President Puts Staff to Task on Sex- and Gender-Based Medicine
President Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., recently announced the appointment of a institutional-level, multidisciplinary President’s Sex- and Gender-Based Medicine Task Force comprised of faculty representing each school.
This group will work closely with the Sex- and Gender-Based Medicine Curriculum Program, the main purpose of which is the creation of sex- and gender-based educational materials and innovative educational models for use within TTUHSC and disseminated nationally.
This task force will also serve as a think tank for future initiatives in sex and gender-based medicine, including collaboration with experts at Texas Tech.
Task force members are:
Academic Affairs
- Rial Rolfe, Ph.D., MBA (Co-Chair)
School of Medicine
- Marjorie Jenkins, M.D. (Co-Chair)
- Susan Bergeson, Ph.D.
- Betsy Jones, Ed.D.
- Robert Casanova, M.D.
- Cheryl Erwin, Ph.D., J.D.
- Michael Song, MD/PhD Student
- Heather Patel, MSII
School of Nursing
- Yondell Masten, Ph.D.
- Kellie Bruce, Ph.D.
- Marnette Winner, MSN
School of Pharmacy
- Rebecca Sleeper, Pharm.D.
- Nishil Desai, Ph.D.
- Amie Blaszczyk, CGP
School of Allied Health
- LesLee Taylor, Ph.D.
- Dawndra Sechrist, Ph.D.
School of Biomedical Sciences
- Theresa L. Byrd, D.Ph.
Laura W. Bush Women’s Health Institute
- Marley Hoggatt
Related Stories
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.
A Rite of Passage for Next Generation of Physicians
Students in TTUHSC's School of Medicine Class of 2028 received their first white coat and pledged their commitment to the medical profession at the White Coat Ceremony Friday (July 26) at the Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences.
How Does Your Garden Grow?
As spring approaches, some people’s thoughts turn to gardening. Whether it’s a flower garden they desire or a vegetable garden want to have, they begin planning what they’ll plant and what they need to do to ensure a successful garden.
Recent Stories
TTUHSC Researchers Developing Lupus Treatment
Jon McCord, Ph.D., a recent postdoc at the TTUHSC School of Medicine, and Bryan Sutton, Ph.D., from TTUHSC’s Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, study a mutation in a specific protein found in lupus patients. Together, they aim to become the force behind this new, patent pending therapy.
New Year, New You
Patti May, M.D., family medicine, Texas Tech Physicians Multispecialty Clinic, explains the different procedures available to help older and younger people look refreshed.
New Procedure Offers Hope for COPD Sufferers in the Panhandle
For those who have successfully quit smoking but may have significant limitations from the residual lung damage associated with emphysema, a new medical procedure called Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR) is now available in Amarillo.