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August 2018 Archive

Making a Difference: The Free Clinic Extraordinary Volunteers

Larrité D. Reed, is a third-year medical student from Arlington, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the University of Oklahoma

TTUHSC School of Medicine Names New Department of Internal Medicine Chair

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine announced the appointment of Santhosh K.G. Koshy, M.D., MBA, as the new chair of the Department of Internal Medicine.

Abilene Campus, HSU Sign Public Health Partnership

Representatives from the TTUHSC campus in Abilene and the city’s Hardin-Simmons University signed an articulation agreement Aug. 24 that will allow qualified HSU students to enter TTUHSC’s public health degree program after completing three years of prerequisites at HSU.

Dallas Campus Welcomes Inaugural Pharmacy Class

With the start of the 2018-2019 academic year beginning Aug. 13, the TTUHSC School of Pharmacy now provides all four years of its Pharm.D. program at its Dallas-Fort Worth campus. To mark the occasion, the school held a reception Aug. 20 to introduce the 48-member Dallas campus Class of 2022.

Lubbock Hosts Annual Pharmacy Student Leadership Retreat

More than 100 students and 21 faculty members representing all four School of Pharmacy campuses met Aug. 17-18 in Lubbock for the school’s annual Student Leadership Retreat.

Poison Center schedules next Medication Cleanout events

The Texas Panhandle Poison Center recently announced its fall collection cycle for Medication Cleanout. The fall collections will begin Sept. 29 at the TTUHSC campus in Amarillo. Additional collections are scheduled for Oct. 13 in Lubbock and Oct. 27 in Abilene.

Pharmacy Welcomes Class of 2022 with Boot Camp, White Coat Ceremony

This year the School of Pharmacy officially welcomed 156 students into its Class of 2022 with white coat ceremonies at the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Abilene and Amarillo campuses.

TTUHSC Amarillo Employees Honored as Texans Caring for Texans

The 2018 Texans Caring for Texans recipients were recognized Aug. 9 in a ceremony on the WTAMU campus in Canyon. TTUHSC-Amarillo honorees included faculty and staff from four schools or departments.

Pharmacy Tabs 2017-2018 Preceptors of the Year

Each year, Office of Experiential Programs asks the school’s third- and fourth-year students to honor one faculty member and one adjunct faculty member from each campus community with a Preceptor of the Year Award.

A Class of Champions

180 medical students of the class of 2022 who received their first white coat at the TTUHSC School of Medicine's White Coat Ceremony August 3.

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