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Lubbock City Lights: Viva Las Vegas

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • March 31, 2018

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine first-year students will host the 21st Annual Lubbock City Lights Charity Gala & Casino Night at 6 p.m. April 27 at the Overton Hotel and Conference Center, 2322 Mac Davis Lane.

Celebrating 30 Years of Research

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • March 31, 2018

Samuel Prien, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, started at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) in 1980. He remembered the creation of a student-run Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences event in 1988. This year marked the 30-year anniversary of the event, and Prien has served as the event judge for 25 years.

Student National Medical Association to Host Free Health Fair

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • March 24, 2018

The Student National Medical Association (SNMA) at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine will host a free health fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 24 at United Market Street, 4425 19th St.

The Stories Behind Match Day

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • March 21, 2018

Just as basketball fans wait every year for the tradition, excitement and upsets of March Madness, medical students await the same with Match Day. Fourth-year medical students from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine participated in Match Day.

10th Annual Update in General Internal Medicine

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • March 19, 2018

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) will host the 10th Annual Update in General Internal Medicine March 30 – 31 at the TTUHSC Academic Classroom Building, 3601 Fourth St.

Making a Difference: The Free Clinic Extraordinary Volunteers

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • March 02, 2018

Elizabeth Cook, a second-year medical student, is from Columbus, Ohio. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2009 from Texas Christian University.

TTUHSC Professor Honored by Indian Society

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • February 28, 2018

The Indian Society of Nephrology recently presented the KS Chugh Award-Oration to Sharma Prabhakar, M.D.

Simple Changes for a Healthy Heart

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  • February 27, 2018

Heart disease is the number one killer for both men and women in the United States, but is also one of the most preventable health issues. Scott Shurmur, M.D., says simple daily habits can help promote greater heart health.

First Vaccine License Agreement for TTUHSC Researcher

  • By Ellysa Harris / A-J Media
  • February 22, 2018

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) announced a license agreement with PAI Life Sciences, Inc. to develop a vaccine for the human parasitic disease, schistosomiasis. This is the first TTUHSC license agreement for a vaccine.

Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., 2018 March for Babies chair

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • February 16, 2018

The 2018 March for Babies chair is Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center president. The March of Dimes Ambassador Family is Jennifer & Jack Kassis.

How to Help Children with Tragedies in the Media

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • February 15, 2018

With the latest mass shooting in Florida, parents may have concerns about how their children process the violence on television, social media and the Internet. Michael Gomez, Ph.D., a child trauma psychologist at Texas Tech Physicians – Pediatrics, said there are steps parents and caregivers can take to help their children deal with the tragic images.

TTUHSC to Bring All Four Years of Pharmacy Program to DFW

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • February 09, 2018

The TTUHSC School of Pharmacy is revamping its DFW program to include all four years of its doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) curriculum.

TMA Recognizes TTUHSC Preceptor

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • February 07, 2018

Alan Keister, M.D., a clinical associate professor for TTUHSC’s Department of Internal Medicine and co-founder of Amarillo’s Heal the City clinic, was presented the 2018 John P. McGovern Champion of Health Award by the Texas Medical Association Foundation.

Chancellor’s Council Recognizes Texas Tech University System’s Top Faculty

  • By Scott Lacefield
  • February 06, 2018

Texas Tech University System Chancellor Robert Duncan recently recognized 14 faculty members from the system’s four component institutions as recipients of the 2018 Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards. These awards recognize excellence in academics and research, and are the most prestigious honors granted to faculty members throughout the TTU System.

TTP’s Harper Named 2017 Outstanding PA

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • February 05, 2018

The Texas Academy of Physician Assistants recently named D. Shane Harper, a clinical physician assistant in Amarillo, its Outstanding Physician Assistant of the Year.

GPPS Student Selected for Grant

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • February 05, 2018

The Society of Toxicology Awards Committee recently selected Sharavan Ramachandran, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Pharmacy’s Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, to receive the Syngenta Fellowship Grant in Human Health Applications of New Technologies.

Poison Center Announces Spring Medication Cleanout Events

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • February 05, 2018

Medication Cleanout will continue in March when the Texas Panhandle Poison Center begins its three-stop spring collection cycle.

TTUHSC Opens New Student Center on Amarillo Campus

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • January 31, 2018

TTUHSC-Amarillo transformed a portion of its School of Medicine-School of Health Professions building into an interprofessional student center for the more than 500 future health care professionals who train and attend classes at the campus.

Get Insight into Becoming a Health Care Professional

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • January 30, 2018

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) will host the annual Future Health Care Professionals’ Experience (FHPE) from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. February 17 at the Academic Classroom Building, 3601 Fourth St.

Atrial fibrillation – What you need to know

  • By Olusegun Oyenuga, M.D.
  • January 29, 2018

Electricians of the heart (cardiac electrophysiologist) treat different forms of heart rhythm problems but by far, atrial fibrillation (afib) is the most common with millions of people in the United States affected. Unfortunately, the affected number of people is on the rise.

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