Washington, D.C. – The Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) is pleased to announce that The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Winston-Salem State University are co-recipients of ASAHP’s 2022 Award for Institutional Excellence and Innovation in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Health Care. In addition, two member institutions, Duquesne University and the University of Oklahoma, received the Program of Merit for their submissions. The recipients will be recognized and present their award-winning programs in October at the 2022 ASAHP Annual Conference in Long Beach, CA. In addition, the recipients will participate in a panel discussion webinar in November.
“Through the innovation and dedication of our multidisciplinary member institutions, ASAHP continues to lead the way in interprofessional health education (IPE) and practice (IPCP). We are proud to be a collaborative resource and advocate for our membership who serve students, faculty, professional accrediting bodies, and practitioners through instruction, research and service,” said ASAHP President Deb Larsen, PhD, FASAHP. “Congratulations to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Winston-Salem State University for their outstanding achievement in IPE and IPCP.”
The Winston-Salem State University School of Health Sciences team is led by University Professor and Interim Dean LesLee Battle, EdD who said, “We are honored to receive this award and believe it is a testament to the value of incorporating Interprofessional Education (IPE) into our curriculum. Our committed faculty has worked hard to ensure that the next generation of health science students enters the workforce with the knowledge, skills and attitude to provide meaningful quality healthcare through team collaboration.”
The team at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is led by Dr. Jacqueline Mok, Vice President for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs. Dr. Mok praised the work of stakeholders across the institution for the success of Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration (LINC) and added, “This award is testament to the university-wide infrastructure we have developed through the LINC program under the leadership of director, Dr. Joseph Zorek. LINC has been successful due to the strong commitment to interprofessional collaboration and buy-in at all levels from our executive leadership team to Deans to faculty, staff and students from all five of our schools.”
About ASAHP
The Association of School Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) is a national professional organization of 130 universities and employers focused on critical issues affecting allied health education. ASAHP’s mission is to advance health through interprofessional collaboration.
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