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How Hot is Your Car?

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • June 08, 2021

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Chief Health Officer and Department of Family and Community Medicine Chair Ron Cook, D.O., and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) provide some safety reminders regarding children and cars in warm weather.

Do You Have Anxiety or Depression?

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • May 24, 2021

Sarah Mallard Wakefield, M.D., chair of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Psychiatry, discusses anxiety and depression for mental health awareness month.

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Team Member Spotlight | Julie Garza, Clinical Department Administrator

  • By Clara McKenney
  • April 19, 2021

Julie Garza, the Clinical Department Administrator for the Department of Family Medicine at the Permian Basin, shares her experiences as a TTUHSC team member.

Texas Tech Physicians Headache Clinic Offers Ways To Cope with Seasonal Allergy-Induced Headaches

  • By Meaghan Collier
  • April 14, 2021

Nichole Campbell, APRN, NP-C, explains that the sinus headaches that frequently impact people during this season might be more than seasonal allergy-induced, because one of the most misdiagnosed headaches is the sinus headache.

TTUHSC’s Dissanaike Appointed to Texas Medical Board District Three Review Committee

  • By Kate Gollahon
  • January 15, 2021

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.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announces New Rural Telehealth Initiative’s Telehealth Broadband Pilot Program

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • January 11, 2021

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.

Program Director Takes Texas-sized Role in Leadership

  • By David Mitchell, AAFP News
  • January 08, 2021

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.

A Positive COVID-19 Test Result: What You Need to Know

  • By Kate Gollahon
  • December 15, 2020

Director of Nursing for Texas Tech Physicians Erin Nash Rowin, MSN, R.N., has developed a keen understanding of what considerations should be made upon receiving a positive COVID-19 test result.

Permian Basin Fellowship Program Works to Break Down Mental Health Stigma in West Texas

  • By Kate Gollahon
  • December 10, 2020

Unique to The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Family Medicine Department in Odessa, Texas, the Family Medicine Mental Health (FMMH) Fellowship Program is designed to offer training in psychological practices. Within the program, fellows provide integrative care as they train alongside primary care residents.

Safe Toys And Gifts Month Encourages Age-Appropriate Gifts For Children

  • By Meaghan Collier
  • December 04, 2020

December has been established as National Safe Toys and Gifts month—a time to a create a wonderful gift-giving experience for all involved by choosing developmentally-appropriate toys for little ones.

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