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From Neurosurgery to Biomedical Science

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • March 21, 2019

As a boy growing up in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Guillermo Altenberg, M.D., Ph.D., recalls always wanting to be a doctor.

Mentoring Others and Giving It His Best

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • February 20, 2019

As a 23-year-old college graduate in 1998, Dr. Felix Morales, sat next to astronaut, physician and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine alumnus Dr. Bernard Harris at an event to kick off a new premedical society. Morales was asked by Dr. Leo Vela from the Office of Diversity to help start this organization in order for the undergraduate campus to be more inclusive of all people who may want to go into the medical field.

Eleven Things You Didn’t Know About TTUHSC

  • By Amy Skousen & Jordan Pape
  • February 01, 2019

Since 1969, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) has worked to provide quality education, research and patient care to West Texas. But there is a lot that people don’t know about TTUHSC. Here’s a list of eleven things you may not have known about our university.

Trailblazing Professors

  • By Melissa Whitfield
  • January 29, 2019

The pioneering spirit was ubiquitous in 1969. In May of that year, the Texas Legislature and Gov. Preston Smith created Texas Tech University School of Medicine. Dr. John Pelley and Dr. Samuel Prien were among the original members of the team that were entrusted to teach the next generation of health care professionals.

American Heart Association and TTUHSC Unveil Hands-Only CPR Training Kiosk

  • By American Heart Association
  • January 23, 2019

The American Heart Association (AHA) proudly announced Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) as the official sponsor of a hands-only CPR training kiosk in Lubbock, Texas. A ribbon-cutting for the kiosk was held on January 22, 2019 at the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.

Inspiring the Next Generation of Physicians

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • January 18, 2019

The Doctors for a Day Mini Camp was hosted by TTUHSC medical students as a part of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) efforts to encourage underrepresented students to become physicians. The mission of the camp was to inspire and inform the elementary students to experience a day in the life of a medical student.

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