March 2021 Archive

Health Self-Checks Should Include Oral Cancer Checks

By Joehassin Cordero, M.D.
April 01, 2021

Joehassin Cordero, M.D., an ENT surgeon at Texas Tech Physicians and chair of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ENT Department, addresses the importance of oral cancer checks.

NIH Selects TTUHSC Postdoctoral Research Associate for Pathway to Independence Award

By Mark Hendricks
March 29, 2021

Subodh Kumar, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research associate for the Reddy Lab in the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Department of Internal Medicine, was selected in September 2020 to receive a five-year K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institutes of Health-National Institute on Aging.

Amarillo TTUHSC Medical Students Celebrate Residency Assignments in Match Day Ceremony

By Meaghan Collier
March 19, 2021

Fourth-year medical students from the TTUHSC School of Medicine in Amarillo learned the residency matches during Match Day on March 19.

COVID-19 Changed the Journey—Not the Success of Future Physicians

By Suzanna Cisneros
March 19, 2021

Even with the trials of the year, TTUHSC School of Medicine fourth-year students met the challenges and participated virtually in Match Day March 19.

Don’t Neglect Your Inner Beauty

By John Kidwell, M.D.
March 18, 2021

John Kidwell, M.D. emphasizes the importance of screening for colon cancer and National Colorectal Cancer Awareness month

Lead Poisoning Concerns for Expectant Mothers

By Meaghan Collier
March 16, 2021

Skye McLaurin-Jiang, M.D., provides safety tips and information for expectant mothers who are nesting, remodeling or have older homes.