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Poison Center Sets Spring Medication Cleanout Dates
The Texas Panhandle Poison Center (TPPC) announced dates for its annual three-stop spring Medication Cleanout cycle. The biannual collection will get underway March 23 at the TTUHSC Amarillo campus, with additional Medication Cleanout collections scheduled for April 13 in Abilene and April 27 in Lubbock.
Abilene Pharmacy Student to Attend Anti-Doping Conference
Though they are most visible working behind the nearest drug store counter, pharmacists have many other unique and lesser-known clinical opportunities. It’s one of those less traveled career paths that most interests third-year TTUHSC-Abilene pharmacy student Athena Brindle.
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.
Pharmacy Students Become Advocates in Austin
Fifty students representing all four School of Pharmacy classes and campuses travelled to Austin Feb. 26 for Pharmacy Day at the Texas Capitol to advocate for more accessible health care for Texas residents and to champion advances in the pharmacy profession.
From Coyotes to Biofilm Research
As an undergraduate student at Peru State College in Nebraska, Whitni Redman had her first glimpse into research working with coyotes. Trappers brought in coyotes and the research team studied the gastrointestinal tracts of the animals.
When Cancer Hits Close to Home
Riccay Elizondo, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate from San Angelo, remembers wanting to be a veterinarian at the age of three and then a physician in high school. But then in her senior year as an undergraduate in college, she took an immunology class, and the experience opened her eyes to a whole new world of research — she was hooked.
Student Research Week to Highlight Animalcules
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences will host the 31th Annual Student Research Week March 19-22 at the TTUHSC Academic Classroom Building 3601 4th St.
A Celebration of Generosity
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) celebrated donors and gifts that support its mission of research, education & scholarships and patient care & community impact.
Celebrating Tradition
Thirty-two TTUHSC students from the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Health Professions and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences attended the Official Ring Ceremony and received their rings from Texas Tech University System Chancellor and TTUHSC President Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D.
TTUHSC Hosts 50th Annual Conference for Texas Association of Advisors for Health Professions
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) hosted the 50th Annual Texas Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (TAAHP) Conference Feb. 7-9. TAAHP is a state network of advisors and staff in health professions working to promote excellence in pre-health professions advising.
TTUHSC Hosts National Latino Medical Student Association Conference
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Office of the President and School of Medicine will host the 14th Annual Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) National Conference and 7th Annual Southwest Regional Conference March 22-23.
Masking Up for a Great Cause
Medical students began the Lubbock City Lights tradition in 1997. Since then, more than $1 million has been raised and helped numerous local charities and organizations in the West Texas community.
Eleventh Annual Update in General Internal Medicine
The goal of the conference is to provide health care professionals involved in primary care with knowledge in current, contemporary and common issues relevant to internal medicine and general practice.
Making A Difference: The Free Clinic Extraordinary Volunteers
Volunteering at The Free Clinic has furthered my desire to help people from communities of need, specifically, the Spanish-speaking patients.
Explore, Engage and Imagine
TTUHSC schools have worked collaboratively to provide the West Texas community insight into health care fields. High school students, college students and current professionals interested in entering a new career are encouraged to attend.
Early Dedication to Medical Education
EDME is for all students who have an interest in the medical field. EDME’s goal is to build a connection between high school students and the TTUHSC School of Medicine.
Brain health – keeping us safe from disabling stroke
We use our brains to move our limbs, to communicate, to manage our emotions and to think about ourselves and the world around us. Any of these functions can be impaired by a stroke. In fact, stroke is the most common cause of these impairments and the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S.
Values at Work
Abilene faculty and staff presented with commemorative coins representing one of the five values of TTUHSC.
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.
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