LINC Student Council

The LINC Student Council is comprised of student representatives from each of our five schools at UT Health San Antonio and a multitude of educational programs. Members contribute to QEP goals by cultivating interprofessional education (IPE) knowledge & skills and increasing opportunities for student IPE experiences. They provide insight and feedback on a regular basis to improve the quality of IPE activities developed through LINC. Most of the guidance and advice from the LINC Student Council is provided on a prospective basis; meaning, while IPE activities or initiatives are under development. In this manner, students’ voices and perspectives contribute maximally to successful outcomes. Pilot testing of LINC-developed IPE activities by members of the LINC Student Council prior to large-scale implementation has proven invaluable.

Each spring, the LINC Student Council organizes the annual LINC IPE Symposium with a mission of bringing award-winning interprofessional education (IPE) opportunities to UT Health San Antonio faculty, staff and students. Through in-person and live virtual events, attendees experience student- and faculty-led IPE activities, including panel discussions, workshops, networking events, presentations of scholarly work and a keynote address.

LINC Student Council for Academic Year 2022-2023

Current Members

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Mr. Jacob Buatti, PhD in Radiological Sciences (2021-present); Mr. Gyu-Hee Min, PharmD Program (2021-present)

Long School of Medicine

Ms. Elizabeth Ding, Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program (2022-present)

School of Dentistry

Ms. Carolyn Notzon, Dental Hygiene (DH) Program (2021-present); Ms. Saima Khan, Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) Program (2022-present)

School of Health Professions

Ms. Raquel Martinez, Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Program (2021-present); Ms. Kaitlyn Richardson, Physician Assistant Studies (PA) Program (2022-present); Ms. Juliana Hutchinson, Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program (2021-present); Mr. Vincent Vento, Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) Program (2021-present); Ms. Emma Schrotenboer, Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) Program, (2023-present); Mr. Noah Hadley, Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Program (2022-present); Ms. Bethany Clemons, Respiratory Care (RC) Program (2021-present)

School of Nursing

Ms. Katherine Loftus, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Traditional (2021-present); Ms. Sarah Holguin, Bachelor of Science in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice (BSN-DNP) Program (2022-present)

Past Members

The LINC Office would like to recognize and thank the following past LINC Student Council Members for their dedication and service:

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Victoria Bry, PhD Program in Medical Physics (2019-2022);
Saloni Singal, PharmD Program (2019-2020)

Meilinn Tram, DDS-PhD Dual Degree Program (2019-2022)
Anuki Wijerante, PharmD Program (2021-2022)

Long School of Medicine

Robert Hoshimoto, MD Program (2019-2021)

School of Dentistry

Reanna Castilleja, DH Program (2019-2020)
Karina Chevalier, DH Program (2020-2021)
Jessica De La Fuente, DDS Program (2021-2022)

Lauren Peterson, DDS Program (2020-2021)
Sarah Trevino, DDS Program (2019-2020)

School of Health Professions

Jisela Barrera, MLS Program (2020-2022)
Andrea Contrestano, PA Program (2020-2021)
Rebecca Coronado, MLS Program (2019-2020)
Bridget Farrell, OT Program (2020-2022)
Katherine Faul, RC Program (2019-2020)
Hansol Haldeman, PA Program (2021-2022)

Kelsey Johnson-Upshaw, OT Program (2019-2020)
Christian Lira, PT Program (2019-2021)
Christina Robertson, SLP Program (2020-2022)
Christina Rose, SLP Program (2019-2020)
Kamy Walck, RC Program (2020-2022)
Margaret Walsh, PA Program (2019-2020)

School of Nursing

Payton Groff, BSN-Traditional (2020-2021)
Esmeralda Hernandez, BSN-Accelerated (2019-2020)
Melissa Ku, BSN-Traditional (2019-2020)

Tommye Panuska, BSN-Accelerated (2021-2022)
Peter Young, BSN-Accelerated (2020-2021)
Karina Villarreal, BSN-DNP Program (2020-2022)

Photo Gallery

LINC Student Council 2021
AY2021-2022 LINC Student Council Members