SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 292
WHEREAS, Students, faculty, and staff of Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center are celebrating 54 years as
an independent university within the Texas Tech University
system; and
WHEREAS, Launched in 1969 as Texas Tech University School
of Medicine, it was renamed Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center in 1979 when it became a full-fledged health research
institution; throughout its history, TTUHSC has been a leader in
rural health care for the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Today, the university offers top-quality academic
and clinical education for the next generation of doctors,
nurses, pharmacists, researchers, and other health care
professionals while furthering its foundational mission of
providing world-class health care to the people of West Texas;
TTUHSC is focused on transforming health care through innovation
and collaboration, offering solutions that serve as models of
care throughout the state; the institution encompasses six
schools, TTUHSC School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, the
School of Health Professions, the Jerry H. Hodge School of
Pharmacy, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the
Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health, and
it maintains campuses in Abilene, Amarillo, Dallas, Lubbock,
Midland, and Odessa; and
WHEREAS, TTUHSC educates students, provides patient care,
and conducts biomedical and clinical research; the university
graduates the most health care professionals in the State of
Texas, and it has been recognized as a pioneer in telehealth;
having served hundreds of thousands of patients since the first
telemedicine consult in 1990, the institution continues to lead
efforts to expand access to care in underserved areas; in
addition, TTUHSC is nationally recognized for innovative
programs, academic achievement, and cutting-edge research; and
WHEREAS, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has
graduated more than 37,000 highly qualified health care
professionals who are serving patients and driving medical
discovery in tangible, life-changing ways in Texas and around the
world; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, hereby honor Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center on its achievements and extend to all those associated
with the institution sincere best wishes for continued success;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for TTUHSC as an expression of high regard from the
Texas Senate.
Perry, Sparks
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 8, 2023.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate