May 2022 Archive

Education

The First Patient: TTUHSC Students Gain Life-long Knowledge From Willed Body Program

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • May 26, 2022

The Willed Body Program has served West Texas since 1972 and is the foundation upon which the TTUHSC Institute of Anatomical Sciences is built.

Education

TTUHSC Class of 2022 Honored at Commencement Ceremonies

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • May 25, 2022

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) recently hosted traditional commencement ceremonies for its 1,595-member Class of 2022.

Health

Living with Dysphagia

  • By School of Health Professions
  • May 19, 2022

Dysphagia is a swallowing disorder that affects a person’s ability to eat or drink, affecting between 300,000 and 700,000 people in the United States each year.

Education

TTUHSC Celebrates Completion of Physician Assistant Building Expansion

  • By Clarissa Sanchez
  • May 16, 2022

TTUHSC celebrated the completion of the School of Health Professions Physician Assistant Program expansion May 16 with a ceremonial ribbon cutting.

Health

Electronic Health Record Adoption in Nursing Homes

  • By School of Health Professions
  • May 10, 2022

Neeraj Dayama, MBBS, PhD, MBA and Alyce Ashcraft, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, spoke about the history of electronic health records and why nursing homes have been slower to adopt these systems.

Health

The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Mental Health

  • By School of Health Professions
  • May 05, 2022

Logan Winkelman, PhD, LPC-S, spoke about the role that emotional intelligence plays in how we relate to others, the consequences of ignoring our emotions, and how to nurture a higher degree of empathy and emotional understanding.

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