Allied Health Sciences Job Fair

WHAT: The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Allied Health Sciences will host a job fair to prepare graduating students for the workforce.

WHEN: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 22)

WHERE: TTUHSC Academic Classroom Building, 3601 4th St., first- and second-floor lobbies

EVENT: More than 40 vendors from throughout Texas and the U.S. will be available to inform future allied health sciences professionals about opportunities in high-demand fields including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and audiology.

There are more than 5 million allied health sciences professionals in the U.S., and more than 200 allied health sciences careers. In 2014, the TTUHSC School of Allied Health Sciences will produce approximately 36 occupational therapy graduates; 36 speech-language pathology graduates; 25 clinical laboratory science graduates; 63 physical therapy graduates; and 22 molecular pathology graduates.

For more information about the School of Allied Health Sciences, visit www.ttuhsc.edu/sah.

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