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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

Facilitating the Collaborative Spirit of Research

January 18, 2021

Facilitating the Collaborative Spirit of Research

The Image Analysis and Molecular Biology Core Facilities, or “the Core" facilities, are research laboratories located on the 4th and 5th floors at the TTUHSC campus in Lubbock. These facilities provide unique opportunities and support for the faculty, staff and students at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) in their pursuit of groundbreaking research.

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tags: COVID-19, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lubbock, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Vision

TTUHSC’s Dissanaike Appointed to Texas Medical Board District Three Review Committee

January 15, 2021

TTUHSC’s Dissanaike Appointed to Texas Medical Board District Three Review Committee

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Department of Surgery Chair Sharmila Dissanaike, M.D., to the Texas Medical Board District Three Review Committee. Dissanaike holds this appointment until the end of her term on January 15, 2026.

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

The Trouble With Fad Diets

January 14, 2021

The Trouble With Fad Diets

At the start of the year, it can be customary to re-focus on health and wellness through resolutions. While 2021 might not have the same diet-centric marketing inundation as years past, there are still plenty of companies and influencers trying to pull people into their so-called healthy-lifestyle circles.

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tags: Amarillo, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announces New Rural Telehealth Initiative’s Telehealth Broadband Pilot Program

January 11, 2021

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announces New Rural Telehealth Initiative’s Telehealth Broadband Pilot Program

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new Rural Telehealth Initiative’s Telehealth Broadband Pilot Program. TTUHSC will serve as a community site and state partner.

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tags: COVID-19, Lubbock, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Texas Tech Physicians

Pharmacy Researcher Receives CPRIT Grant for Cancer Research Equipment

January 11, 2021

Pharmacy Researcher Receives CPRIT Grant for Cancer Research Equipment

Nearly $3 million in imaging equipment arrived at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy in Amarillo thanks to a grant from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).

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tags: Amarillo, School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

Program Director Takes Texas-sized Role in Leadership

January 08, 2021

Program Director Takes Texas-sized Role in Leadership

After completing his training at the family medicine residency at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center of the Permian Basin in 2012, Okwuwa stayed in Odessa, Texas, as faculty and became the residency’s program director in 2017.

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tags: Alumni, Faculty, General, Permian Basin, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Texas Tech Physicians

TTUHSC Surgeon is a National Lead for Worldwide CovidSurg Collaborative

December 18, 2020

TTUHSC Surgeon is a National Lead for Worldwide CovidSurg Collaborative

The CovidSurg Collaborative's mission is to disseminate good, evidence-based data across the world so that hospitals and physicians can form safe surgical environments during the pandemic, establish plans for conducting safe surgeries after the pandemic and provide informed decision-making tools to be shared between the surgeon or anesthesiologist and the patient.

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

Science Can Save Us – Again

December 16, 2020

Science Can Save Us – Again

Science produced by human ingenuity is coming soon to save the day, again.

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

A Positive COVID-19 Test Result: What You Need to Know

December 15, 2020

A Positive COVID-19 Test Result: What You Need to Know

Director of Nursing for Texas Tech Physicians Erin Nash Rowin, MSN, R.N., has developed a keen understanding of what considerations should be made upon receiving a positive COVID-19 test result.

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tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Texas Tech Physicians

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