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March 20, 2026

Future Physicians Find Their Match

March represents springtime, new beginnings and time for Match Day for fourth-year medical students nationwide. TTUHSC School of Medicine students participated in Match Day March 20.

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

March 13, 2026

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

TTU System Chancellor Brandon Creighton, TTUHSC President Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D., and TTUHSC Provost and Chief Academic Officer Darrin D’Agostino, D.O., presented the 2026 Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards on March 12.

tags: Amarillo, Education, Faculty, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lubbock, Research, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Stories

February 26, 2026

National Academy of Inventors Names TTUHSC Faculty Senior Members

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has designated two current and one former TTUHSC faculty researchers as Senior Members.

tags: Abilene, Amarillo, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lubbock, School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Stories

February 11, 2026

The John Wayne Cancer Foundation Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Announced

TTUHSC is collaborating with the John Wayne Cancer Foundation and has established the Big Cure Endowment, which supports the university’s efforts to reduce cancer incidence and increase survivability of people in rural and underserved areas.

tags: Health, Lubbock, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

February 10, 2026

TTUHSC Receives $1 Million Gift from Amarillo National Bank to Expand and Enhance Pediatric Care in the Panhandle

TTUHSC School of Medicine leaders accepted a $1 million philanthropic gift from Amarillo National Bank on Tuesday (Feb. 10), marking a transformational investment in pediatric care for the Texas Panhandle.

tags: Amarillo, Education, Health, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

February 06, 2026

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Permian Basin Announces Pediatric Residency Program Gift

TTUHSC Permian Basin, along with the Permian Strategic Partnership and the Scharbauer Foundation, Feb. 5 announced a gift that will fund a new pediatric residency.

tags: Education, Health, Permian Basin, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Texas Tech Physicians

December 29, 2025

Making Mental Health a Priority in the New Year

Sarah Mallard Wakefield, M.D., a psychiatrist with Texas Tech Physicians, talks about strategies to combat widespread and growing anxiety.

tags: School of Medicine, Texas Tech Physicians

December 17, 2025

TTUHSC Cancer Researcher Honored by National Academy of Inventors

C. Patrick Reynolds, M.D., Ph.D., director of the School of Medicine Pediatric Cancer Research Center at TTUHSC, has dedicated his life as a researcher to developing treatments for childhood cancers.

tags: Research, School of Medicine

December 04, 2025

Clinical Research Institute a Source of Pride for Retiring Griswold

Upon his retirement, John Griswold, M.D., reflects on the Clinical Research Institute and what it has achieved.

tags: Research, School of Medicine, Texas Tech Physicians

November 24, 2025

Abid Brings Hematology Expertise to TTUHSC Oncology Team

Muhammad Bilal Abid, M.D., has joined the TTUHSC School of Medicine oncology team as an associate professor of internal medicine and medical director of TTUHSC’s Blood and Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Program.