across UT Health San Antonio that are working together to address educational needs through interprofessional learning opportunities. Priority is given to projects with potential for scalability, sustainability, scholarship, and integration into curricula.

We are excited to present the 5th annual LINC Seed Grant Program award recipients:

Bridging the Gap—Gaining Proficiency in Translational Science Utilizing a Peer-to-Peer Teaching Model between Medical and Graduate Biomedical Students. Kate Lathrop, M.D. (PI), Long School of Medicine; Timothy Raabe, Ph.D. (Co-PI), Graduate School of Biomedical Studies; Christopher Valdez, Ph.D. (Co-PI), Long School of Medicine.

Clinical Cadavers, Procedural Simulation in the Anatomy Lab. Annette Occhialini, M.D., F.A.C.S. (PI), Long School of Medicine; Lark Ford, Ph.D, M.A., M.S.N., RN, School of Nursing; Benjamin G. Johnson, B.S., Long School of Medicine; Haley Nation, Ph.D., Long School of Medicine; Omid B Rahimi, Ph.D., Long School of Medicine; Steven Skaggs, Ph.D., M.P.A.S., PA-C, School of Health Professions; Jessica Solis-McCarthy, M.D., FACEP, Long School of Medicine.

Creating a Framework for a Clinical Interprofessional Collaborative within a Dental Clinic: The Crossroads of Dental and SLP Service Delivery. Angela Kennedy, S.L.P-D., CCC-SLP (PI), School of Health Professions; Noorpreet Kaur, B.D.S., M.P.H. (Co-PI), School of Dentistry; Claudia Isabel Contreras, D.D.S., School of Dentistry.

Interprofessional Education for Substance Use Disorders (IPE-SUD). Adrienne Lindsey, M.A., DBH (PI), Long School of Medicine; Leticia Bland, D.H.Sc., M.P.A.S., PA-C (Co-PI), School of Health Professions; Paul Allen, D.Sc., M.P.A.S., PA-C, FAAPA, School of Health Professions; Barbara Taylor, M.D., M.S., Long School of Medicine.

Training UTHSA Interprofessional Students on preventing HPV: A peer-to-peer experiential learning approach. Sohini Dhar, D.D.S., M.P.H. (PI), School of Dentistry; Owen T. Hill, Ph.D, M.P.A.S., PA-C (Co-PI), School of Health Professions; Laura Sisk, D.N.P., RN (Co-PI), School of Nursing.

This year’s award-winning proposals bring the total number of LINC seed grants funded to 27, representing an institutional investment of $125,456!

For more information about the LINC Seed Grant Program, including a list of past awardees, please visit our webpage.