Company Profile
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Company Overview
About Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Welcome to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (http://www.ttuhsc.edu/) where a dedication to strong values, education, patient care and research has made an impact on the health of West Texas and beyond for almost 50 years. We meet the health care needs of more than 2.5 million people who live throughout a vast 108-county area stretching from the Texas Panhandle south to the Permian Basin and west into eastern New Mexico.
We have established ourselves as a leader in education and patient care and are building a top-ranked research environment with significant studies underway in areas such as aging, cancer, reproduction, genetic diseases and rural health.
· The AAMC has ranked Texas Tech #1 in faculty satisfaction (Promotion & Tenure,
Transparency, and Women's satisfaction in the workplace)
· Top 10% in the U.S. for diversity
· TTUHSC Graduating Medical students are in the top 15%
· Clinical Research institute available to faculty-Biostatisticians, research nurses, etc.
· Collaboration with two local hospitals, including a Children's Hospital
About Lubbock, TX
Lubbock, Texas (https://www.visitlubbock.org/) is a city in, and the county seat of, Lubbock County, Texas. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state. The Lubbock metro population is 318,679 with a catchment area of over 1.2 million.
Lubbock is a growing educational, commercial, medical and cultural center with a college-town atmosphere. The metropolitan population is in excess of 300K residents of whom 40K+ are Texas Tech students, who live in mild seasonal conditions with an average of 265 days of sunshine per year. Lubbock residents enjoy an easy lifestyle with low housing costs, unique restaurants, bars and boutique shopping, and a drive of less than 25 minutes to anywhere in the city. Lubbock also has great public and private school systems and over 66 public parks, resulting in a very family-friendly atmosphere.
Known as the ‘Hub City’ of West Texas, our diverse economy is based on manufacturing, agriculture, wholesale and retail trade services, as well as government, education and health care. Lubbock is the only city in the nation with a comprehensive university, a health sciences center, an agriculture college and a law school in one location making Texas Tech University the second largest contiguous university campus in the United States.