July 2021 Archive

Called to Medicine: Despite Pandemic, Interest in Medical Field Increases

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • July 31, 2021

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine Class of 2025 pledged their commitment to the profession as they received their white coats at the White Coat Ceremony Sunday (Aug. 1).

InfantRisk Center Offering Free Subscriptions to MommyMeds and InfantRisk HCP Apps

  • By Meaghan Collier
  • July 30, 2021

The InfantRisk Center (IRC) at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) is offering free, six-month subscriptions to its InfantRisk HCP App Aug. 1-7 for World Breastfeeding Week.

New Rural Student Health Sciences Mentorship Program Provides Guidance, Advice to Rural High School Students Seeking Health Care Careers

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • July 21, 2021

West Texas AHEC is a component of TTUHSC’s F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health whose activities include coordinating pipeline activities to recruit and engage students to enter the health care workforce.

TTUHSC Hosts West Texas Regional Mental Health Conference

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • July 14, 2021

The Texas Tech Mental Health Initiative (TTMHI) has been working to build capacity to address mental health issues. TTUHSC hosted the virtual West Texas Regional Mental Health Conference on July 16 using the TTUHSC Zoom platform.

Fun in the Sun Can Take a Toll on Skin

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • July 06, 2021

As seasonal temperatures rise, people are making plans for getting outside and enjoying warm weather activities like swimming, hiking, golf and camping at the lake. That may be especially true this year as the country seeks a summer of normalcy following 18 months of pandemic restrictions.

How to Avoid a Trauma Surgeon This Summer

  • By Brittany K. Bankhead-Kendall, M.D.
  • July 02, 2021

The trauma team’s job, on what is often the worst day of your life, is to take every action to keep you or your loved ones alive. While some injury patterns may be specific to a certain geographic region, others are well-established national causes of trauma such as car accidents, gun violence, falls and assault. Part of a trauma surgeon’s job is injury prevention — and ultimately, avoiding a visit to the emergency room.

Ten Things You Didn’t Know About TTUHSC

  • By Amy Skousen & Jordan Pape
  • June 28, 2021

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 ten things you may not have known about our university.

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