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More medicines, new screening tools gaining traction in breast cancer treatment

New treatments and screening tools are enabling patients with Breast Cancer to show improvements in survival by about 10 months. Texas Tech Physicians share these cutting edge tools and how it is changing care for their patients.

TTUHSC Selects New Vice President of Research

Quentin Smith, Ph.D., has been named the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) new senior vice president of research. Smith is the current dean of the TTUHSC School of Pharmacy and will serve in that role concurrent with the senior vice president of research.

"Because I can"

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Virginia Holter, DNP, APRN, provided medical attention Dallas mega shelter opened for those displaced by the flooding.

Queue for a Cause

East meets West at TTUHSC, Japanese pharmacy school

During their first rotation block as fourth-year School of Pharmacy students, Cameron Lowery and Samantha Gazzola traveled from the TTUHSC Dallas campus to Keio University in Tokyo, Japan as exchange students.

Free Clinic Offered for Women’s Health Day

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine students will host a Women’s Health Day free clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 14 at The Free Clinic located at Lubbock Impact, 2707 34th St.

TTUHSC Recognizes Distinguished Alumni

What’s In Your Medicine Cabinet? 

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Pharmacy’s Texas Panhandle Poison Center along with the Lubbock County VOICES Coalition will host a Medication Cleanout™ from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 7 at the Texas Tech Physicians Medical Pavilion, 3601 Fourth St.

Texas Tech Physicians to Host Health Fair

Abilene team claims clinical skills title

The Texas Tech Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists (TTSSHP) held its annual Clinical Skills Competition Sept. 16-17. Abilene fourth-year (P4) students Hayden Stewart and Hayley Brazeale were selected as the top overall team.

Campus cook team brings home prize

Employees from multiple TTUHSC Amarillo campus departments formed a cooking team for the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce’s annual barbecue cook-off Sept. 14 in downtown Amarillo. The team also won the 2nd place prize for the its entry in the Corporate Brisket category.

Pharmacy alumnae lend a hand to Harvey evacuees

As those affected most by Hurricane Harvey begin the arduous process of putting their lives back together, heroic stories of people helping people will continue to inspire and fuel the rebuilding effort. Some of those stories belong to School of Pharmacy alumna Quynh Do, Pharm.D., a Houston native and member of the Class of 2017.

Department renamed to honor TTUHSC and Abilene benefactor

The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents approved the naming of the TTUHSC Department of Public Health as the Julia Jones Matthews Department of Public Health.

SimCentral cuts ribbon on new Amarillo building

Sixteen months after Texas Tech University System Board of Regents approved its construction on the TTUHSC campus in Amarillo, the new SimCentral building officially opened its doors with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 15.

Pharmacy students, faculty join forces at annual retreat

To jump start the new academic year, 80 students and 15 faculty members representing all four School of Pharmacy campuses gathered Aug. 18-20 in Abilene for the school’s annual Student Leadership Retreat.

Vaccinations: Homework for Parents

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