Welcome
In our quarterly, read about the $6.7 million grant awarded to our Department of Telemedicine. Also in this issue: Roadmap to Healthcare Reform, Defining Frontier, Rural Physician Profile: Dr. Jean-Pierre Letellier of Seminole, New TELEDOC(tm) Design Unveiled, Summer Pre-Med Academy Benefits Rural Students, Legislative Wrap-Up: What's New for Rural Health in Texas, Prevention Measures Reduce Infectious Health Risks, and more.
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Loan Repayment Page Now Active
Health professionals looking for a way to pay back student debt may find helpful resources on this new webpage. The geographic, economic, and demographic characteristics of West Texas make it a microcosm of a number of factors that impact rural health care across much of the United States. From the agriculture rich high plains to the mountainous Big Bend, from metropolitan cities to some of the least populated regions in the country - the health care challenges for West Texas are broad and diverse.
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center shoulders the responsibility for educating health care providers, enhancing access to health care, and contributing to a better quality of life for the region.
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health directs much of this effort in the areas of health care workforce development, enhanced access with technology such as telemedicine, and rural research.
Interest Areas
- Rural-focused Research
- Double T Health Service Corps
- Atlas of Rural Community Health
- Resources for Communities
- Scholarships