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Read up on our news! In our quarterly, read about Billy Philips, Ph.D., the new vice president of our institute. Also in this issue: Borderland AHEC opens, Nursing plan to address shortage, Rural physician profile: Dr. Adrian Billings of Alpine, Telemedicine Pediatric Specialty Network, West Texas AHEC to host statewide HealthFind 2009, AHEC summer camp success story, and Cough and cold medication safety.
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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