In our short 35-year history, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center not only has fulfilled the need for health care service and education in West Texas, but it has become a source of pride for the state and the entire Southwest region.
Meet the Administration
The 61st Legislature created Texas Tech University School of Medicine in 1969 as a multi-campus institution with Lubbock as an administrative center and regional campuses in Amarillo, El Paso, and Odessa. Since then, the school has grown into a comprehensive academic health care university and has expanded into Abilene, Dallas, and Midland. Having changed official names in 1979, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center now consists of schools of medicine, nursing, health professions, pharmacy and biomedical sciences, and serves a population of more than 2 million people dispersed across a vast 108-county area of West Texas.
Office of the President
Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D., is the ninth president of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and the first female president in the Texas Tech University System.
She joined TTUHSC in 1987 and has held multiple leadership positions during her tenure with the university. Most recently, she was appointed provost and chief academic officer in October 2019. The following month she agreed to serve concurrently as interim president, reflecting her commitment to the university.
Office of the Provost
Darrin D’Agostino, D.O., MPH, MBA serves as Provost and Executive Vice President of Academics for TTUHSC since 2021. The Provost is the chief academic officer and under the president is responsible for the creation and implementation of the academic priorities.
Dr. D’Agostino has focused on population and public health and the safe delivery of health care through innovation and education.
Leadership
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President's Cabinet
The President's Cabinet is the executive body comprised of the university's deans, provost, chief officers, and vice presidents. Meet the President's Cabinet.
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The President's Advisory Board helps to disseminate important information across the institution; acts as a collective sounding board to provide informed guidance and feedback; and members serve as ambassadors and advocates of the institution to the campus community they serve.
The administrative departments and offices are essential to supporting the operations and mission of the university. They deal with a diverse range of issues including human resources, financial activities, research administration and student affairs.
Regional Leadership
Our regional leadership provides consistency throughout the schools while celebrating the unique character of each campus in Amarillo, Abilene, Dallas, Midland, and Odessa.
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences center is part of the Texas Tech University System and operates medical and health care education and patient care at multiple campuses across the state of Texas.
The physical campuses of TTUHSC are organized into five regions – Abilene, Amarillo, Dallas/Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Midland and Odessa.
This regional concept allows the schools to establish and operate student education programs, physician residency training programs, continuing education programs, and outreach programs that have proved to be a vital factor in the placement of graduates in practice sites across in West Texas, and to support the practice of medicine, nursing, and health professions in this vast area.
The Deans of the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Health Professions, Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences report to the President as Chief Executive Officer of TTUHSC.
Six Schools. One Mission.
TTUHSC operates six schools and locations across the western half of Texas, as well as multiple online programs. Our flagship campus resides proudly in Lubbock, Texas.
School of Medicine
Located in Amarillo, Lubbock and Odessa
School of Nursing
Located in Abilene, Lubbock, Mansfield and Odessa
School of Health Professions
Located in Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland and Odessa
Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy
Located in Abilene, Amarillo, Lubbock and Dallas
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Located in Abilene, Amarillo and Lubbock
Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health
Located in Abilene and Lubbock