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May 12, 2020

TTUHSC Honors School of Nursing Faculty

Several Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Nursing faculty were awarded this year for their unparalleled contributions to medical education and patient care. Faculty members were presented with many prestigious awards, including the newly added DAISY Extraordinary Faculty award.

tags: School of Nursing, Statline, Stories

May 07, 2020

Life on the Front Lines: A TTUHSC Nursing Graduate Shares Her Experience

For the past few weeks, Alyssa Springfield, RN, graduate of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Nursing, has dedicated herself to flattening the curve and healing the sick at the epicenter for coronavirus in the United States—New York City.

tags: School of Nursing, Statline, Stories

May 06, 2020

TTUHSC Responds to Call from Gov. Greg Abbott to Increase VTM Capacity for Texas Through Production and Education

In an April 27 press conference, Gov. Greg Abbott spoke of increasing testing availability in Texas—saying the state would aim to test 30,000 people a day in the coming term. His OpenTexas report recognized TTUHSC as a producer of Viral Transport Medium (VTM), a critical component to expanding access to COVID-19 testing across the state.

tags: Amarillo, COVID-19, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

May 05, 2020

Mental Health for Mom During COVID-19

Sarah Wakefield, M.D., Assistant Professor and Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services at the TTUHSC School of Medicine, spoke with us about the importance of celebrating Mother’s Day, talking to our kids about COVID-19, and what we can learn, as families, from this monumental event.

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

April 29, 2020

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Teams Bring Convalescent Plasma Treatments to West Texas

TTUHSC medical teams from the Panhandle and South Plains recently joined a study led by the Mayo Clinic to use convalescent plasma in severely-ill patients with coronavirus (COVID-19).

tags: Amarillo, COVID-19, Lubbock, Research, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

April 28, 2020

How and Why COVID-19 Affects Senior Citizens

Steven L. Berk, M.D., Executive Vice President and Dean of the TTUHSC School of Medicine, explained the reasons COVID-19 is so deadly in seniors, the lessons the medical community can learn moving forward and what we can all do to support our elderly friends and family members.

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

April 24, 2020

TTUHSC Named Most Affordable Medical School in the Country

The U.S. News and World Report ranked the TTUHSC School of Medicine as the most affordable medical school in the country for out-of-state and in-state tuition and fees.

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

April 24, 2020

The Effects of COVID-19 on the Pharmaceutical Industry

We spoke with David Simmons, R.Ph., and Eric J. MacLaughlin, Pharm.D., about how pharmacies are handling the changes brought about by the pandemic and what the public needs to know regarding medications and supplies.

tags: Amarillo, COVID-19, Faculty, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

April 20, 2020

Glenna Goodacre’s Legacy Lives on in West Texas

Glenna Goodacre, a West Texas native and renowned sculptor, died on Monday, April 13. She was 80. While the region mourns the loss of a gifted, trailblazing artist, people also cherish the wonderful art she created throughout her life, and the legacy and inspiration she leaves behind.

tags: Amarillo, Lubbock, Statline, Stories

April 16, 2020

Sechrist Named New TTUHSC School of Health Professions Dean

TTUHSC named Dawndra Sechrist, OTR, Ph.D., as the new dean of the School of Health Professions. Sechrist is the associate dean for Outcomes and Assessment at the TTUHSC School of Health Professions and a tenured associate professor. She previously was the director of the Master of Occupational Therapy program at TTUHSC.

tags: Alumni, Faculty, Feature Stories, Lubbock, School of Health Professions, Statline, Stories