Dr. John Luk to visit the School of Medicine
The School of Medicine will host Dr. John Luk on Thursday, April 2. At noon, he will be the featured speaker in the School of Medicine’s Annual Faculty Development Series. His presentation Interprofessional Education will address interprofessional education (IPE) opportunities and their integration throughout health professions education to prepare pre-licensure learners for interprofessional collaborative practice and team-based care. This session examines design, implementation, assessment, and evaluation considerations of IPE and highlights useful frameworks and benefits to health professions learners.
Dr. Luk’s presentation will be in the Medical Education Building in lecture hall 124, and lunch will be provided for the first 50 attendees.
John Luk serves as the assistant dean for interprofessional integration at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. He works with colleagues and stakeholders on and off campus to create experiences that will prepare graduates to be effective team players, communicators and leaders. On campus, he serves on the Health Interprofessional Practice and Education Steering Committee, helping to create the UT Austin’s Center for Health Interprofessional Practice and Education. He has presented nationally and internationally on medical education and interprofessional education. He served as the inaugural director of the Dell Medical School Academy of Distinguished Educators and was selected as a 2018 member of The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., Academy of Health Science Education.
Luk also cares for hospitalized children and their families at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas. His passion to better prepare physicians for 21st-century health care practice has also led him to work professional identity formation and human flourishing.
Prior to joining Dell Med, Luk served as the assistant dean for regional medical education in Austin for The University of Texas Medical Branch. He completed his pediatric training at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in California and went to medical school at Drexel University College of Medicine. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley.