March 2018 Archive

Second Annual West Texas Breast Disease Symposium

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • April 05, 2018

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) will host the Second Annual Breast Disease Symposium: Technology is a Good Servant But a Bad Master 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 21 at the McInturff Conference Center, 602 Indiana Ave.

A Cross Between Cultures

  • By Amy Skousen
  • April 04, 2018

Bridging the cultures of Nicaragua and Texas, Marwell Guillermo Chavarria Zelaya stood before health care students and professionals and educated them using Nicaraguan Sign Language. As a deaf educator in Nicaragua, Zelaya's primary language is Nicaraguan Sign Language.

Making a difference: The Free Clinic Extraordinary Volunteers

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • April 03, 2018

Andrew Pham, a second-year medical student from Austin, Texas reflects on the impact of The Free Clinic as a medical student.

Free Clinic Offered for Women's Health Day

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • April 02, 2018

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine students will host a Women's Health Day free clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 7 at The Free Clinic located at Lubbock Impact, 2707 34th St.

Medical Students Look Deeper Into Impact of Health Fairs

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • April 02, 2018

Last year Mark Burroughs, Chelsea Burroughs and Taylor Lundgren, now all third-year medical students, were officers of the local chapter of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC).

TTUHSC Student Awarded Phi Kappa Phi Dissertation Fellowship

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • April 02, 2018

Kandis Wright was selected as a recipient of a 2018 Dissertation Fellowship from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all disciplines. Wright is one of only ten recipients nationwide to receive the $10,000 fellowship.

Spring Cleaning - Don't Forget Your Medicine Cabinet

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • April 02, 2018

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Pharmacy's Texas Panhandle Poison Center along with the Lubbock County VOICES Coalition and the Texas Department of Public Safety will host a Medication Cleanout™ from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 28 at the Texas Tech Physicians Medical Pavilion, 3601 Fourth St.

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.

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