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Education

Taking an Oath to Serve, Heal

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • July 29, 2022

The TTUHSC School of Medicine Class of 2026 pledged their commitment to the profession as they received their white coats Sunday (July 29) at the White Coat Ceremony.

Campus Life

School of Medicine Group Uses Hydroponics to Help Community

  • By Kate Gollahon
  • July 14, 2022

The produce grown from the hydroponic system inside the Free Clinic will be donated to the soup kitchen inside of Lubbock Impact.

Campus Life

TTUHSC Receives Health Resources and Services Administration Grants for Permian Basin

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • July 13, 2022

HRSA recently awarded grants to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Health Professions and School of Medicine on the Permian Basin campus.

Health

Loving the Skin You’re In Can Reduce Skin Cancer Risks

  • By Michelle Tarbox, M.D.
  • July 07, 2022

For sunny summer days, Michelle Tarbox, M.D., provided tips for prevention and protection regarding skin cancer risks.

Research

Humanitarian Effort to Eradicate Schistosomiasis Enters Important Stage

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • June 28, 2022

Primarily found in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the Caribbean, schistosomiasis is second only to malaria as a deadly tropical parasitic disease.

Research

Snail Fever Vaccine Reaches First Human Clinical Trial

  • By Kate Gollahon
  • June 10, 2022

A preventative vaccine for major tropical disease schistosomiasis has reached a Phase 1 clinical trial, providing a dose for the first healthy human volunteer.

Research

Gene Sequencing an Important Tool in COVID-19 Battle

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • June 09, 2022

Gene sequencing, a process of determining the sequential order of the building blocks that make up a strand of DNA, is used to keep pace with the constantly moving target that is COVID-19.

Campus Life

TTUHSC Faculty Honored at Dean’s Faculty Appreciation Dinner

  • By Kate Gollahon
  • June 03, 2022

The School of Medicine faculty were honored for their outstanding contributions to medical education, research, patient care and administration at the Dean’s Faculty Appreciation Dinner last month.

Health

Breastfeeding in a Formula Crisis

  • By Meaghan Collier
  • May 27, 2022

TTUHSC Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Christine Garner, Ph.D., R.D., says if your baby's normal brand of formula isn't available, you can swap it out for a different one.

Education

The First Patient: TTUHSC Students Gain Life-long Knowledge From Willed Body Program

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • May 26, 2022

The Willed Body Program has served West Texas since 1972 and is the foundation upon which the TTUHSC Institute of Anatomical Sciences is built.

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