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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.

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

March 18, 2021

Center Applies Evidence-Based Practice to Improve Patient Care

Since opening its doors in 2007 at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Permian Basin campus, the Center of Excellence in Evidence-Based Practice (CEEBP) has established itself as a valuable resource for educators and health care providers throughout the Midland-Odessa area, West Texas and beyond.

tags: Permian Basin, School of Nursing, Statline, Stories

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

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

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.

tags: Amarillo, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

March 08, 2021

A Call to Serve

While most of the public was preparing for a lockdown in March 2020, Dr. Barbara Cherry, RN, DNSc, associate dean for Strategic Partnerships, TTUHSC School of Nursing, was thinking beyond household goods. She was coming up with a plan to support the local COVID response in case hospitals were hit with a surge of patients.

tags: COVID-19, Faculty, Lubbock, School of Nursing, Statline, Stories

March 04, 2021

Q&A with Michael Escobar, TTUHSC School of Nursing Graduate

Michael Escobar, BSN, RN, a 2018 graduate of the Traditional BSN program in the School of Nursing at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), spoke about his experiences within the program and the opportunities they provided.

tags: School of Nursing, Statline, Stories

March 03, 2021

Separate Teams, Shared Vision

TTUHSC’s Department of Human Resources and Office of People and Values now function independently—but work together to fulfill shared goals

tags: Administration, General, Miscellaneous, Staff, Statline, Stories, Values, Vision

March 03, 2021

TTUHSC to Host Lubbock’s Spring Medication Cleanout™

To help make that task safe and environmentally friendly, TPPC will host a Medication Cleanout™ event 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 20 (Saturday) at the Texas Tech Physicians Medical Pavilion, 3601 Fourth St.

tags: Lubbock, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

March 02, 2021

TTUHSC to Host Virtual 2021 Endowed Lecture Series

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Health Professions Office of Research and Innovation is hosting its 2021 Endowed Lecture Series. The event seeks to cultivate a culture of creativity and discovery by exploring lecture topics from leading health care scholars and showcasing past research from the School of Health Professions.

tags: School of Health Professions, Statline, Stories