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The playing field is completely unlevel. I wish I had known about the masters program here so I could get ahead. The professors say they treat students the same, but they do not. The GBS students and their P3 group members are completely ahead of the rest of us. GBS students tell their tank to focus on this muscle or that nerve while the rest of us have to memorize everything. I wouldnt have to memorize every cranial nerve, if I knew you were only going to tag III or VI. Not only do the masters students... Read More know this stuff, but they share with a select group of people. And these students already have connections with all of the professors. Of course they are guaranteed class officer positions and perfect letters for residency. I wish I had known about this before moving out here.

This is an amazing health sciences center. The school of medicine is superb. I contribute all of my success in medical school (AOA, top board scores, matching at my number one residency programs in a very competitive field) to the environment and support staff and faculty. They are always open to changing the curriculum to better suit students needs, they are extremely supportive of students interests as well. One of the other great attributes of this medical school is that you will leave being very... Read More competent because all of the hands on learning you were able to do during your four years of training.

I am currently a Senior Medical Student about to graduate. Texas Tech provided a great education at an affordable price and gave me the opportunity to attend a residency I could only have dreamt of attending four years ago. The faculty is caring and the students are fantastic. I truly believe, overall, that we had the best match this year, in Texas. Students in my class are going to Mayo, Hopkins, OHSU, UTSW, Baylor, Cleveland Clinic, Case Western, Dartmouth, and that is just to name a couple of... Read More programs.

TTUHSC School of Medicine is top notch! When I was looking at all of the Texas medical schools on paper, I originally wasn't planning to rank TTUHSC high. It seemed far away from more urban areas and was told it was in the conservative "Bible Belt". On interview day, I was completely blown away. The students and faculty is SO MUCH MORE friendlier and pleasant. The campus was much nicer, parking wasn't a disaster like other med schools, and there is literally no traffic. The faculty know you by name... Read More and the school really listens to your evaluations and feedback. I've been here for 4 years and I have literally seen the changes from our feedback take place. They really prepare you well for being a doctor, help you in studying for the boards, and assist you GREATLY in finding you a residency of your choice.

Texas Tech University health sciences center has been a tremendous asset to my career. I feel like I could not have been more well-prepared for my residency. The staff and faculty are always available to help, guide and support. The teachers are of excellent quality and well-trained. In addition to my classroom years, I felt that my clinical courses were both beneficial and relevant. My clinical faculty were great role models as physicians and teachers. The resident staff here are also focused on... Read More teaching and helping the students to become the best physicians they can be. Texas Tech was my first choice for a residency program and I am happy to be continuing my education here in the pediatrics department and look forward to many more years with the Texas Tech system. I would recommend this medical school very highly.

I am graduating in 2015 from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and have been accepted into the General Surgery Residency Program at UT Southwestern in Dallas, TX. PROS: I truly enjoyed my medical school experience at TTUHSC and feel like I am well-trained and very prepared for residency. The faculty were great - very approachable, focused on teaching and always available to answer questions. My fellow students were also great - strong students and very well-rounded.... Read More We all enjoyed hanging out outside of school and had frequent social functions. We mostly competed with ourselves in terms of grades. (You will always get out of it what you put into it!) Everyone was always willing to share notes and help each other out. It was definitely a team-oriented culture. The curriculum at TTUHSC was very well organized. They teach in block units - just focusing on one subject at a time (instead of having an exam week of multiple subjects like in college). This was very helpful, and I feel like I was able to thoroughly learn the material in a way I could retain it. I am a slow reader and I take awhile to digest the material. Nevertheless, I felt TTUHSC provided adequate self-study time, allowing me to do well on the boards. TTUHSC administrative services were also great - very friendly, walked us through every requirement during med school, and were prompt with their services. They put together strong application packets for us as we applied for residency. They listen to our feedback and implement improvements quickly. Another pro is the tuition is VERY affordable, much cheaper than my undergraduate degree. I have minimal student loans compared to students in other parts of the country. It is very cheap to live in west Texas too. CONS: The location - Lubbock, TX is out in the middle of west Texas, 5 hours away from Dallas and other major cities. It is a college town, which was fun in itself. I played on multiple intramural sports teams at the undergraduate rec center and there are plenty of fun bars around the university. It was a fun medical school experience, but I am ready to be back in the city. Another con would be that we have multiple campuses (Amarillo, Midland/Odessa, Lubbock) where they split us up for our 3rd and 4th years of med school. TTUHSC does their best to ensure the same experience for everyone, but unavoidably, each campus has their inherent strengths and weaknesses. You will get a great education and great training at each campus, but it is mostly sad because you form great friendships during the first 2 years in Lubbock and don't get to see your fellow students as much. Also, there are not some residency programs at Amarillo and Midland/Odessa campuses, which could be a disadvantage as far as exposure goes. This can be overcome by rotating on the Lubbock campus (which has every core residency program) during your 4th year. I was assigned to the Amarillo campus and absolutely loved it, but there was not a surgical residency program there. I simply did away rotations at other institutions during my 4th year to gain this experience. You can request which campus you want, but you may not be granted your request. Hopefully this helps. I cannot speak highly enough about my medical school experience. TTUHSC will provide great training in an enjoyable, team-oriented environment. If I had to do it all over again, I would still choose to go to TTUHSC for medical school. I could not have asked for a better medical school experience.

The program is directed at training laboratory professionals in molecular disease and diagnostics. One of the great things about the program is that you spend the vast majority of your time in the lab applying material learned in class. Lectures are given online and in class, but make up only 30% of your workload, everything else is about working in the lab and developing your technical skills. Another great aspect of the program is the research portion. Each student is required to conduct scholarly... Read More research in the lab and are given a free range of what it is that they want to research in the field of molecular pathology. Research is done over 2 semesters and requires the writing of a journal quality paper be written at the end. Finally, the last 2 months of the program the students are assigned to an internship site to further develop their lab skills. The sites are some of the best in the world and include molecular labs at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and The Mayo Clinic.

The Texas Tech University pharmacy program is highly clinic-geared. Very little focuses on retail, independent, research, or compounding pharmacy. This may be seen as a way of the future for pharmacy schools, as the role of a pharmacist expands into a more clinical based practice. Many students who go into this program with hospital pharmacy in mind feel very fulfilled and happy with the program. However, some students feel that they will never face the scenarios we are usually presented with, because... Read More they wish to focus on the retail pharmacy world. The technology employed is very convenient. All campuses are video-linked so that if a professor is on another campus, the 4 satellite campuses can easily see and hear him or her. All lectures are recorded and posted online so that we can access the videos at any time. Most of our campuses are smaller, and classes do not number more than 120 students. Thus our professors know all the students and make a point to make themselves available. At this particular school of pharmacy, students are never just another face in the crowd.