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February 07, 2019

Rising to a Need for Health Care

In 1969, the 61st Texas Legislature passed a bill creating the Texas Tech University School of Medicine that was signed by Gov. Preston Smith. The establishment of this institution was not without its challenges and controversies.

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

February 07, 2019

TTUHSC Earns Silver Designation as a Military Friendly® School

VIQTORY, a company founded to help veterans transition into civilian life, named Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) to their 2019-2020 list of Military Friendly® Schools and gave TTUHSC a Silver Military Friendly® designation.

tags: Statline, Stories

February 07, 2019

Kicking off Fifty Years

Former Gov. Preston Smith had a vision of providing more physicians to the West Texas area. Now 50 years later, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) celebrated the milestone beginning with a 50th Anniversary announcement.

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

February 07, 2019

TTU System Honors Top Faculty Members with Chancellor’s Council Awards

Throughout the month of January, Texas Tech University System Chancellor Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell recognized 13 faculty members from the TTU System’s four institutions as recipients of the 2019 Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards. These awards recognize excellence in academics and research, and are the most prestigious honors given to faculty members within the TTU System.

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

February 07, 2019

ESPN’s Holly Rowe Speaks at ‘Surviving on the Sidelines’

Rowe shared her inspirational story about sports reporting, parenting and fighting cancer at “Surviving on the Sidelines” hosted by the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

tags: Statline, Stories

February 01, 2019

Eleven Things You Didn’t Know About TTUHSC

Since 1969, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) has worked to provide quality education, research and patient care to West Texas. But there is a lot that people don’t know about TTUHSC. Here’s a list of eleven things you may not have known about our university.

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

January 31, 2019

Pharmacy Students Practice Residency Interview Skills

Fourth-year pharmacy students interested in applying for post-graduate residency positions were able to practice their interview skills Jan. 10-11 at the School of Pharmacy’s annual mock interview sessions.

tags: Abilene, Amarillo, Dallas, Lubbock, School of Pharmacy, Stories, Students

January 31, 2019

Karamyan Receives Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award

Vardan T. Karamyan, Ph.D., an associate professor for the School of Pharmacy, was one of four Texas Tech University System faculty members to receive a Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award Jan. 24 in Lubbock.

tags: Amarillo, Faculty, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Stories

January 29, 2019

Trailblazing Professors

The pioneering spirit was ubiquitous in 1969. In May of that year, the Texas Legislature and Gov. Preston Smith created Texas Tech University School of Medicine. Dr. John Pelley and Dr. Samuel Prien were among the original members of the team that were entrusted to teach the next generation of health care professionals.

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

January 29, 2019

School of Pharmacy Shines Spotlight on Research

The TTUHSC School of Pharmacy on Jan. 29 announced its researchers received more than $9.2 million in new research funding from January 2018 through January 2019.

tags: Amarillo, Faculty, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories