Office of Global Health
The Office of Global Health (OGH) serves as a resource to the Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) community for global health education both on our
campuses and abroad.
The Office of Global Health supports the institutional mission and goals of TTUHSC by engaging in activities that enhance the education of its students, faculty, and staff through exposure to international health experiences.
Upcoming Global Perspectives Films
- Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024
- Time: noon
- via Zoom (LINK)
- Belgian triathlon champion Marieke Vervoort’s time is running out. At 29, paralyzed from the waist down, a debilitating, chronic illness she has had for 15 years has begun to take its toll. As Marieke’s strength falters and her pain increases, she decides to take control by signing papers to die by the controversial procedure of medical aid-in-dying (MAID), legal in her home country. Liberated and empowered by having the legal permission to die, Marieke rediscovers the freedom and thrill of competition. Marieke’s acceptance of death becomes an affirmation of life.
Upcoming Global Health Lectures
- Spanish Coaching Project: A flexible approach to Spanish education within health-related
curriculums presented by TTUHSC Medical Spanish Club
- Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at noon
- via Zoom
- Please join the Office of Global Health as we host a students from the TTUHSC Medical Spanish Club to elaborate on the origins, processes, successes, and next steps for their peer to peer Spanish coaching program.
- Coping with a Wired World: Social Media and Community
- Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at noon
- via Zoom
- Opening Space is a Zoom- based series, co-hosted by the TTUHSC Office of Global Health and the TTU Vernacular Music Center, that elevates unheard voices through shared dialogue and stories of reflection. Join us in September as we highlight professionals that help others seek wellness and balance while navigating the complications of social media, online bullying, and digital chaos. The event will promote conversation among individuals – students, faculty, staff, and community partners – who specialize in the arts, humanities, and STEM topics. By sharing a dialogue between and across their fields of expertise and experience, we highlight the bridges and points of connection amongst us.