It's Your Time

Texas Tech Physicians will present women’s health topics at a Lunch and Learn Healthy Aging Series from noon to 1:15 p.m. May 22 to May 24 at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Academic Classroom Building, 3601 Fourth St. Room 150.

Physicians presenting and their topics are:

May 22

Jennifer Mitchell, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Family and Community Medicine, Preventing Injuries

Sam Prien, Ph.D., TTUHSC Department of OB-GYN, Sexually Transmitted Diseases

May 23

Yan Zhang Ph.D., Department of Family and Community Medicine, Acupressure

Jules Molina, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Psychiatry, Depression

 May 24

Candy Arentz, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Surgery, Breast Cancer

Carol Felton, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — OB-GYN, Menopause

The event is sponsored by the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health (LWBIWH) and UMC Health System as a part of the Women’s Health Top 5.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health celebrates women’s health in May. This year’s theme is, “It’s Your Time.” Events like these empower women across the country to make their health a top priority.

For more information, call Betsy Jones, LWBIWH regional director, at (806) 743-1100 ext. 293.

For more breaking news and experts, follow @ttuhscnews on Twitter.


 

Related Stories

Molecular Pathology Preceptorship: Unmatched Value and Experience

Ericka Hendrix, PhD, MB(ASCP)CM, Program Director and Associate Professor in the Master of Science in Molecular Pathology program in the School of Health Professions spoke about the program’s preceptorship.

Moseley Named Permian Basin Regional Dean of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing

Kelly Moseley, DHSc, R.N., has been named the TTUHSC School of Nursing regional dean in the Permian Basin.

TTUHSC School of Nursing to Celebrate New YWCA Location

Community members in central Lubbock now have access to health care services and prenatal programs at one location inside the YWCA.

Recent Stories

Education

Medical Students Meet Their Match

March represents springtime, new beginnings and time for Match Day for fourth-year medical students nationwide. The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center’s (TTUHSC) School of Medicine students participated in Match Day Friday (March 21).

Health

Burnout and Compassion Fatigue: Health and Human Services

Dr. Elizabeth Chavez-Palacios, LPC-S, CRC, instructor for the Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling program at TTUHSC, discussed burnout and compassion fatigue.

Health

Psychedelic Therapy: Jury’s Still Out

Dr. Michelle Shuler, an assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Counseling and Mental Health at TTUHSC, discussed psychedelic therapy.