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Annual Aphasia Arts Camp Culminates in a Choir Concert Performance

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Health Professions will host their Annual Summer Aphasia choir concert and art exhibit.

Pharmacy Students Find Residency Matches

TTUHSC pharmacy students interested in completing a residency after they graduate in May found out in March and April where they would spend the next stage of their training during the Pharmacy Residency Match Day.

School of Medicine in Amarillo Recognizes Residents

The TTUHSC School of Medicine honored its graduating residents June 5 during the 31st annual Resident Recognition Lunch at the Amarillo Country Club.

Celebrating Fifty Years of Success!

2019 Graduates Honored

The Free Clinic Extraordinary Volunteers

TTUHSC Hosts Third Annual West Texas Breast Disease Symposium

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) will host its Third Annual West Texas Breast Disease Symposium on June 29. The theme of the event is “Primary Care is Not Secondary to Cancer Care.”

Cancer: A Preventable Disease

Cancer incidence is continuously rising in the State of Texas. The American Cancer Society (ACS) projects 124,890 new cases will be diagnosed in Texas during 2019, and approximately 41,300 people will die due to the disease.

Brain-Centered Pharmacology & Pathophysiology

There are many reasons why scientists are drawn to their particular fields of research. For some, it may start with a child’s curiosity to learn more about the world in which they live. Others may have been influenced by a family member or friend whose individual circumstances lit a motivational fuse. For Luca Cucullo, Ph.D., it was a series of seeing-is-believing moments that sparked his passion for investigating brain-centered pharmacology/pathophysiology research.

Using Clinical Pharmacy to Help Patients

Specializing in Cancer Immunotherapy

As a child growing up in Poland, Maciej Markiewski, M.D., Ph.D., saw himself one day becoming a doctor — he used to inject all of his stuffed animals with water using syringes and needles provided by a family friend who worked as nurse.

Local Patient Finds an Ally at TTUHSC

For years, Canyon resident Ashley Campbell lived with symptoms that eventually would lead to a diagnosis of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system that has many causes.

Celebrating Growth

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new University Center on May 24, 2019.

School of Pharmacy Recognizes Faculty, Staff

The School of Pharmacy on May 10 conducted its annual Celebration of Achievement to recognize faculty and staff who helped make the 2018-2019 school year a special one.

Pharmacy Honors Class of 2019 at Graduation Events

The TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy celebrated the Class of 2019 on May 18 with its annual awards breakfast and graduation ceremony at the Amarillo Civic Center.

Up, Up and Away!

During Gov. Smith’s reign in politics, he was dedicated to improving higher education, signing into law new universities and establishing dental, medical and law schools. But it was the establishment of one new West Texas medical school that he battled for the most.

Pharmacy Team Wins State Competition

A pair of teams from the TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy made a strong showing at the Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists (TSHP) Annual Seminar April 12-14 in Frisco, Texas.

Taking the Nursing Field to the Capitol

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