Resources for Residents
House Staff Officers for 2011-2012
Ebtesam Islam, MD, President
Ebtesam.Islam@ttuhsc.edu
Lukas McWhorter, MD, Vice-President
Luke.McWhorter@ttuhsc.edu
Heather Derington, DO, Secretary
Heather.Derington@ttuhsc.edu
Colbert Perez, Program Coordinator
Colbert.R.Perez@ttuhsc.edu
Housestaff Officers Roles and Functions
Use this link for important information regarding the use and abuse of certain drugs as required by Senate Bill 144
Read text of SB 144 here.
Duty Hours Language Power Point here
***ATTENTION***
FICA INFO AND FAQ'S
All residents must be registered to participate in Texas Electronic Registrar (TER) Death Registration
Anyone who is involved in the completion of a death certificate must register or face the possibility of a fine.
***ATTENTION RESIDENTS***
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING
GME MEDICARE FUNDING
READ THIS
Duties of Physician in Training (PIT) Permit Holders to Report
Links
ACGME-Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
ABMS-American Board of Medical Specialties
AAMC-Association of American Medical Colleges
FCVS-Federation Credentialing Verification Service
FSMB-Federation of State Medical Boards Directory - Established to provide a centralized, uniform process for state medical boards as well as private and governmental entities to obtain a verified, primary source record of a physician's core medical credentials. FCVS obtains primary source verification of medical education, postgraduate training, licensure examination history, board action history, board certification and identity.
TTUHSC Medical Alliance-Spouses in Support of Medicine
Resident/Fellow Licensure Information
Applying for your Physician in Training (PIT) License
Current Institutional DEA Certificate (expires 11/30/14)
Current Institutional DPS Certificate (expires 10/31/13)
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Legislative Update Concerning PIT DPS Numbers
TTUHSC Lubbock GME has updated your information to include the PIT DPS numbers. Call us if you have any questions at 743-2978.
Important Email Info:
All TTUHSC students, faculty, and staff will be issued an official TTUHSC email account with the firstname.last/surname@ttuhsc.edu naming convention format. This email address will be the only email address used for all official communications between the Institution and students, faculty, and staff. Emails will not be redirected or forwarded to another, non-TTUHSC account. See policy in its entirety here.
Links for Licensure in Texas
TMB - Texas Medical Board
- Texas Physician Licensure - Steps to Becoming a Licensed Physician in Texas
DPS - Texas Department of Public Safety
- Information on applying for your DPS certification.
DEA - Drug Enforcement Agency
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Apply or renew your DEA certification at the Office of Diversion Control
Information for IMG's (International Medical Graduates)
ECFMG-Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
CIMA-Center for International and Multicultural Affairs
Insurance Information
Health Insurance - IMS-Insurance Management Services
Dental Insurance - BCBSTX (BlueCross and BlueShield of Texas). Look up a dental provider with DentaBlue
Vision Insurance - Avesis
Financial Information
Texas Tech Federal Credit Union
Antioch Financial, Brock Barnes, CFP