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