LINC Faculty Council
The LINC Faculty Council is comprised of five faculty representatives, one chosen by each school. These faculty members devote 20% of their time to advance interprofessional education (IPE) at UT Health San Antonio through LINC. LINC Faculty Council members’ contributions to QEP goals stem from the acquisition and dissemination of IPE knowledge, both internally and externally, and each Council member leads a specific Initiative. LINC Faculty Council Initiatives include faculty and staff members who have been recruited to contribute to charges based on their interests, experiences, and dedication to IPE through university service.
Collectively, the LINC Faculty Council, and the teams of faculty and staff they lead, are guided by charges designed to advance QEP goals focused on cultivating IPE knowledge & skills and increasing IPE opportunities for learners. Charges include identifying best practices in didactic IPE, clinical IPE, and co-curricular IPE and disseminating findings; conducting environmental scans of UT Health San Antonio to track IPE activities learners may be exposed to throughout their education/training; implementing university-wide IPE experiences for all students at UT Health San Antonio; supporting development of program-specific IPE plans within respective schools; and, exploring extramural funding opportunities to support LINC Faculty Council activities/projects.
Contributions to Collaborative Scholarship
Click here to view a summary of scholarly dissemination products from the LINC Faculty Council.
Moshtagh Farokhi, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Leader, LINC Didactic IPE Initiative
Professor/Clinical, School of Dentistry
Dental Director, San Antonio Refugee Health Clinic
farokhi@uthscsa.edu
Rekha Kar, Ph.D.
Leader, LINC Faculty & Staff Development Initiative
Associate Professor/Clinical, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
karr@uthscsa.edu
Temple A. Ratcliffe, M.D., M.S.-H.P.Ed.
Leader, LINC Clinical IPE Initiative
Associate Professor/Clinical, Long School of Medicine
ratcliffe@uthscsa.edu
Cathy Torrington Eaton, PhD, CCC-SLP
Leader, LINC Clinical Research Initiative
Assistant Professor, School of Health Professions
torringtonea@uthscsa.edu
School of Nursing Representative
Past Members
We would like to express our sincere appreciation for the exceptional contributions of our former LINC Faculty Council members:
Dr. Lark Ford, Ph.D., M.A., M.S.N., RN, School of Nursing representative from 2018 to 2021.
Dr. Keith Krolick, Ph.D., Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences representative from 2018 to 2022.
Dr. Gretchel Gealogo Brown, Ph.D., RN, School of Nursing representative from 2021 to 2022.
Dr. Meredith Quinene, D.H.Sc., M.P.A.S., PA-C, School of Health Professions representative from 2019 to 2023.
Dr. Kathleen Stevens, Ed.D., RN, ANEF, FAAN, School of Nursing representative from 2022 to 2024.