{"id":4403,"date":"2019-03-22T11:38:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T15:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/?p=4403"},"modified":"2019-03-22T11:38:11","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T15:38:11","slug":"linn-wakeford-phd-ot-l-receives-innovation-grant-from-area-health-education-centers-ahec-for-interdisciplinary-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/2019\/03\/linn-wakeford-phd-ot-l-receives-innovation-grant-from-area-health-education-centers-ahec-for-interdisciplinary-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Linn Wakeford, PhD, OT\/L, Receives Innovation Grant from Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) for Interdisciplinary Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/ocsci\/directory\/linn-wakeford-phd-otr-l\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linn Wakeford<\/a>, PhD, OT\/L, and associate professor in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, has received an Innovation Grant in the amount of $26,000 from the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) for her interdisciplinary project, AH:SPIRE (Allied Health: Strategies to Promote, Inspire, Recruit, and Educate). 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