Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration (LINC), Office of the Vice President for Academic, Faculty & Student Affairs, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, Mail Code 7989, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. Tel 210-567-4752.
J Allied Health. 2023 Spring;52(1):16-23.
Growing health professional accreditation mandates and expectations for interprofessional education (IPE) have led to heightened interest amongst health professions educators and administrators in the creation and development of effective and sustainable IPE programming.
At the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, an institution-wide initiative called Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration (LINC) was initiated to strengthen IPE knowledge and skills, increase IPE offerings, and integrate IPE into curricula. In 2020, stakeholders developed, implemented, and evaluated a university-wide IPE activity called the LINC Common IPE Experience, which includes three collaborative online learning modules that students complete synchronously using a videoconference platform without direct faculty facilitation. Mini-lectures, interprofessional discussions, and authentic case studies using innovative media facilitated meaningful engagement of 977 students from 26 different educational programs.
Quantitative and qualitative results from evaluations demonstrated significant student engagement, increased awareness and understanding of teamwork, progress towards interprofessional competency development, and benefits related to professional development. The LINC Common IPE Experience provides a valuable example of a robust, high-impact foundational IPE activity that can serve as a sustainable model for university-wide IPE.
越来越多的卫生专业人员认证要求和对医学生团队合作教育（IPE）的期望，促使卫生专业教育者和管理者对创建和发展有效和可持续的 IPE 项目产生了浓厚的兴趣。
IPE 活动：在德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥健康科学中心，一项名为“链接协作的医学生团队合作网络（LINC）”的机构范围内倡议被发起，旨在加强 IPE 知识和技能，增加 IPE 课程，并将 IPE 融入课程。2020 年，利益相关者开发、实施和评估了一项名为“LINC 共同 IPE 体验”的全校性 IPE 活动，该活动包括三个协作式在线学习模块，学生使用视频会议平台同步完成，无需教师直接指导。微型讲座、跨专业讨论和使用创新媒体的真实案例研究使来自 26 个不同教育项目的 977 名学生进行了有意义的互动。
来自评估的定量和定性结果表明，学生的参与度显著提高，对团队合作的认识和理解有所增强，在跨专业能力发展方面取得了进展，并获得了与专业发展相关的益处。“LINC 共同 IPE 体验”提供了一个有价值的例子，说明了一个强大、高影响力的基础 IPE 活动，可以作为全校 IPE 的可持续模式。
