May 2022 Archive

Campus Life

Passions in Performance and Patient Care

  • By Kate Gollahon
  • May 31, 2022

Two students at TTUHSC’s School of Nursing reflect on the connection between the world of ballet and that of health care.

Health

Breastfeeding in a Formula Crisis

  • By Meaghan Collier
  • May 27, 2022

TTUHSC Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Christine Garner, Ph.D., R.D., says if your baby's normal brand of formula isn't available, you can swap it out for a different one.

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.

Education

TTUHSC Announces the Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • May 24, 2022

The school, which is the sixth at the university, aims to train future health care leaders in population and public health.

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.

Health

Equip Yourself with Lifesaving Skills – Know How to Stop the Bleed During National Stop the Bleed Month

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • May 18, 2022

Brittany Bankhead, M.D., an assistant professor of surgery for the Division of Trauma, Burns and Critical Care at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, said life-threatening bleeding can happen in everyday scenarios.

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.

Research

TTUHSC Research Receives Prestigious Status as Carnegie Classification® for Special Focus Four-Year Research Institution

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • May 11, 2022

The Carnegie Classification® of Institutions of Higher Education has designated Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) as a Special Focus Four-Year Research Institution.

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.

Education

TTUHSC Names New Dean for the Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • May 05, 2022

Grace Kuo, Pharm.D., MPH, Ph.D., has been named dean of the TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy.

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