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March 18, 2022

March Madness — With A Stethoscope

Just as March Madness grips sports fans across the country, another spring March tradition with the same excitement awaits the fates of 177 medical students with Match Day.

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

March 17, 2022

TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy Students Celebrate Residency Assignments on Match Day

On March 16, fourth-year TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy students interested in completing a residency after they graduate in May, learned where they would spend the next stage of their training during the Pharmacy Residency Match Day.

tags: School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

March 17, 2022

How Facemasks Affect Communication

Hoyoung Yi, Ph.D, CCC-SLP, discussed how facemasks hinder communication and shared strategies to overcome the obstacle.

tags: School of Health Professions, Statline, Stories

March 15, 2022

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month

March is Brain Injury awareness month, and with the recent death of actor/comedian Bob Saget due to a brain injury from a fall, many people are asking question about what to do you if you hit your head.

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

March 11, 2022

Seafood Consumption During Pregnancy

Pregnant and lactating individuals may have some concerns about fish and other seafood consumption due to potential side effects from heightened mercury intake. Teresa Baker, M.D., the co-director of the InfantRisk Center at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Amarillo, says eating fish is an excellent way to get much-needed nutrients.

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

March 08, 2022

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Researchers Achieve Global Recognition

The global preeminence of TTUHSC is highlighted by a widely publicized citation database created at Stanford University. The comprehensive database shows that TTUHSC is the academic home to several of the world’s top-ranked biomedical and pharmaceutical researchers.

tags: Research, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

March 07, 2022

TTUHSC Student Research Week to Highlight Immunology

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences will host the 34th Annual Student Research Week March 8-11 at the TTUHSC Academic Event Center, 3601 Fourth St.

tags: Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Statline, Stories

March 04, 2022

TTUHSC’s Rahman Receives Grant Extension

In its most recent funding cycle, the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded a $2,499,999 grant extension to Rakhshanda Rahman, M.D., professor of breast surgical oncology at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and the founding executive director of the school’s multi-campus Breast Center of Excellence (BCE).

tags: Research, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

March 03, 2022

TTUHSC Faculty Receive Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards

Texas Tech University System (TTU System) Chancellor Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) President Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D., and TTUHSC Provost and Chief Academic Officer Darrin D’Agostino, D. O., presented the 2022 Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards March 3.

tags: School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories, Vision