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May 08, 2024

TTUHSC and the Texas Suicide Prevention Collaborative to Present Summit

TTUHSC will collaborate with the Texas Suicide Prevention Collaborative to present the Texas Higher Education Suicide Prevention Spring Summit 8 a.m. to noon May 14. The free event will be virtual.

tags: Education, Lubbock, Mental Health Initiative, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

April 27, 2024

Texas Tech Physicians Allergist Sheds Light On Adult-Onset Allergies

James Tarbox, M.D., an allergist at Texas Tech Physicians, spoke about adult- onset allergies.

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

April 27, 2024

Infertility Awareness Week marks 35 years of ART advancements

For Infertility Awareness Week, Sam Prien, Ph.D., spoke about the 35th anniversary of the first birth from what has become known as assisted reproductive technologies (ART) associated with the infertility program at TTUHSC.

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

April 24, 2024

TTUHSC, TTU School of Veterinary Medicine Recognize Student Research During Inaugural Amarillo Research Symposium

More than 100 student and trainee researchers from the TTUHSC and the TTU School of Veterinary Medicine presented research findings at the 2024 Student Research Day on April 19.

tags: Amarillo, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

April 11, 2024

Free Clinic Offered for Women’s Health Day

The Free Clinic, staffed by TTUHSC School of Medicine students, will host Women’s Health Day Clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 27.

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

April 10, 2024

Hutson Named TTUHSC Hematology Oncology Division Chief and UMC Cancer Center Director

Thomas E. Hutson, D.O., Pharm.D., an internationally recognized leader in the field of urologic cancers, has been named chief of the Hematology Oncology Division in the Department of Internal Medicine at the TTUHSC School of Medicine.

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

March 15, 2024

Medical Students Meet Their Match

Anticipation, excitement and nerves created a match made in medicine as 165 TTUHSC School of Medicine students participated in Match Day.

tags: Amarillo, Lubbock, Permian Basin, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

February 27, 2024

Rumbaugh Named Fellow by American Academy of Microbiology

Kendra Rumbaugh, Ph.D., a professor in the TTUHSC School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery, was named as one of the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) 65 new Fellows for 2024.

tags: Research, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

February 23, 2024

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Names New School of Medicine Dean and Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs

John C. DeToledo, M.D., has been named the TTUHSC School of Medicine dean and executive vice president for clinical affairs.

tags: Lubbock, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

February 22, 2024

Almodóvar Receives NIH Grant to Study Pulmonary Hypertension in HIV Patients

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the NIH recently awarded Sharilyn Almodóvar, Ph.D., a four-year, $2.67 million grant to study how the HIV virus damages the normal interactions between different cell types in the lung arteries that lead to the condition.