Posts written by Meagan Rockne
LINC Members Contribute to 2024 Shine Academy Conference
March 12, 2024
The University of Texas System’s Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education (Shine Academy) supports and promotes excellence in all aspects of health science education, including educational research, scholarship, and leadership at the eight UT System Health Science institutions. The Shine Academy’s 2024 Innovations in Health Science Education Conference was held on February [...]
Register Now for the 2023 LINC IPE Symposium
January 30, 2023
Continuing to bring award-winning interprofessional education (IPE) opportunities to UT Health San Antonio faculty, staff and students, Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration, or LINC, is hosting its second annual LINC IPE Symposium on February 23 and 24. The 2023 LINC IPE Symposium, organized by the LINC Student Council, will take place in person on campus and through virtual [...]
LINC Poised for Impact through Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice Publications
November 10, 2022
Two LINC publications appeared in the same issue of the Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice this fall, the official journal of the National Academies of Practice—positioning LINC for impact within the field of interprofessional education (IPE). Recto P, Lesser J, Farokhi MR, Lacy CJ, Chapa I, Garcia S, Johnson L, Geelhoed M, Stone M, [...]
LINC Collaboration Yields High-Impact Publication in the New England Journal of Medicine
November 4, 2022
The LINC Academic Affairs Council finalized their annual workplan in January 2022, which included a priority to develop a university-wide interprofessional education (IPE) simulation for all UT Health San Antonio students to complete near the middle of their respective programs. An interprofessional team of faculty and staff led by Dr. Sadie Trammell Velásquez, Associate Professor/Clinical [...]
LINC Seed Grant Program e-LOI Available
November 2, 2022
Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration (LINC), UT Health San Antonio’s award-winning Quality Enhancement Plan housed within the Office of the Vice President for Academic, Faculty & Student Affairs, invites applications from faculty and staff requesting financial support for pilot projects designed to advance interprofessional education (IPE). Projects demonstrating potential in terms of future scalability, sustainability, and extramural [...]
LINC Project Coordinator Position Now Open
November 2, 2022
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is committed to preparing future health professionals and scientists for interprofessional collaboration and teamwork. Our award-winning Quality Enhancement Plan, Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration (LINC), advances this strategic vision. LINC is an incubator designed to spur innovations in interprofessional education (IPE) and scholarly dissemination of [...]
LINC Highlighted as National Model at IPEC Faculty Development Institute
October 28, 2022
Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration, or LINC, is the university’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for 10-year re-affirmation of accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The QEP is built upon a competency framework developed by the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC), a national organization with 21 professional association members that collectively [...]
2022 LINC Seed Grant project focused on adult aphasia helps learners improve skills and build community
August 16, 2022
A recently completed LINC seed grant project generates valuable opportunities for interprofessional students to work together with patients who have aphasia secondary to stroke, traumatic brain injury or other neurological conditions.
UT Health San Antonio receives ASAHP award for innovation in IPE and collaboration for work through LINC
June 27, 2022
In December 2018, UT Health San Antonio received approval from its accrediting organization, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, to develop institutional infrastructure through which to advance interprofessional education (IPE) and collaboration across all five schools. The university’s accelerated progress in this domain has led to a national award from the [...]
2022 LINC Seed Grant Program awardees announced
June 6, 2022
Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration, or LINC, is UT Health San Antonio’s Quality Enhancement Plan for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges accreditation. LINC annually administers a competitive seed grant program to support the development of innovative interprofessional education projects. Organized by the LINC Faculty Council, funding is prioritized for projects [...]