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Educating Health Care Professionals — One of the Largest Schools in the Nation
The School of Health Professions continually has expanded to innovatively meet the growing health care needs of this and other communities across the nation. With a high demand for these professions, our school is training some of the most qualified health care professionals.
Values At Work
In 2018, TTUHSC began its journey to create a sustainable values-based culture.
Pharmacy Faculty Granted Tenure, Promotions
The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents approved the promotion and tenure of six School of Pharmacy faculty members Feb. 21.
Educating the Next Generation of Physicians
Williams, originally from Dublin, Ireland, moved to Lubbock, Texas, as an assistant professor in 1995 after completing postdoctoral training in the area of gene regulation and cancer at the National Cancer Institute in Frederick, Maryland. He was promoted to associate professor in 2001 and served as Director of Research at the Southwest Cancer Research and Treatment Center until 2005.
Prien Named to National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Professor Samuel Prien, Ph.D., to the inaugural class of 66 NAI Senior Members.
Answering an Ad for a New Team
Dr. Tom Tenner walked into the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for the first time April 1, 1978 on what he calls an auspicious day. Thinking back, he stopped to calculate the number of times he has walked into the doors of this university. Subtracting holidays, weekends, sick days and vacations over the past 41 years, he figured — about 9,000 times.
Mentoring Others and Giving It His Best
As a 23-year-old college graduate in 1998, Dr. Felix Morales, sat next to astronaut, physician and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine alumnus Dr. Bernard Harris at an event to kick off a new premedical society. Morales was asked by Dr. Leo Vela from the Office of Diversity to help start this organization in order for the undergraduate campus to be more inclusive of all people who may want to go into the medical field.
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.
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.
Teamwork, Shared Values Highlighted in 2018 State of the University and Faculty Awards
Texas Tech University System Chancellor and TTUHSC President Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., emphasized the importance of shared values and recognized faculty members for their achievements at the 2018 State of the University Address and Faculty Convocation Nov. 27.
ASCP Selects Dallas Faculty Member for Senior Care Award
The American Society for Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) recently named Amie Blaszczyk, Pharm.D., the 2018 recipient of the Armon Neel Senior Care Pharmacist award.
Patients, Colleagues Name TTUHSC’s Young as Physician of the Year
Rodney Young, M.D., regional chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the TTUHSC School of Medicine in Amarillo, has been named the Texas Academy of Family Physicians 2018 Texas Family Physician of the Year.
NIH, DOD Award Grants to Abilene Cancer Researcher
To help in his cancer research, Devin Lowe, Ph.D., recently landed a pair of grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Defense (DOD).
Amarillo Researcher Receives $2.9 Million NIH Grant
As a researcher, Vardan Karamyan, Ph.D., an associate professor for the School of Pharmacy in Amarillo, is motivated by many factors, including a desire to contribute to the world’s collective knowledge database about treating strokes.
Pharmacy Faculty Named ACCP Fellow, PRN Chair
Molly Minze, Pharm.D., and Kalin Clifford, Pharm.D., from the TTUHSC School of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacy Practice were honored by their peers Oct. 20-23 at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Global Conference in Seattle.
New Research to Examine Effects of Vitamin E on Skeletal Muscle Health
Of the 13 essential vitamins, vitamin E is known to benefit vision, reproduction and a person's blood, brain and skin. Researchers at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) now are studying vitamin E to examine the effects of the vitamin in postmenopausal women with low muscle strength.
Values-Based Culture
We are excited to begin our campaign to introduce Our Values-Based Culture to all our constituents - faculty, staff, students, patients and community members.
TTUHSC School of Medicine Names New Department of Internal Medicine Chair
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine announced the appointment of Santhosh K.G. Koshy, M.D., MBA, as the new chair of the Department of Internal Medicine.
Lubbock Hosts Annual Pharmacy Student Leadership Retreat
More than 100 students and 21 faculty members representing all four School of Pharmacy campuses met Aug. 17-18 in Lubbock for the school’s annual Student Leadership Retreat.
APCC Schedules Dates for Employee Flu Shots
The Amarillo Pharmaceutical Care Center (APCC), the Amarillo campus pharmacy located on the first floor of the School of Medicine building, has set up three dates for employees to receive their flu shots: August 28 and 30 (1:30-5 p.m.) and August 29 (8:30a.m. – noon).
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