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MAR. 1, 2011Vol. 2, no. 5

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Local teenager helpschildren battling cancer

It started out as a project to become an Eagle Scout, but in the end it was much more than a lesson in leadership for 15-year-old Dahlton Wagner.

Thanks to the efforts of this local Boy Scout, young cancer patients at Texas Tech Univer-sity Health Sciences Center now have some-thing to entertain them while receiving or waiting to receive treatment, a process that can take several hours.

Dahlton not only constructed bookcases for the pediatric oncology waiting room, but he also found an anonymous donor to provide dozens of books, three Nintendo Wii consoles with multiple games, three televisions, three DVD players and hundreds of Ty Beanie Babies, which are handed out to each cancer patient after treatment.

Dahlton also donated furniture to the Depart-ment of Pediatrics.

A special recognition ceremony was held Feb. 24 to honor Dahlton for his generous contri-butions.

Richard Jordan, M.D., regional dean for the School of Medicine, Osvaldo Regueira, M.D., and Curtis Turner, M.D., spoke at the event. They explained how these donations will impact the Amarillo campus and the young oncology patients we serve.

A plaque recognizing Dahlton was then presented and placed on the wall under one of the televisions he donated.

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George J. Dover, M.D., will be this year’s guest speaker for Research Day, April 6.

Dr. Dover serves as chairman of the Department of Pediat-

rics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and as pediatrician-in-chief at Children’s Medical and Surgical Center at Hopkins.

As the former director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Dover has a long history in the study and treatment of sickle cell disease.He has authored nearly 100 peer-reviewed publications and authored or co-authored more than 26 book chapters in the fields of pediatric hematology and genetics.

Dr. Dover has also been a consultant on numerous National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants and is active in federal government advisory committees........................................................................

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Center for Women’s Healthwelcomes new provider

Change is in the air at the Center for Women’s Health and Gender-Based Medicine.

Today, Daniela Gamboa, M.D., officially joined the center’s dynamic team.

Dr. Gamboa, who is accepting new patients, will be a part of both the Center for Women’s Health and Family Medicine.

She is filling the void left by Kathleen Clark, M.D., who recently departed TTUHSC to pursue new career ........................................................................

Results from the 2010 TTUHSC Staff Satisfaction Survey are now available online. To view the report, visit http://www.ttuhsc.edu/oipa/documents/StaffSS_2010_Institutional_Report.pdf.For more information, e-mail [email protected].

The 2011 Wendy and Stanley March 3 Endowed Lecturer in Pharmacology and Neurochemistry of Substance Abuse/Addiction is scheduled for March 8 and 9 at the School of Pharmacy.

Cindy Ehlers, Ph.D., professor for molecular and integrative neurosciences and molecular and experimental medicine at the Scripps Research Institute, will be this year’s featured speaker.

Dr. Ehlers will present “Understanding Firewa-ter: Risk Factors for Alcoholism in Native Americans” at 4 p.m. March 8.

She will present “Genetic and Environmental Determinants of Alcoholism Risk in Different Ethnic Groups” at noon March 9 during grand rounds.

Both presentations will be in the Harrington Auditorium in the School of Pharmacy.

For more information on Dr. Ehlers background, visit: http://www.scripps.edu/mind/ehlers/cindy.html.

“The School of Allied Health Sciences is pleased to announce the opening of the Health Promotion Research Lab (HPRL). The HPRL is a 1,550 square foot facility located on the fourth floor, School of Allied Health Sciences and School of Medicine building. The equipment was generously donated by the Amarillo Town Club which is owned by Baptist Community Services. Dr. Jody Wilkinson (DPT faculty member) is the director of the lab. The HPRL began operations with an initial study titled “FitnessWorks for Women” which is designed to find the most effective approaches for motivating and support-ing working women in increasing physical activity.

As for news from Finance and Administration, the TTUHSC completed a parking lot project that will add 75 spaces to the south area reserved lot. A road was also cut through the Amarillo Research Building parking lot to allow for overflow of the patient parking.”

Michael Hooten, EdDRegional Dean, School of Allied Health Sciences And Asst. Vice President for Finance and AdministrationTTUHSC Amarillo

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Eye on Austin

As lawmakers continue to grapple with the budget, legislation that would give college students and professors the right to carry guns on campus gains momentum.

As of today, more than half of the representa-tives in the Texas House have signed on as co-authors of the measure, which will direct universities to allow concealed handguns.Supporters of this legislation say it could help prevent incidents like the mass shootings at Virginia Tech in 2007 and Northern Illinois in 2008.

Opponents, however, argue that adding more guns will not stop crime or mass shootings from happening.

If the bill is signed into law, Texas will become the second state to pass such a measure, with Utah being the first. Colorado gives colleges the option of allowing concealed handguns on campus.

President’s Awards

The TTUHSC Faculty Senate is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the following President’s Awards:• President’s Excellence in Teaching Award• President’s Excellence in Research Award• President’s Young Investigator Award• President’s Outstanding Clinician Award• President’s Excellence in Community Engagement Award• President’s Outstanding Professor Award

This year’s process requires online submis-sion by May 15.

The President’s Awards application can be found at

http://www.ttuhsc.edu/facultysenate/facultynominations/

For more information, contact [email protected].

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Welcome to TTUHSC!

Hezhen WangPost Doctoral Research Associate,Pharmaceutical Sciences

Stephni Woodard Certified Medical Assistant, Clements

Do you know an employee or a group of employees who excel in support of the Service Plus philosophy of TTUHSC? If so, today is the last day to nominate them to receive recogni-tion through the Quality Service Awards Program.

The program includes two levels of awards.The Quality Service Award is presented to no more than 30 people each year. Recipients each receive a lapel pin, award memento and $500 cash.

The Chancellor’s Award of Excellence is presented to two people each year. Those recipients receive a lapel pin, award memento and $1,500 cash.

Individual and group award recipients will be recognized at a special awards ceremony this spring.

For more information, e-mail [email protected].

Nominations must be submitted to Michael Hooten, Ed.D., regional dean for the School of Allied Health Sciences, by 5 p.m. today.

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Dean’s Newsletter

A unique soap company created by an Amarillo School of Pharmacy (SOP) student goes national.

A student known for being an organizer, ambassador and cheer-leader for her fellow SOP classmates is selected as the Dean’s Student Leader of the Quarter.

And, several dozen School of Pharmacy students are awarded scholarships from TTUHSC and the West Texas Pharmacy Associa-tion.

Read all about these stories and much more in the latest edition of the Dean’s Newsletter at: http://www.ttuhsc.edu/sop/news/documents/Dean_s_Nwslttr_2011--Issue_I.pdf.

“The School of Allied Health Sciences is pleased to announce the opening of the Health Promotion Research Lab (HPRL). The HPRL is a 1,550 square foot facility located on the fourth floor, School of Allied Health Sciences and School of Medicine building. The equipment was generously donated by the Amarillo Town Club which is owned by Baptist Community Services. Dr. Jody Wilkinson (DPT faculty member) is the director of the lab. The HPRL began operations with an initial study titled “FitnessWorks for Women” which is designed to find the most effective approaches for motivating and support-ing working women in increasing physical activity.

As for news from Finance and Administration, the TTUHSC completed a parking lot project that will add 75 spaces to the south area reserved lot. A road was also cut through the Amarillo Research Building parking lot to allow for overflow of the patient parking.”

Michael Hooten, EdDRegional Dean, School of Allied Health Sciences And Asst. Vice President for Finance and AdministrationTTUHSC Amarillo

Nominations Due Today


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spotlight onSTUDENTS

Area of Study:Medicine

Year:third year

Hometown:El Paso

Where Would You Like to Practice:Wherever the future takes me.

Why the Health Profession:I went to a health sciences high school where I was given the opportunity to sample all of the different health professions and decided I wanted to be a doctor. I loved sciences, specifically biology, and loved helping people.

Favorite Thing about TTUHSC: The people. Everyone is so friendly and TTUHSC has a very nurturing environment for its students.

Hobbies:Playing violin, guitar and watching comedies, especially stand-up.

Something Few People Know: When I was a little kid, I choked on Jell-O. I remember thinking, “Jello-O is really jiggly. It should just slide its way down my throat,” then I ate a huge chunk of Jell-O. The next thing I remember is Jell-O flying out of my mouth and my dad’s arms around me, presumably after having just performed the Heimlich.

Eunice Lee


Heather Holmes, M.D., has been promoted to associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecol-ogy. Congratulations Dr. Holmes!————————————————————

President’s Awards

The TTUHSC Faculty Senate is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the following President’s Awards:• President’s Excellence in Teaching Award• President’s Excellence in Research Award• President’s Young Investigator Award• President’s Outstanding Clinician Award• President’s Excellence in Community Engagement Award• President’s Outstanding Professor Award

This year’s process requires online submis-sion by May 15.

The President’s Awards application can be found at

http://www.ttuhsc.edu/facultysenate/facultynominations/

For more information, contact [email protected].

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Welcome to TTUHSC!

Hezhen WangPost Doctoral Research Associate,Pharmaceutical Sciences

Stephni Woodard Certified Medical Assistant, Clements

Campus Accomplishments

Dayna Schertler, a licensed clinical social worker and faculty associ-ate with the Department of Psychiatry, has completed certification from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the

National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and is now an official provider of Cognitive Processing Therapy for the treatment of PTSD.————————————————————Several residents and members of the Depart-ment of Internal Medicine recently traveled to New Orleans to present accepted scientific abstracts at the Southern Regional meeting of the American Federation for Medical Research.

Jingdong Su, M.D., won an award for his presentation, “The Havoc of Steroids Beyond Sports: A Case of Severe Reversible Lipid Derangement in Anabolic Steroid Use.”Other top-ranked presentations included oral presentations by Tashfeen Mahmood, M.D., on

“Cocaine Bugs: Delusional parasitosis in a cocaine addicted patient,” Arati Chand, M.D., on “When Stomach Gas is Ominous,” and N. Gandhe, M.D., on “Candida: A Rare Cause of Antibiotic-Associated Colitis.”Poster winners were Jackie Le, 4th year medical student, Morgan Leak, M.D., Vinay Parameswara, M.D., and Asha Kamat, M.D.These cases were also published as abstracts in the February edition of the Journal of Investi-gative Medicine.Faculty mentors and co-authors attending the conference included Matt Chua, M.D., and Roger Smalligan, M.D., chair of Internal Medi-cine. Doctor’s Chua and Smalligan also served as judges for the meeting.

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After more than 20 years of dedicated service to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Marita Sheehan, M.D., has retired. Her last day was Feb. 28.

During her time at

TTUHSC, Dr. Sheehan served in a number of roles including assistant academic dean, professor of clinical pediatrics, interim regional dean, associate professor of pediat-rics, pediatric residency program director and regional chair for the Department of Pediat-rics.

Dr. Sheehan will be greatly missed.We wish her the best in her retirement.

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Dr. Sheehan Retires

Wednesday, March 2Internal Medicine Grand RoundsThomas Johnson, M.D., will present “Chronic Hepatitis B: Many Diseases, New Understanding, Effective Treatments” from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 2 in the TTUHSC School of Pharmacy auditorium. Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to recognize the burden and epidemiology of the disease, discuss the virus, its transmission and the disease it produces, describe the four clinical phases of chronic Hepatitis B and discuss prevention and treatment options. The TTUHSC Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this education activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

World Health Lecture SeriesThe Office of International Affairs (OIA) invites you to attend an ongoing lecture series on world health. The lectures are at noon every first and third Wednesday of the month. Invited guest speakers share their experiences and work involving global health issues. The speaker on Wednesday, March 2 is Thomas F. McGovern, Ed.D., professor in the Lubbock Department of Psychiatry, director of Health-care Ethics/Humanities for the School of Medicine. Dr. McGovern’s lecture is titled “Alcohol Problems: An International Perspective.” The lecture will be in Room 4720. For more information, e-mail [email protected].

Thursday, March 10 Retirement party for Carol AdamsAfter more than 16 years of service to TTUHSC, Carol Adams is retiring. A come-and-go retirement party will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10 in Room 4714. Everyone is invited to attend.

PowerPoint Level 1 ClassAfter attending this course, you will have the skills to create a basic presentation using PowerPoint. Topics covered include how to create a simple presentation, how to add slides to a presentation and enter text, how to view and play a slide show and how to add WordArt, clip art and simple animation. This hands-on class will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, March 10 in Room 4701. Seating is limited to 12 participants. To register, call (806) 356-5959.

Microsoft Word 2007 ClassLearn the basics of using Mail Merge, labels and envelopes in Microsoft Word 2007. Seating is limited to 12 participants so register as soon as possible. The class will be from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Room 4701. Call 354-5959 to reserve your spot.

Saturday, March 12Medication CleanoutThe Texas Panhandle Poison Center will host a medication cleanout from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Satur-day, March 12 at Borger High School. Area residents who have expired, leftover or unneeded medica-tions are encouraged to bring them by the drop-off location. This event provides our community a safe and convenient way to dispose of medications. Other medication cleanouts will be March 19 in Sweet-water and April 9 in Amarillo. Keep an eye on The Beat for more information.


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Ingredients

2 lbs. hamburger meat 1 can ranch style beans1 medium onion 1 can stewed tomatoes1 can hominy 1 can green chili tomatoes1 can corn 1 large can green chili dicedTaco Seasoning 1 can water or more Directions Brown hamburger meat and season with salt to your taste. Drain excess fat and sauté with onions.Mixed in Taco Seasoning.Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boilImmediately after it starts to boil lower heat to simmer for about 30-45 minutes.I start my meat in a double broiler to remove excess fat and blood. I brown meat with olive oil. ………………………………

If you would like to submit a recipe for the Beat please email it to [email protected]

eva’s southwest

soupGREEN CHILI

from the kitchen of Eva Peña

After more than 20 years of dedicated service to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Marita Sheehan, M.D., has retired. Her last day was Feb. 28.

During her time at

TTUHSC, Dr. Sheehan served in a number of roles including assistant academic dean, professor of clinical pediatrics, interim regional dean, associate professor of pediat-rics, pediatric residency program director and regional chair for the Department of Pediat-rics.

Dr. Sheehan will be greatly missed.We wish her the best in her retirement.

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Ingredients

2 lbs. hamburger meat 1 can ranch style beans1 medium onion 1 can stewed tomatoes1 can hominy 1 can green chili tomatoes1 can corn 1 large can green chili dicedTaco Seasoning 1 can water or more Directions Brown hamburger meat and season with salt to your taste. Drain excess fat and sauté with onions.Mixed in Taco Seasoning.Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boilImmediately after it starts to boil lower heat to simmer for about 30-45 minutes.I start my meat in a double broiler to remove excess fat and blood. I brown meat with olive oil. ………………………………

If you would like to submit a recipe for the Beat please email it to [email protected]

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HEALTH CARECAREER DAY:

Dozens of area residents attend the first Lunch and Learn of 2011 hosted by the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health.

OSTEOPOROSISSCREENING AND

EDUCATIONAL EVENT :

A group of second-year pharmacy students perform free osteoporosis

screenings Feb. 23 outside the Amarillo Pharmaceutical Care Center.


LUNCH ANDLEARN:

About 70 students from several local schools attend Health Care Career Day at TTUHSC.


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Comprehensive Primary Care for the Family: Preventative Services Cancer Screenings Immunizations Sports, School, Employment & Travel Physicals

Office based procedures: Skin Biopsy and Excision, Skin Abscess Drainage Laceration Repair Fracture Stabilization Pap Smears & Breast Exams Ingrown Toenail Removal Newborn Circumcision Trigger Point Injections, Knee & Shoulder Injections

Chronic Medical Management: Diabetes High Blood Pressure High Cholesterol Asthma COPD Heart disease Reflux Arthritis Depression Anxiety Insomnia Dementia screening Memory Care Programs Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Nursing Home Care at Bivins Memorial Hospital Care at BSA Pre-natal Care & Delivery at NWTH Specialty Referrals..............................................................................

Inpatient and Outpatient Consults/Management for: Uncontrolled Diabetes Hypertension Endocrine Disorders Other Medical Problems

Geriatrics consults ID Consults Pulmonary consultsEndocrine consults Pulmonary function test in-house Dexa scans for bone density determinationWomen’s Health consults including: Fibromyalgia Sexual Health Menopausal Issues Osteoporosis Well Woman Visits Botox injections..............................................................................

General Pediatrics Adolescent Behavioral developmentCardiology Gastro-Intestinal Hematology/OncologyEndocrinologist Pulmonologist NephrologySpecial Needs Intensivists Med/PedsGenetics Specialist..............................................................................

Laparo/Endoscopic SurgeryPediatric SurgeryHernia & GallbladderEndocrine SurgeryWound CareBreast DiseasesHead & Neck CancersEsophageal SurgerySurgical OncologyGeneral Thoracic SurgeryThoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)BronchoscopyThoracic OncologyHyper HydrosisEar Nose and Throat..............................................................................

Cognitive behavioral therapyPlay therapy HypnotherapyAnxiety Childhood/parenting/school dilem-mas Relationship issuesBlended family predicaments DepressionPost traumatic stress disorderOffers counseling to children, adolescents, adults and the geriatric population...............................................................................

Routine Obstetrical CareHigh-Risk Obstetrical Care with the Panhandle’s ONLY board-certified Maternal-Fetal Medicine SpecialistWell Woman CareRoutine and Surgical GynecologyColposcopy ProceduresIncontinence TreatmentPelvic Reconstruction SurgeryPediatric and Adolescent GynecologyGenetics Specialist..............................................................................

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