January Experts Available
Cervical Health Awareness Month
• Charles Kilpatrick, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians – OB-GYN
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
• Yondell Masten, Ph.D., R.N., associate dean for outcomes management and evaluation
in the School of Nursing, The Florence Thelma Hall Endowed Chair for Excellence in
Women’s Health
• Lisa Dillard, R.N., BSN, Nurse-Family Partnership director at the Larry Combest
Community Health & Wellness Center
• Roxane Holt, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians – OB-GYN
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
• David McCartney, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians Eye Clinic
Healthy Weight Week - Jan. 20-26
• Christie Hust, R.D., L.D., diabetes educator at the Larry Combest Community Health
& Wellness Center
• Kathy Chauncey, Ph.D., R.D., Texas Tech Physicians – Family Medicine
Related Stories
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Rural Adolescents
Leigh Ann Reel, Au.D., Ph.D., CCC-A, discussed the causes and prevention strategies for noise-induced hearing loss, particularly for adolescents in rural areas.
Willed Body Memorial Service Honors Those Who Donated
On Memorial Day each May, a service is conducted at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Institute of Anatomical Sciences to pay respect to the Willed Body Program donors and their families.
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.
Recent Stories
Logsdon Receives Grant to Study Vascular Side of Traumatic Brain Injuries
Supported by a three-year, $578,211 grant from the National Institutes of Health-National Institute on Aging, Aric F. Logsdon, Ph.D., will study how brain endothelial cells, or blood vessels within the brain, handle the stressors of neuroinflammation.
Historic collaboration brings shipping container-based health care clinic to Jeff Davis County
Texas A&M Health and TTUHSC joined with the student-led organization, Texas A&M BUILD—along with local leadership and other collaborators—to unveil a new, innovative medical care facility for a Trans-Pecos region rural community: a 40-foot, retro-fitted shipping container.
Improving Health Care Access, Education Through Research
The service area for TTUHSC, a recognized leader in academic health and biomedical research training, encompasses 121 Texas counties.