September 2020 Archive

TTUHSC, TCC Announce Concurrent Enrollment Program

  • By Melissa Whitfield
  • September 14, 2020

Longstanding partners Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Nursing and Tarrant County College (TCC) joined forces to provide a new concurrent enrollment program for nursing students.

Texas Tech Physicians Psychiatrist Offers Insight & Prevention Strategies Ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day

  • By Meaghan Collier
  • September 09, 2020

Amy Stark, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and a psychiatrist with Texas Tech Physicians, says there’s no certain way to identify people who are contemplating suicide, but there are several warning signs that might give you a clue that someone is struggling.

RN to BSN Program From a Student's Perspective

  • By TTUHSC
  • September 08, 2020

The landscape of healthcare is constantly changing, and the RN to BSN program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is equipping nurses for the complex challenges. In this ever-changing arena, this program is training knowledgeable, compassionate nurses.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Faculty Supporting Regeneron Trial

  • By Meaghan Collier
  • September 08, 2020

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) faculty from Amarillo have engaged in a professional services agreement with PharmaTex Research, a multi-specialty clinical research group that conducts clinical trials required by the FDA, in a study of REGN-COV2, Regeneron’s novel anti-viral antibody cocktail that is being studied for its potential to treat people with COVID-19 and to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Safe Holiday Planning, Despite "COVID-Fatigue"

  • By Kate Gollahon
  • September 03, 2020

Earlier this month, Governor Greg Abbott spoke to the community at a press conference, referring to the weariness surrounding the pandemic as “COVID-fatigue.” Ron Cook, DO, spoke about what can help.

TTUHSC Garrison Institute on Aging Receives Award

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • September 03, 2020

The TTUHSC Garrison Institute on Aging received a 2019 Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Innovators in Aging award for its initiative to enhance healthy aging.

Why Evidence-Based Practice is Essential in the Rehabilitation Sciences

  • By School of Health Professions
  • September 03, 2020

Evidence-based practice is essential to the rehabilitation sciences because it ensures that clinical decisions are credible and that interventions are effective. Learn more about EBP at TTUHSC.

A Tale of Hardship and Hope

  • By Kate Gollahon
  • September 02, 2020

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Nursing graduate JC Southard’s new position at Dallas Methodist Medical Center is more than just a way to pay the bills. For Southard, it was the very hospital where his motivation to work in health care was born.

A New School Year, A New SGA Team

  • By Rachel Burroughs
  • September 01, 2020

The start of this school year is going to look different in many ways. Student Government Association (SGA) executive officers have been working hard all summer to represent Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) through these uncertain times.

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