LINC Newsroom
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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 proje …
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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 cont …
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LINC Clinical IPE Experience Successfully Launched
May 22, 2024
In spring 2024, 757 students from five schools at UT Health San Antonio participated in the inaugural university-wide launch of the LINC Clinical IPE Experience, which serves as the third and final interprofessional learning activity within the LINC Lo …
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LINC Simulation IPE Experience Grows in Numbers and Impact
May 22, 2024
The second annual LINC Simulation IPE Experience took place January-February 2024 with 1,054 student participants completing the activity—an increase of 37% from last year! Pictured: A standardized patient trained by the H-E-B Clinical Skills Center fa …
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LINC Executive Director Featured in Academic Pharmacy Now Cover Story
April 17, 2024
Published by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), the news magazine Academic Pharmacy Now highlights the work of AACP member pharmacy schools and faculty in advancing pharmacy education, research, scholarship, practice, and service. …
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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 …
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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 e …
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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 contributor …
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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 pat …
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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 th …