Mrs. J. Avery Rush Chair
Mrs. J. Avery Rush Endowed Chair in Women's Health and Oncology
The aim of the Rush Endowed Chair is to contribute to the growth and excellence of the established TTUHSC Women's Health and Oncology research and clinical programs. This academic position includes research, clinical and teaching activities to be adapted to the successful applicant's research program and clinical skills. The Rush Endowed Chair also holds an academic appointment at the rank of associate or full professor in the appropriate TTUHSC School of Medicine department(s).
Mrs. J. Avery "Janie" Rush is an ovarian cancer survivor and the mother of Avery Rush, M.D., an assistant clinical professor at Amarillo and member of the Texas Tech Foundation Board. Mrs. Rush and family have so generously donated this chair to generate research interest for the Rush Endowed Chair include breast, ovarian and other gynecologic malignancies./
For information regarding the Chair, please call 806.356.4695 or email marjorie.jenkins@ttuhsc.edu.
