TTUHSC School of Health Professions

It is a great day to kick off the Spring 2025 semester and we want to see your first day of class photos! Fill out the form in this link and we will share our favorites on SHP social media!

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Doctor of Audiology degree (Au.D.) consists of four years of graduate work and is offered on the Lubbock, Texas campus. Although the schedule varies by semester, as a graduate student, you will typically attend class two days a week and have clinic one to two days a week in the first three years of the program. The fourth year consists of a full-time externship experience. Learn more:

Welcome to all of our new SHP students! We can't wait to meet you all at New Student Orientation this morning. Check your TTUHSC email for your program's orientation information!

Next week begins another exciting semester at the School of Health Professions, and we are excited to welcome a new group of students to the SHP family at Monday's New Student Orientation! Check your TTUHSC email for your program's orientation information!

We are excited to welcome Jill Manners, ScD, LAT, ATC, PT, COMT, FNAP, to TTUHSC as an associate professor and program director for the Master of #AthleticTraining (#MAT) program. Dr. Manners comes to TTUHSC from the University of Georgia, where she was the program director for the athletic training program for six years. Prior to UGA, she was the program director at Western Carolina University from 2009-2017. She was also the program director for one year at Salisbury University and the program’s clinical education coordinator from 1997 to 2003. In 2022, Dr. Manners was named a Distinguished Practitioner and Fellow of the National Academies of Practice. Dr. Manners is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Research and Education Foundation. She has presented nationally and internationally on various topics in the fields of athletic training and physical therapy. Dr. Manners earned her BS in Athletic Training/Exercise Science from Ithaca College in New York, MS in Athletic Training from West Virginia University, MPT in Physical Therapy from Western Carolina University, and ScD in Physical Therapy from TTUHSC.

We sat down with Koy Kubala, DCLS, MLS(ASCP)CM SBBCM MBCM NRCC-CC, to better understand the increase we see in the Flu, RSV and COVID-19 during the winter season, how we can proactively avoid them, and what treatment can help at the onset of symptoms.

New Year’s resolutions—they’re easy to make but easier to break. Why is it so hard to make the healthy changes that we know can help us feel better and live longer? And why is it so hard to make them last? Read more: https://lnkd.in/ge6cgyEB #SHPWellness

As an athletic trainer (AT), you are an integral member of the health care team, providing a continuum of care while working under the direction of, or in collaboration with, a licensed physician. The Master of Athletic Training program is designed to provide you with a high-quality, interprofessional, and evidence-based education necessary to build a strong foundation for a career in athletic training. Learn more:

"This program has prepared me to be more of a leader and an advocate for patients I'm working with." Listen to Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy student Juaquina Broughton discuss her experience in the program and how it has helped her in her career as an OT!

Join us for the 2025 TTUHSC SHP Endowed Lecture Series: "Updates in Equine-Assisted Therapy Clinical Care and Research" scheduled for January 30th and 31st. Check your TTUHSC email for more details!