Community Medical School
WHAT: What lessons can we learn about health care from around the world? Are vaccines just for children or should adults be getting shots too? What are the most common medical myths and are they true? For these answers and more, join the faculty of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) for the 2011 Community Medical School.
WHEN: 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Sept. 13-Feb. 7
WHERE: TTUHSC School of Pharmacy’s Harrington Lecture Center Auditorium, 1400 S. Coulter Ave.
EVENT: Community Medical School allows the public to experience the flavor of medical school, share the wonders of the human body and understand TTUHSC’s passion for medical research.
Please join us at 5:30 p.m. for free health screenings, exhibits and refreshments in the main TTUHSC building. Each presentation will begin at 6 p.m. All sessions are free and open to the public.
Schedule:
Sept. 13
Medical Myths
Dr. Steve Urban
Oct. 11
Health Care Reform: Lessons From Around the World
Dr. Rodney Young
Nov. 8
Adult Vaccines: You Are Never Too Old to Get Shots!
Dr. Faisal Khasawneh
Jan. 10
Estrogens and the Brain
Dr. Robert Kauffman
Feb. 7
The InfantRisk Center: Resources for Texas, America and the World
Dr. Tom Hale
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