Since 1978, the TTUHSC School of Medicine in Amarillo has trained medical students and residents with particular emphasis in clinical care. More than 100 medical students and 100 residents receive training on the Amarillo campus each year.
Because of superior bed-side teaching, a high faculty-to-student ratio, and a wide range of clinical facilities, our student and resident educational experiences are highly rated.
Training sites include:
- On-campus Texas Tech Physicians clinics
- Three area hospitals : Amarillo VA Healthcare System BSA Health System. Northwest Texas Healthcare System
- Local health department
- Texas Panhandle Centers Behavioral and Developmental Health
- Area nursing homes
- Private physician offices
Research in Amarillo includes NIH-funded investigators in cancer immunology. Faculty participate in many multicenter clinical trials in cancer treatment. Our Clinical Research Unit allows students and residents to collaborate with faculty and to prepare abstracts and case reports.
Meet Our Regional Dean
Brian Weis, M.D., Ph.D.
Brian Weis, M.D., Ph.D.
Weis joined the TTUHSC School of Medicine faculty in 2005 as an associate professor of internal medicine. He also served as the residency program director and the internal medicine student clerkship director. In 2015, Weis joined Northwest Texas Healthcare System (NWTHS) as the chief medical officer until he returned to TTUHSC in 2023 as the interim regional dean.
“TTUHSC has provided me with tremendous opportunities for personal and professional development since I started on the Amarillo campus in January of 2005,” Weis said. “Academic medicine and the teaching of residents and medical students have always felt like home for me. The opportunity to serve as the TTUHSC School of Medicine regional dean on the Amarillo campus will allow me to serve the institution that has supported my career while continuing to provide the teaching that is a source of tremendous satisfaction for me.”
In addition to his leadership in academic medicine in the region, Weis continues to practice at the Northwest JO Wyatt Clinic and serves as NWTHS Chief of Medicine Services. He is the medical director for LIFESTAR, an air medical transport service, and serves as the president of Scouting America Golden Spread Council.
“My objective is to make the Amarillo campus of TTUHSC the leading location for premier and cutting-edge medical care in the Panhandle of Texas,” Weis said. “The institution will also continue to train competent and compassionate health care providers for the Panhandle region through its productive collaboration with area hospitals and other health care facilities. Ultimately, I want TTUHSC in Amarillo to become an essential resource for all health care in West Texas.”
Weis received his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas in 1997 and remained there for his internal medicine residency.