School of Medicine Recognitions

Military Doctors

School of Medicine graduating students were recognized for their military commissions at a special ceremony in May 2019. Lubbock Mayor Dan Pope proclaimed the day as “Military Doctors Day.”

Top FMAT Ranking

The American Academy of Family Physicians ranked TTUHSC School of Medicine in the top eight of allopathic schools that provide long-term contributions to the family medicine workforce. TTUHSC was also listed nationally by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education within the top 20th percentile for total graduates entering accredited family medicine residency programs over the past seven years.

Nod to Barbershop Blood Pressure Group

The group was honored with a “Headliner Award” from the Association for Women in Communications Lubbock Chapter for its widespread recognition of educating communities on high blood pressure in West Texas.  

High Ranking in Diversity

Diverse Issues in Higher Education ranked TTUHSC School of Medicine eighth in the nation for its number of health degrees obtained by minorities. Data for the ranking comes from the Completion Survey of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System collected by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education statistics.  

Professor Receives Grant

Rakhshanda Rahman, MD, professor of breast surgical oncology has been awarded a $2.4 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. The funding will enable Rahman and her team to detect cancers at a very early stage so that they are curable.