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Amarillo offers a warm, community-centered environment with a cost of living that remains lower than many major Texas cities, making it an attractive choice for students. Students can enjoy a variety of activities, including diverse local restaurants, museums, outdoor recreation at nearby Palo Duro Canyon and unique Panhandle cultural events. With its friendly community, accessible pace, and affordable lifestyle, Amarillo provides a supportive and comfortable place to study and live.

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  • Three elements form the basis of the TTUHSC School of Medicine mission – teaching physicians, providing health care of the highest quality to the people of West Texas and conducting research to unlock continuing medical mysteries. By providing a balance of experience in these three areas of focus, and by placing an emphasis upon primary care, the TTUHSC School of Medicine continually strives to improve health care for generations of West Texans.

    Schedule a tour: (806) 743-2297 or email somadm@ttuhsc.edu

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  • The TTUHSC School of Nursing is committed to developing innovative educational pathways for students that lead them to many successful and rewarding nursing career possibilities. Nurses who have earned a bachelor's degree can further their education and expand their career opportunities by choosing from three Master's of Science in Nursing tracks or from four nurse practitioner tracks, some of which are offered online.

    Schedule a tour: (806) 743-9294 or email elizabeth.martinez@ttuhsc.edu

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  • The School of Health Professions offers twenty-one degree programs ranging from a certificate to a clinical doctorate in rehabilitation sciences, clinical laboratory sciences and primary care, speech, language and hearing sciences, clinical counseling and health care administration.

    Schedule a tour: (806) 743-3220 or email health.professions@ttuhsc.edu

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  • The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences offers master's and doctoral degrees in seven areas of study: cell and molecular biology; biochemistry and molecular genetics, medical microbiology, pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacology and neuroscience, and physiology. A master's degree is also offered in biotechnology.

    Schedule a tour: (806) 743-2556 or email tracy.r.cowin@ttuhsc.edu

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  • TTUHSC's Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program employs cutting-edge technology to educate students, yet maintains the time-tested traditions and values associated with the pharmacy profession. Small classes and competitive students ensure that graduates are prepared for careers in all areas of pharmacy, including community pharmacy and institutional pharmacy practice.

    Schedule a tour: (806) 414-9393 or email sopadmissions@ttuhsc.edu

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Special Delivery, Close to Home

Eight years ago, Silvia Esparza, MSN, APRN, (Nursing ’15) created a facility with a home-like environment close to Amarillo’s hospital district, giving women another option for birth. Today, she serves about 60 clients a year, providing care for pregnant women during their prenatal period to after their child’s birth.

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  • TTUHSC Amarillo students sitting in classroom table rows looking to the front of the room.
  • TTUHSC Amarillo students sitting at a table together smiling looking at screens and each other.
  • TTUHSC Amarillo instructor and student inserting needle syringe in medication bottle.
  • Three students wearing Double T polo shirts looking at one screen at TTUHSC Amarillo
  • TTUHSC Amarillo students sitting outside wearing a Pharmacy tshirt.
  • TTUHSC Amarillo students wearing red scrubs sitting together at tables studying looking at a paper.
  • TTUHSC Amarillo students sitting together at a table in the lounge smiling.
  • TTUHSC Amarillo medical students wearing white coats standing in front of windows talking and smiling.
  • TTUHSC Amarillo Surgery Residents standing around mannequin in simulation room listening to professor speak.
  • TTUHSC Amarillo students playing pool in the lounge.
  • TTUHSC Amarillo nursing students wearing red scrubs drinking coffee with books, papers and study materials on the table.
  • TTUHSC Amarillo students gathered together in the shade outside talking near a public art statue in the background.
  • TTUHSC Amarillo students sitting together at a table studying wearing red scrubs looking at screens smiling.
  • TTUHSC Amarillo nursing students in a simulation room with a mannequin while using a stethescope.

Our varied campuses includes many features that support university life and enhance the overall learning environment with consideration to both, space and technology. Each TTUHSC campus strives to integrate both academic and social life, our physical spaces were designed to foster socializing, networking, studying and relaxing. In Amarillo, we enjoy:

TTUHSC Amarillo medical students wearing white coats standing in front of windows talking and smiling.
  • SimCentral
  • Fully equipped physical therapy classrooms
  • Private study spaces
  • Student Center in the Basement of the School of Medicine/Health Professions
  • Public art - 13 installations on campus
  • Dedicated lab facility in the Amarillo Research Building
  • TechLink enabled classrooms
  • Multiple student lounges
  • Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy courtyard
  • Harrington Library
  • Pharmacy Museum

Regional Leadership

  • Regional Dean
    Brian Weis, MD, Phd, FACP.

    Brian Weis, MD, PhD, FACP, officially was named the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine regional dean in Amarillo on August 1, 2024. Weis has a history with TTUHSC dating back to January of 2005 when he joined the internal medicine faculty after having spent 17 years at UT Southwestern/Parkland Hospital in Dallas. While in Dallas, Weis completed his M.D., a Ph.D. in biochemistry, and his postgraduate training in internal medicine before joining the faculty at UT Southwestern. He was recruited by TTUHSC in Amarillo with the intent of serving as the program director for the TTUHSC Internal Medicine Residency Program; he served in that role for more than seven years. In the summer of 2015, Weis became the chief medical officer (CMO) at Northwest Texas Hospital having served in multiple medical staff leadership roles at the hospital since 2005. Weis had the privilege of helping lead the hospital and community through the COVID-19 pandemic as the CMO and member of the Mayor’s COVID-19 Advisory Board. Yearning to return to a teaching role with residents and medical students, Weis returned to TTUHSC in the Spring of 2023.

    Weis is the proud recipient of the Mario Feola M.D. Outstanding Faculty Award in 2007 and 2011, the Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award by the internal medicine residents seven times from 2006 through 2012, the Dean’s Clinical Science Teaching Award in 2007, and the Dean’s Award in Educational Innovation in 2011. He is the only physician to have been awarded the Northwest Texas Hospital “Physician of the Year” twice in 2009 and 2021. Finally, he is a recipient of an Amarillo Key to the City along with his physician colleagues on the Mayor’s Advisory Committee for COVID-19.

    Weis is married to Joanna Wilson, DO, a provider of gender-specific health care in the Amarillo community. They are the proud parents of two children, Cannon and Valerie. Weis and his wife play in the band, Liquid Jimi, who focus on original instrumental rock.

  • Regional Dean
    Valerie Kiper, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

    Valerie Kiper, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, serves as the inaugural regional dean in Amarillo for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing. She was appointed to the position in Oct. 2021. TTUHSC SON expanded the traditional pre-licensure BSN program to the Amarillo campus after approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in October 2021; however, nursing has had a footprint on the Amarillo campus since 2013 with the ABSN/VBSN (accelerated/veteran BSN) programs.

    Kiper also is an associate professor teaching leadership and community/public health nursing courses in the RN-BSN program at the TTUHSC School of Nursing where she has held that position since joining the faculty of the School of Nursing in August 2016. Kiper has 44 years of nursing experience with the majority of her career serving in various nursing leadership roles. Prior to joining TTUHSC School of Nursing, she served as a tenured chief nursing officer for a 495-bed acute care, tertiary healthcare system as well as serving as the corporate director for accreditation and regulatory compliance for a major healthcare management company.

    Kiper holds a diploma in nursing from the Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing in Amarillo. She received both a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, and a Master’s of Science in Nursing degree from West Texas State University in Canyon, Texas; and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice in Executive Leadership from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

    Kiper is involved in various professional organizations and has held leadership positions in them. She serves on several community, state and national advisory boards. She holds advanced certification in nursing administration from American Nurses Credentialing Center.

    She has received various awards including 2015 TTUHSC SON Alumni Award for Excellence in Executive Leadership, 2020-2021 TONL Excellence in Leadership Award-Texas Organization of Nursing Leaders, 2021 Panhandle Great 25 Nurses-Legacy Award, 2021-2022 TTUHSC Presidential Alumni award and the 2023 Nexstar Media-Remarkable Women for the Texas Panhandle.

    Dr. Kiper has an impressive record of publishing and presenting on diverse topics in national and international forums.

  • Regional Dean
    Joan Brunet, PT, DPT, EdD, MS.

    Joan Potter Brunet PT, EdD, DPT, MS, is the regional dean in Amarillo for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Health Professions. She also serves as the assistant program director for the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. Potter Brunet earned her Doctorate in Higher Education Administration from Texas Tech University and her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from AT Still University in Mesa, Ariz. She has been a physical therapist since 1991 and on faculty with the physical therapy program since August 1999. Potter Brunet has served in many roles with the PT program including the director of clinical education and her current roles as an assistant professor and the assistant program director. Her clinical interests include vestibular rehabilitation, neurological rehabilitation, prosthetic management and training, LSVT Big and Loud treatment for Parkinson’s disease, post-concussion treatment and general post-operative management. Her research interests include student outcomes, student success in graduate school and the socialization process into health care professions.

  • Regional Dean
    Krystal Haase, Pharm.D.

    Krystal Haase, Pharm.D., was named regional dean in Amarillo of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy in 2023. Before becoming regional dean, Haase served as a faculty member for more than 23 years at TTUHSC, division head of adult medicine for ten years and program director for various residency programs in Amarillo.

    Haase has served in multiple committees and actively participated in professional organizations, including the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties, the American Society of Health System Pharmacists, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

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    1400 S. Coulter Street
    Amarillo, TX 79106
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Accreditation: The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters, doctoral, and professional degrees. TTUHSC also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. TTUHSC at Amarillo is a branch campus of TTUHSC. Therefore, the continued accreditation of this campus is contingent upon the continued accreditation of TTUHSC. Questions about the accreditation of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website.