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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.

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

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.

tags: Amarillo, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

January 12, 2021

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Names New Provost and Chief Academic Officer

TTUHSC announced the appointment of Darrin D’Agostino, D.O., MPH, MBA, as provost and chief academic officer. D’Agostino currently is the executive dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and vice provost of Health Affairs for Kansas City University.

tags: Administration, Feature Stories, Lubbock, Statline, Stories

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.

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

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).

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

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.

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

January 07, 2021

Beyond Service: How Defining Moments Impact Culture

Culture begins with relationships. In organizations where relationships lack trust, communication and direction, the culture produces an environment that is difficult to function in. We can create positive workplace cultures by adopting a beyond-service mindset.

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

December 22, 2020

TTUHSC School of Nursing Ranked Among Best in State, Nation

The rankings list the School of Nursing as No. 2 in Texas and in the Southwest region, ninth among public nursing schools and No. 19 in nursing schools in the U.S. for 2020.

tags: School of Nursing, Statline, Stories

December 21, 2020

TTUHSC’s Values-Based Approach to COVID-19

During this novel pandemic, protection and safety are on the minds of all West Texans, and working in a healthy, cautious environment is a necessity--particularly for those who work in health care.

tags: COVID-19, Statline, Stories, Values

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.

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

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