November 2019 Archive

What is a Substance Abuse Counselor?

By School of Health Professions
November 28, 2019

Gain entry into the growing field of substance abuse counseling with an online master’s degree in addiction counseling from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

What is Speech-Language Pathology?

By School of Health Professions
November 25, 2019

Explore speech-language pathology, a career that helps people at all life stages and offers opportunities that are increasing nationwide every year.

What Can I Do With a Master's Degree in Athletic Training?

By School of Health Professions
November 21, 2019

Learn how to earn your master’s degree in athletic training at TTUHSC, the nation’s first MAT program offered in a health sciences center.

Careers in Clinical Laboratory Science

By School of Health Professions
November 18, 2019

Learn how to qualify as a clinical laboratory scientist and work at the forefront of medical science, technology and patient care.

The Importance of Physician Assistants for Rural Health Care

By School of Health Professions
November 14, 2019

Physician assistants play an important role in providing rural health care. The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center offers the Master of PA Studies Program.

What is Molecular Pathology?

By School of Health Professions
November 11, 2019

Is personalized medicine the future of health care? Many health professionals — including Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Associate Professor of Molecular Pathology, Katie Bennett — believe the field is headed in that direction.

TTUHSC Named One of the Best for Vets in the Nation

By Suzanna Cisneros
November 06, 2019

MilitaryTimes’ newest Best for Vets: Colleges 2020 ranked Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) 10th in the country under the category of Career and Technical Colleges.

Garrison Institute on Aging to Present National Alzheimer’s Disease and Awareness Month

By Suzanna Cisneros
November 06, 2019

More than 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Garrison Institute on Aging along with the Center for Translational Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Pharmacology and Neuroscience Department will present the “National Alzheimer’s Disease and Awareness Month” to highlight numerous aspects of the disease.

TTUHSC’s Stark Enjoys Role as the Area’s Only Addiction Psychiatrist

By Mark Hendricks
November 05, 2019

When Amy Stark, M.D., entered medical school in 2009, she did so with the intention of becoming a surgeon specializing in breast cancer. Those intentions remained generally unchanged until the end of her third year. Now, a decade later, she is the only addiction psychiatrist in Amarillo.

Celebrating Cultures and Education

By Suzanna Cisneros
November 05, 2019

SNMA is one of the nation’s oldest and largest independent, student-run organizations focused on the needs and concerns of culturally diverse medical students. The TTUHSC School of Medicine SNMA chapter participates in various projects including mentoring undergraduate students, promoting health care fields with elementary students, organizing community health fairs, working with the undergraduate community and helping improve medical school curriculum and admissions.