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Worldwide Citation Analysis Identifies LINC Executive Director as Prominent IPE Scholar
January 27, 2026
Led by researchers at the University of Regina in Canada, a recently published study in the journal Next Research identified the scholars exerting the greatest global influence on the interprofessional education (IPE) field by analyzing the 100 most-cited publications in the literature between 2000 and 2025. We are proud to share that Dr. Joseph Zorek, [...]
LINC Research Council Members Receive Award from The Arlyn Kloesel Endowment Grant Program
December 9, 2025
The Arlyn Kloesel Endowment Grant Program for Innovative Pharmacy Practice and Business Models awards the LINC Research Council $18,000 for their grant Exploring the Impact of Interprofessional Healthcare Training on Improving Pharmacist Delivery of Care to Patients Experiencing Aphasia. Primary Investigator, Dr. Rebecca Moote, PharmD, MSc, BCPS, FNAP and Co-Principal Investigator, Dr. Catherine Torrington Eaton, [...]
LINC Publishes Illustrated Case Highlighting the Essential Role of Interprofessional Teamwork in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
October 15, 2025
Dr. Joseph Zorek, LINC Executive Director, recently partnered with Kirk Evoy, PharmD from the University of Texas at Austin and Cody Wenthur, PharmD, PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison to develop a new illustrated case and accompanying editorial for a special issue in the Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (JAACP). The resulting [...]
LINC Research Council Members Awarded Grant from The Center for Global and Community Oral Health
September 18, 2025
The LINC Interprofessional Research Council at UT Health San Antonio has been awarded funding for Virtual Tranquility, an innovative digital health initiative using immersive virtual reality to support emotional wellness and reduce dental anxiety in adult and older adult populations. Preoperative dental anxiety is a well-recognized barrier to care, frequently contributing to treatment avoidance, heightened [...]
University of Michigan Draws Upon Expertise at UT San Antonio To Strengthen IPE
September 15, 2025
Alongside colleagues from the University of Minnesota, Indiana University, and the University of California San Francisco, LINC Executive Director Dr. Joseph Zorek served on an external review committee to strengthen the University of Michigan’s Center for Interprofessional Education. Recommendations from this expert group reinforced the importance and value of the Center and offered guidance to [...]
LINC Contributes to Prestigious NLN Center of Excellence in Nursing Education Designation
August 27, 2025
The UT San Antonio School of Nursing was recognized as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education from the National League for Nursing (2025-2029). This prestigious designation—in the category dedicated to promoting the pedagogical expertise of faculty—has been awarded only 24 times nationwide, including to institutions such as Boston College, Duke University, and the University [...]
LINC Announces Funding to Support Interprofessional Socialization Events
August 19, 2025
Beginning in Summer of 2025, LINC is now offering funding to students and student organizations seeking support for events dedicated to advancing interprofessional socialization. LINC will support interprofessional socialization events, up to $500 per event. Students and student organizations interested in submitting a request for support through this new program are encouraged to follow the [...]
LINC Launches New Education Council for Academic Year 2025-2026
August 15, 2025
In June 2025, a new LINC organizational model was launched. The LINC Education Council was formed to oversee the annual redesign, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes dissemination of the three university-wide IPE activities that make up the LINC Longitudinal IPE Program: the LINC Common, Simulation, and Clinical IPE Experiences. Dr. Sadie Trammell Velásquez, in her new [...]
LINC Launches New Research Council for Academic Year 2025-2026
August 14, 2025
The LINC Office is pleased to announce the formation of the LINC Research Council. This Council represents a strategic step in expanding LINC’s scholarly reach and impact by fostering a collaborative, research-driven culture centered on extramural funding and evidence-based practice. The LINC Research Council is led by Rebecca D. Moote, Pharm.D., M.Sc., BCPS, who will [...]
LINC Introduces New Organizational Model
July 3, 2025
To consolidate gains accrued over the first five years of LINC and ensure our continued success well into the future, feedback and reflections from an array of LINC contributors and stakeholders have helped shape a new organizational model that launched in June 2025. The primary aims of the restructuring were to (1) ensure the sustained [...]