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November 2017 Archive

Toy Fair Teaches Kids How to Play

As a way to help parents with skill development, the Toy Fair showcased a book published by 175 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center students from the School of Nursing and the School of Health Profession’s Occupational Therapy, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Physical Therapy and Audiology programs.

Two Simple Words

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ENROLLMENT REMAINS CONSTANT IN RURAL TEXAS

TTP CEO Brent Magers

Understanding Addiction

Through the Betty Ford Center’s Summer Institute program, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center medical students and faculty have a first-hand look at what happens to those suffering from addiction, what struggles the disease brings and how the disease is treated.

Thailand pharmacy students visit Abilene campus

Faculty and staff from TTUHSC Abilene recently hosted a pair of pharmacy students from Khon Kaen, Thailand.

Helping After Harvey

Portia Grant, a senior Veteran to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (VBSN) student, knew she wanted to be a part of the military growing up. Her father served for 28 years in the Army before his retirement, and she wanted to follow in his footsteps, enlisting in the Army in 2011. While she wanted to be a soldier, she also wanted to be a health care provider.

Pharmacy student benefits from national meeting experiences

Peia Lee, a fourth-year student at the School of Pharmacy’s Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) campus, left her mark on the 2017 American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Annual meeting Oct. 7-10 in Phoenix.

Sex and Gender Differences Affect Treatment

The Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health held their annual Sex and Gender Differences Symposium on October 27 at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC). The keynote speaker Alyson McGregor, MDMA, FACEP, director of the Division of Sex and Gender Emergency Medicine and associate professor at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, focused on physiological differences between men and women, and how these differences play a role in treatment and research.

Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health begins fall presentations

The Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health kicked off its Amarillo fall schedule of events by hosting Girl Power Oct. 12 at the Amarillo Civic Center’s Regency Room.

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