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Amarillo TTUHSC Medical Students Celebrate Residency Assignments in Match Day Ceremony

March 19, 2021

Amarillo TTUHSC Medical Students Celebrate Residency Assignments in Match Day Ceremony

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

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tags: Amarillo, COVID-19, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Students

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

March 19, 2021

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

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.

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tags: Amarillo, COVID-19, Feature Stories, Lubbock, Permian Basin, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Students

Don’t Neglect Your Inner Beauty

March 18, 2021

Don’t Neglect Your Inner Beauty

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

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tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

Lead Poisoning Concerns for Expectant Mothers

March 16, 2021

Lead Poisoning Concerns for Expectant Mothers

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

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tags: Amarillo, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

Surgeon Brings FEVAR Procedure to Area Patients

February 19, 2021

Surgeon Brings FEVAR Procedure to Area Patients

Wei Li, M.D., MPH, a vascular surgeon and an associate professor of surgery at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine, is the first in the region to perform the Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Repair (FEVAR) procedure.

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tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, TTUHSC in the News

Research Indicates Expanded Telemedicine Use Will Continue Post-Pandemic

February 03, 2021

Research Indicates Expanded Telemedicine Use Will Continue Post-Pandemic

One of most significant adjustments brought on by the virus is how we receive health care, as in-person visits to a practitioner’s physical location were quickly replaced by telemedicine, which relies on modern technology to bring the doctor and patient together remotely.

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tags: COVID-19, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

Don’t Forget About the Other Vaccinations

February 02, 2021

Don’t Forget About the Other Vaccinations

Pediatritians Fatma Aboulnasr, M.D. and Cheyene Bownds, M.D. encourage parents to remember the importance of other vaccinations for their children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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tags: COVID-19, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

COVID Fatigue

February 01, 2021

COVID Fatigue

Dr. Ebtesam Attaya Islam, M.D., Ph.D., shares the struggles and sacrifices of working in an intensive-care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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tags: COVID-19, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

Should Pregnant Women Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine?

January 28, 2021

Should Pregnant Women Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine?

Teresa Baker, M.D., an Obstetrics and Gynecology Physician at Texas Tech Physicians in Amarillo and a professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), recently addressed this topic, stating that many health care professionals believe the virus itself to be much more dangerous than the vaccine.

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tags: Amarillo, COVID-19, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

Faculty Honored at State of the University & Faculty Award Convocation

January 27, 2021

Faculty Honored at State of the University & Faculty Award Convocation

During a virtual presentation of the 2021 TTUHSC State of the University & Faculty Award Convocation, faculty members and teams were recognized for excellence in teaching, research, teamwork and more.

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tags: Abilene, Administration, Amarillo, Dallas, Faculty, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lubbock, Permian Basin, President, Research, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

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