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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 [...]
Register now for inaugural LINC IPE Symposium April 18-20
April 4, 2022
Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration, or LINC, is UT Health San Antonio’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) accreditation. One aspirational goal of the QEP is an annual, university-wide conference for students, faculty, staff and administrators from all five schools to network and share ideas and progress [...]
LINC seed grant letter of intent due Jan. 10
January 5, 2022
The Office of Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration (LINC), within Academic, Faculty & Student Affairs, invites applications from faculty and staff requesting financial support for pilot projects designed to advance interprofessional education (IPE) at UT Health San Antonio. Projects demonstrating potential in terms of future scalability, sustainability, and extramural support are welcomed.
Interprofessional Education Report Now In Press
October 25, 2021
The paper, “A co-curricular interprofessional education activity to facilitate socialization and meaningful student engagement,” is now in press in the journal Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning.
Oct. 11 is the deadline to sign up for LINC training program
October 4, 2021
The LINC Faculty Council is offering a training program for faculty and staff members interested in developing novel approaches to IPE. LINC also has a seed grant program to provide funding for pilot projects involving IPE.
Inaugural LINC Interprofessional Case Competition fosters meaningful student collaborations
August 2, 2021
Organized through UT Health San Antonio’s Quality Enhancement Plan, Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration (LINC), interprofessional teams of first-year professional and graduate students participated in the university’s inaugural interprofessional case competition during spring 2021.