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Women’s Health Month: TTUHSC Experts Highlight Gender Disparities in Heart Health Awareness
A heart health advocate and survivor discussed the importance of women's cardiovascular health awareness.
TTUHSC Teams Excel in Innovation Hub’s 2024-2025 Texas Tech Accelerator Competition
Four teams representing TTUHSC earned a place among the 14 startup teams selected for the 2024-2025 Accelerator Cohort during the Texas Tech Accelerator Competition on April 5.
Rumbaugh Named 2023 Fellow by American Association for the Advancement of Science
Kendra Rumbaugh, Ph.D., was recently named to the 2023 Fellowship class by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
National Academy of Inventors Names Liang a Senior Member
Hongjun “Henry” Liang, Ph.D., a professor for the TTUHSC School of Medicine, has been named to the 2024 class of Senior Members for the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
TTUHSC and the Texas Suicide Prevention Collaborative to Present Summit
TTUHSC will collaborate with the Texas Suicide Prevention Collaborative to present the Texas Higher Education Suicide Prevention Spring Summit 8 a.m. to noon May 14. The free event will be virtual.
Texas Tech Physicians Allergist Sheds Light On Adult-Onset Allergies
James Tarbox, M.D., an allergist at Texas Tech Physicians, spoke about adult- onset allergies.
Infertility Awareness Week marks 35 years of ART advancements
For Infertility Awareness Week, Sam Prien, Ph.D., spoke about the 35th anniversary of the first birth from what has become known as assisted reproductive technologies (ART) associated with the infertility program at TTUHSC.
TTUHSC, TTU School of Veterinary Medicine Recognize Student Research During Inaugural Amarillo Research Symposium
More than 100 student and trainee researchers from the TTUHSC and the TTU School of Veterinary Medicine presented research findings at the 2024 Student Research Day on April 19.
Free Clinic Offered for Women’s Health Day
The Free Clinic, staffed by TTUHSC School of Medicine students, will host Women’s Health Day Clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 27.
Hutson Named TTUHSC Hematology Oncology Division Chief and UMC Cancer Center Director
Thomas E. Hutson, D.O., Pharm.D., an internationally recognized leader in the field of urologic cancers, has been named chief of the Hematology Oncology Division in the Department of Internal Medicine at the TTUHSC School of Medicine.
Medical Students Meet Their Match
Anticipation, excitement and nerves created a match made in medicine as 165 TTUHSC School of Medicine students participated in Match Day.
Rumbaugh Named Fellow by American Academy of Microbiology
Kendra Rumbaugh, Ph.D., a professor in the TTUHSC School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery, was named as one of the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) 65 new Fellows for 2024.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Names New School of Medicine Dean and Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs
John C. DeToledo, M.D., has been named the TTUHSC School of Medicine dean and executive vice president for clinical affairs.
Almodóvar Receives NIH Grant to Study Pulmonary Hypertension in HIV Patients
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the NIH recently awarded Sharilyn Almodóvar, Ph.D., a four-year, $2.67 million grant to study how the HIV virus damages the normal interactions between different cell types in the lung arteries that lead to the condition.
TTUHSC Medical Student Part of NIH Research Team’s JAMA Publication
Luis Castro, a student at the TTUHSC School of Medicine and the Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health, was part of a research team whose work was published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
NIH Grant to Aid Rumbaugh’s Biofilm Dispersal Research
Kendra Rumbaugh, Ph.D., a professor in the TTUHSC School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery, was awarded a two-year, $434,938 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the NIH.
TTUHSC Simulation Program Celebrates Reaccreditation
The TTUHSC Simulation Program has been granted reaccreditation in the areas of teaching/education and assessment by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, the largest health care simulation accrediting body in the world.
TTUHSC School of Medicine Students Host Docs for a Day Minicamp
Docs for a Day is an interactive youth outreach activity with the mission to inform students about careers in medicine and inspire them by giving them a first-hand perspective into what medical school involves.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Awarded Residency Program Funding
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) recently announced the GME Expansion Program award recipients for 2024-2025. The TTUHSC Amarillo campus was awarded $1.8 million in total.
Love Yourself First
A psychiatrist in the TTUHSC School of Medicine explained that by making self-care a priority and embracing self-love, one unlocks a deeper sense of purpose, greater reliance and the capacity to truly connect with others.
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