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School of Health Professions Archive

September 03, 2020

Why Evidence-Based Practice is Essential in the Rehabilitation Sciences

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.

tags: School of Health Professions, Statline, Stories

September 01, 2020

A New School Year, A New SGA Team

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.

tags: Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories, Students

August 31, 2020

TTUHSC Amarillo Employees Honored as Texans Caring for Texans

Each year state agencies from the upper 26 counties in the Texas Panhandle are invited to select an employee or team of employees to receive a Texans Caring for Texans award.

tags: Amarillo, COVID-19, Faculty, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Staff, Stories

August 31, 2020

TTUHSC Wins Awards for COVID-19 Social Media Campaigns

The TTUHSC Office of Communications & Marketing recently received one gold award and one honorable mention for social media campaigns entered in the 2020 dotCOMM Awards.

tags: Abilene, Amarillo, COVID-19, Dallas, General, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lubbock, Miscellaneous, Permian Basin, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Staff, Statline, Stories

August 27, 2020

Exploring a Career in Mental Health Counseling

Mental health counselors promote patient wellness and have many opportunities to specialize in the area of their choosing.

tags: School of Health Professions, Statline, Stories

August 20, 2020

Audiologists: Leading the Fight Against Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Learn how audiologists at TTUHSC work to prevent noise-induced hearing loss through public education.

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August 13, 2020

An Inside Look At Treating Dysarthria

People with dysarthria have trouble turning words into sounds. Patients face many challenges, but with help, can recover or find alternative ways to communicate.

tags: School of Health Professions, Statline, Stories

August 11, 2020

TTUHSC Joins Texas Universities to Negotiate Their Future

Earlier this month, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) joined forces with twenty-six other universities across Texas as the Texas Library Coalition for United Action (TLCUA) to think creatively about access to faculty publications and the sustainability of journal subscriptions.

tags: Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories, TTUHSC in the News

August 06, 2020

Developing Excellent Clinical Reasoning in Health Professions Students

TTUHSC teaches health professionals to rely on both evidence-based practices and clinical reasoning to make the right diagnosis and choose the right treatment.

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July 30, 2020

Why Rehabilitation Scientists Use Person First Language

Person first language is vital to patient-centered care and advocacy in rehabilitation sciences like physical and occupational therapy and speech-language pathology.

tags: School of Health Professions, Statline, Stories