{"id":4403,"date":"2023-05-08T15:39:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T20:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/?page_id=4403"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:59:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:59:04","slug":"linc-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/linc-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"LINC Awards, Honors &#038; Recognitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#3c2f56&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #3c2f56\">Team Awards, Honors &amp; Recognitions<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;2025&#8243; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#3c2f56&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6542\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2025\/08\/nln-logo-color-e1756305955946.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"139\" \/>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\u2014in the category dedicated to promoting the pedagogical expertise of faculty\u2014has been awarded only 24 times nationwide. LINC was honored to contribute interprofessional education content and achievements to the School of Nursing\u2019s application in the areas of student learning outcomes assessment, program evaluation, and scholarly dissemination.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;2024&#8243; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#3c2f56&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5786 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/12\/BPS-Logo-550x138.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/12\/BPS-Logo-550x138.png 550w, https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/12\/BPS-Logo-800x200.png 800w, https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/12\/BPS-Logo-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/12\/BPS-Logo.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/>A team of LINC contributors, including Dr. Rebecca Moote and Dr. Joseph Zorek, were awarded one of two national research seed grants in November 2024 from the Board of Pharmacy Specialties. This competitive program provides grants to pharmacist researchers seeking to examine the impact and value of board certification in pharmacy; supporting innovative projects that explore critical aspects of pharmacist professional development and collaborative healthcare practices.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;2023&#8243; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#3c2f56&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5026 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/01\/IPEC_Logo-550x275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/01\/IPEC_Logo-550x275.jpg 550w, https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/01\/IPEC_Logo-800x400.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/01\/IPEC_Logo-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/01\/IPEC_Logo.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/organizational-model\/linc-office\/linc-simulation-ipe-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINC Simulation IPE Initiative<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit\"> team received a <\/span><a style=\"font-size: inherit;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/2023\/12\/19\/linc-team-awarded-ipec-best-poster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best poster award<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit\"> in the simulation IPE category at the 2023 IPEC Poster Fair. Their poster, \u201cA telehealth caregiver simulation to improve interprofessional communication and teamwork,\u201d was first-authored by Dr. Sadie Trammell Velasquez, Associate Professor\/Clinical and Assistant Dean for Preclinical Curriculum in the Long School of Medicine. The <\/span><a style=\"font-size: inherit;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/activity-repository\/linc-simulation-ipe-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINC Simulation IPE Experience<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit\"> first launched in Spring 2023 and serves as the second IPE activity in the <\/span><a style=\"font-size: inherit;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/linc-programs-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINC Longitudinal IPE Program<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;2022&#8243; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#3c2f56&#8243;][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4405 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2023\/04\/ASAHP-logo-550x76.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"54\" \/>In 2022, UT Health San Antonio\u2014for our work through LINC\u2014 received the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asahp.org\/ipe-recipients\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASAHP Award for Institutional Excellence and Innovation in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Health Care<\/a>. This award recognizes institutional excellence, innovation and outstanding achievement in IPE and interprofessional collaborative practice. To learn more about our approach to institutional IPE, explore our <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/linc-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 LINC Annual Report<\/a> and visit UT Health San Antonio&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/news.uthscsa.edu\/ut-health-san-antonio-receives-award-for-innovation-in-interprofessional-education-and-collaboration\/?utm_source=Newsweaver&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=UT+Health+San+Antonio+receives+award+for+innovation+in+interprofessional+education+and+collaboration+&amp;utm_campaign=thisweek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">featured article<\/a> about the award.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#5d4d76&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4420 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2023\/05\/AACN-Logo-1-1024x300-1-550x161.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"76\" \/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/organizational-model\/linc-education-council\/linc-common-ipe-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINC Common IPE Initiative<\/a> team was awarded <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/2023\/01\/23\/linc-awarded-first-place-poster-at-aacn-annual-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first place<\/a> in the Quality Improvement and Evidence-Based Practice category at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing&#8217;s Transform 2022 conference for their poster &#8220;LINC Common IPE Experience: Igniting BSN Student Engagement with Other Professions,&#8221; which was first-authored by Dr. Cynthia Wall, Associate Professor\/Clinical and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the School of Nursing. The <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/activity-repository\/linc-common-ipe-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINC Common IPE Experience<\/a> is a university-wide activity first launched in 2020 that now serves as the foundational activity in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/linc-programs-projects\/linc-longitudinal-ipe-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINC Longitudinal IPE Program<\/a>.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#3c2f56&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #3c2f56\">Individual Awards, Honors &amp; Recognitions<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;2026&#8243; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#3c2f56&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4424&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1230\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2021\/10\/bobby-belarmino-faculty-website-photo-4-1-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Bobby Belarmino\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2021\/10\/bobby-belarmino-faculty-website-photo-4-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2021\/10\/bobby-belarmino-faculty-website-photo-4-1-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2021\/10\/bobby-belarmino-faculty-website-photo-4-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2021\/10\/bobby-belarmino-faculty-website-photo-4-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Dr. Bobby Belarmino, member of the LINC Common IPE Initiative, was inducted into the National Academies of Practice as a Distinguished Fellow of Physical Therapy at the 2026 National Academies of Practice Annual Meeting &amp; Forum. Dr. Belarmino was awarded for actively serving and promoting excellence in health science education, educational scholarship, and leadership.<br \/>\n<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#5d4d76&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6805&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6449 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2025\/07\/Zorek-Headshot-2025-Color-e1769720720934.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"178\">A 2026 study in the journal Next Research identified scholars exerting the greatest global influence on interprofessional education (IPE) by analyzing the 100 most-cited publications in the literature between 2000 and 2025. Dr. Joseph Zorek, LINC Executive Director, was identified in this study as a high-frequency contributor, thought-leader,<br \/>\nand prominent IPE scholar.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;2025&#8243; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#3c2f56&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6737&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6651\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2025\/09\/Jinjiao-Wang-2_imresizer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"193\" \/>Dr. Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN, member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/organizational-model\/linc-research-council\/\">LINC Research Council<\/a>, received a $150,000 Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) award from The University of Texas System Board of Regents. The UT System Board of Regents established the Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) program in 2004. Multiple types of STARs awards<br \/>\nsupport the enhancement of UT institutions<br \/>\nacross the state of Texas.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#5d4d76&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5875&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5055 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/01\/Torrington-Eaton-1-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Catherine Torrington Eaton\" width=\"175\" height=\"161\" \/>Dr. Catherine Torrington Eaton, member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/organizational-model\/linc-research-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINC Research Council<\/a>, received a 2025 Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence. This award annually recognizes exemplary teaching by individuals who consistently excel in their positions and demonstrate a strong commitment to the mission and core values of UT Health San Antonio.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;2024&#8243; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#3c2f56&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5363&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5362 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/06\/Samar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"162\" \/> Samar Dawy, a senior School of Dentistry student and member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/organizational-model\/student-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINC Student Council<\/a>, was honored as a 2024 Academy of Dentistry International Student Servant Leadership Award recipient. This accolade recognizes dental students who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to leadership, lifelong service, and humanitarian efforts.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#5d4d76&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5181&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5182 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/03\/Conway-404x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"159\" \/>Dr. Deborah Conway, Long School of Medicine representative to the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/organizational-model\/linc-academic-affairs-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINC Academic Affairs Council<\/a>, received a 2024 Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence. This award annually recognizes exemplary teaching by individuals who consistently excel in their positions and demonstrate a strong commitment to the mission and core values of UT Health San Antonio.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#5d4d76&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5027&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3524 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2022\/08\/Rekha-Kar-Head-shot-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Rekha Kar\" width=\"175\" height=\"165\" \/>Dr. Rekha Kar, member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/organizational-model\/linc-research-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINC Research Council<\/a>, was inducted into the University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., Academy of Health Science Education for actively serving and promoting excellence in health science education, educational scholarship, and leadership. The Shine Academy fosters excellence in education in the health sciences by recognition of outstanding educators and advancement of knowledge and innovation in the field of education.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;2023&#8243; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#3c2f56&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4593&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4592 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2023\/06\/SaimaKhan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"161\" \/>Saima Khan, a senior School of Dentistry student and member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/organizational-model\/student-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINC Student Council<\/a>, was honored as a Dr. Jeanne Craig Sinkford Student Leadership Award recipient. This prestigious accolade recognizes one exceptional student from each dental school in North America who exemplifies outstanding leadership qualities.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#5d4d76&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4424&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1176 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2021\/10\/Joseph-Zorek_05-1-1-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"158\" \/>Dr. Joseph Zorek, LINC Executive Director, received the 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/2023\/04\/25\/linc-members-honored-at-2023-national-academies-of-practice-annual-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emerging Interprofessional NAP Member of the Year Award<\/a>. This award recognizes one early to mid-career NAP fellow annually for outstanding contributions and future promise to the field of IPE and NAP. Read the NAP press release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.napractice.org\/index.php?option=com_dailyplanetblog&amp;view=entry&amp;year=2023&amp;month=04&amp;day=10&amp;id=14:nap-announces-2023-award-winners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;2021&#8243; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#3c2f56&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4474&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1168 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2021\/10\/2021-Meredith-Quinene-010-2-1-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Meredith Quinene\" width=\"174\" height=\"160\" \/>Dr. Meredith Quinene, former leader of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/organizational-model\/linc-education-council\/linc-common-ipe-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINC Common IPE Initiative<\/a>, received a 2021 Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence in part for her contributions to the LINC Faculty Council. This award annually recognizes exemplary teaching by individuals who consistently excel in their positions and demonstrate a strong commitment to the mission and core values of UT Health San Antonio.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;2020&#8243; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#3c2f56&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5027&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-534 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2021\/07\/farokhi-396x400.jpg\" alt=\"Moshtagh Farokhi, DDS, MPH\" width=\"175\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2021\/07\/farokhi-396x400.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2021\/07\/farokhi.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/>Dr. Moshtagh Farokhi, former leader of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/organizational-model\/linc-education-council\/linc-common-ipe-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINC Common IPE Initiative<\/a>, was inducted into the University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., Academy of Health Science Education for actively serving and promoting excellence in health science education, educational scholarship, and leadership. The Shine Academy fosters excellence in education in the health sciences by recognition of outstanding educators and advancement of knowledge and innovation in the field of education.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#5d4d76&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4475&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1181 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2021\/10\/Ratcliffe-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"163\" \/>Dr. Temple Ratcliffe, former leader of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/organizational-model\/linc-faculty-council\/clinical-ipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINC Clinical IPE Initiative<\/a>, received a 2020 Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence in part for his contributions to the LINC Faculty Council. 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