Posts written by Casey Redish
UT Health San Antonio Recognized for Interprofessional Education Excellence in National Webinar for Work through LINC
November 15, 2024
UT Health San Antonio was featured in a recent national webinar highlighting institutional excellence in interprofessional collaboration within health professions education. UT Health, which received the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP) Award for Institutional Excellence and Innovation in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Health Care in 2022, was among seven distinguished programs showcased. [...]
LINC Project Coordinator Position Now Open
November 6, 2024
Since launching in 2018, Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration (LINC) has implemented numerous programs to increase interprofessional education (IPE) for future health professionals and scientists. We are seeking an experienced project coordinator to join our team and help drive our continued growth and success. The Project Coordinator will be responsible for implementing and managing projects [...]
LINC Members Awarded 2024 Board of Pharmacy Specialties Research Seed Grant
November 5, 2024
The Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) has awarded its annual Research Seed Grants, providing two $5,000 grants to pharmacist researchers seeking to examine the impact and value of board certification in pharmacy. These grants support innovative projects that explore critical aspects of pharmacist professional development and collaborative healthcare practices. Dr. Rebecca Moote, LINC Scholarship Dissemination [...]
Influential Pharmacy Journal Publishes Interprofessional Education Study
July 22, 2024
The Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (JACCP) recently published an invited manuscript examining clinical interprofessional education in pharmacy training. First-authored by Dr. Nicholas Fusco from the University at Buffalo with contributing authors including Dr. Rebecca Moote, LINC Scholarship Dissemination Coordinator, and Dr. Joseph Zorek, LINC Executive Director, this manuscript offers a critical [...]
UT Health San Antonio Contributes to Successful International Interprofessional Case Competition
March 19, 2024
The 3rd Annual International Interprofessional Case Competition (I2C2), which UT Health San Antonio helped launch in 2021, recently concluded with 62 students from 11 universities assigned to 12 interprofessional teams. This year's I2C2 asked students from diverse professions, institutions, and countries to tackle a complex clinical case using innovative interprofessional solutions. Each team submitted a [...]
LINC Seed Grant Program Manuscript Highlights IPE Innovations & Success at UT Health San Antonio
February 29, 2024
One critical component of UT Health San Antonio’s Quality Enhancement Plan was the development and implementation of a seed grant program to incentivize faculty engagement and innovation in interprofessional education (IPE). A team of LINC contributors led by Drs. Rekha Kar and Rebecca Moote recently analyzed outcomes from the first four annual funding cycles, which [...]
Highlights from January’s LINC Community-Building Events
February 16, 2024
In January, the LINC Student Council hosted its second event in the LINC Interprofessional Student Social Series. 104 students from 9 programs across 5 schools collaborated in interprofessional groups to create Valentine’s Cards for distribution to patients at Methodist Children’s Hospital. The event showcased different programs and healthcare perspectives coming together to support a charitable [...]
LINC Executive Director Co-Authors 2023 Update to IPEC Core Competencies
January 8, 2024
The Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) is a coalition of 22 health professions education associations and partner organizations dedicated to shaping the future of interprofessional education and practice. Central to IPEC's influence is the IPEC Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice. This seminal report, first published in 2011, is updated every 5-7 years to reflect contemporary [...]
LINC Team Awarded IPEC Best Poster
December 19, 2023
The LINC Simulation IPE Initiative presented their most recent dissemination product, “A telehealth caregiver simulation to improve interprofessional communication and teamwork,” at the 2023 IPEC Poster Fair on November 29, 2023. The team, led by Dr. Sadie Trammell Velasquez, Associate Professor/Clinical and Assistant Dean for Preclinical Curriculum in the Long School of Medicine, was awarded [...]
October LINC Events Build Community
December 4, 2023
Inspired by the faculty- and staff-focused Community of LINC Scholars events, the LINC Student Council launched an interprofessional networking series for students on October 25. A total of 39 students representing 5 schools and 12 educational programs participated in the event, where they learned about, from, and with one another through conversation and games, including [...]