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Empowering Medical Students
SNMA is one of the nation’s oldest and largest independent, student-run organizations focused on the needs and concerns of culturally diverse medical students. The TTUHSC School of Medicine SNMA chapter participates in various projects including mentoring undergraduate students, promoting health care fields with elementary students, organizing community health fairs, working with the undergraduate community and helping improve medical school curriculum and admissions.
TTUHSC School of Medicine Names New Department of Psychiatry Chair
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine announced the appointment of Sarah Mallard Wakefield, M.D., as the new chair of the Department of Psychiatry.
TTUHSC Hosts Astronomical Opportunity to Young Students in Cancer Research
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) hosted five students from Nimitz Middle School in Odessa, TX to conduct an experiment that could potentially be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) where the experiment will also be conducted.
Annual Aphasia Arts Camp Culminates in a Choir Concert Performance
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Health Professions will host their Annual Summer Aphasia choir concert and art exhibit.
Celebrating Growth
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new University Center on May 24, 2019.
Up, Up and Away!
During Gov. Smith’s reign in politics, he was dedicated to improving higher education, signing into law new universities and establishing dental, medical and law schools. But it was the establishment of one new West Texas medical school that he battled for the most.
TTUHSC School of Medicine Named Bright Spot for Future of Family Medicine
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) recently reported trends in U.S. medical schools’ contributions to the family medicine workforce naming the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine as a Bright Spot ranking in the top 8 of allopathic schools that provide long-term contributions to the family medicine workforce.
Meeting the Demand for Nurses in Texas
Forty years ago, the TTUHSC School of Nursing was created and has steadily grown since then to meet the need for nurses in the State of Texas. There are over 2,000 students located all over the state and beyond, making it the largest of the TTUHSC schools and one of the largest schools of nursing in the state.
Communicating for Aphasia
Aphasia disrupts communication and impairs language processing. This affects every aspect of an individual’s ability to produce or comprehend speech and the ability to read or write. More than two million people in the U.S. are living with aphasia.
Three-Piece Artwork Installed at TTUHSC Campus
The newest public art installation at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), “Complete Fragment” by James Surls, encourages visitors to unwind and let go of everyday stresses as they take in the artwork around them.
Advancements in Health Care Education Celebrated at Museum by Night
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) hosted “Museum by Night: The Art of Health Care,” a night dedicated to celebrate the advancements in health care education. “Museum by Night” was held March 28 at the Helen Devitt Jones Auditorium and Sculpture Court, at the Museum of Texas Tech University, 3301 Fourth St.
TTUHSC’s Rahman Awarded CPRIT Grant Funding Expansion
The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) recently awarded a $2,430,998 grant to Rakhshanda Rahman, M.D., professor of breast surgical oncology at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and the founding executive director of the school’s multi-campus Breast Center of Excellence (BCE) that was established in 2009.
TTUHSC and LCU Sign Agreement to Cultivate Student Success
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) and Lubbock Christian University (LCU) signed an agreement allowing LCU Honors students the ability to apply early to the TTUHSC School of Medicine.
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