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THE MAGAZINE OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
Volume 31, Issue 2
EDITOR
Following the Winter 2021 issue, Peter Grant, MD, (Medicine ’82) emailed me to share his family’s legacy in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), having read the article on School of Medicine dean Steven Berk, MD, and his son, Justin Berk, MD, MPH, MBA (Medicine ’15). Grant noted he was the first TTUHSC medicine graduate to specialize in PM&R, and two of his six children have followed in his footsteps. This makes their family, Grant believes, the first worldwide to have three generations of PM&R physicians. His email arrived just as I learned of TTUHSC hiring John Norbury, MD, our first PM&R residency program director, who began duties in early July. Turns out, Grant and Norbury know one another, but have not kept in touch. We were able to connect the two, and Grant offered his support as Norbury builds out his team at TTUHSC. Connecting our alumni to the university is one of our goals for publishing this magazine. Keep sharing your stories!
TTUHSC, please keep up the great work.
EDITOR, PULSE
DEAR PULSE,
— Danette Baker, MA
DEAR PULSE,
I really appreciated the Winter (2021) edition of “Pulse.” My attention was naturally drawn to the article on Dr. Lori Rice-Spearman as the president of TTUHSC. I actually ordered — and read — two of the books listed in the first sentence. As I read on, I became convinced that Dr. Rice-Spearman was not only a fantastic choice for president but a logical one as well. I then read the article on telemedicine. My interest in telemedicine is partly based on my family history. My maternal grandfather delivered me in the small wheat growing community in north central Oklahoma where my mother grew up, and I have been concerned as rural hospitals close or reduce their operations. It’s encouraging to know that TTUHSC is addressing rural health needs through telemedicine. I was also glad to see TTUHSC giving opportunities to America’s veterans. Their military experience and the accelerated training in the veteran’s nursing degree will make tremendous strides in treating the physical and emotional injuries that many of our returning veterans have experienced.
— Howard Cowan
PRINCIPAL, ACRISURE, LLC DBA COWAN-HILL BOND AGENCY Lubbock, Texas (Edited for length; read letter in its entirety at pulse.ttuhsc.edu)
DEAR PULSE,
I enjoyed the article on Lori. She was one of my professors when I was in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program. I graduated in 1998. It was a great article and was fun to see one of my professors now president of our university!
Jonathan Beal-Knight, MS-CPM, — MT(ASCP) (Health Professions ’14, ’98) LABORATORY MANAGER, CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS, TEXAS
Carl and I are living in Missouri outside of St. Louis. I recently retired from the practice of medicine and am actually trying to learn how to have a social life and enjoy my family after working in family medicine since graduation from medical school. Our son is now 30 and has a position in computer science in St. Louis, so we enjoy being near him. We would be happy to try to help students looking at positions in the area/ considering Missouri as a place to live or do their residency or just say “howdy” to former classmates!
— Michele Neblock, MD, (Medicine ’96) RETIRED ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Pulse welcomes thoughts and opinions from our readers via email at pulse@ttuhsc.edu.
Danette Baker, THE MAGAZINE OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITYMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
MANAGING EDITOR Kara Bishop
DESIGN & ART DIRECTION Jim Nissen
THE MAGAZINE OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
WRITERS & CONTRIBUTORS
TR Castillo, Suzanna Cisneros, Jason Collin, Carolyn Cruz, Mercedes deBellard, Kate Gollahan, Terry Greenberg, Mark Hendricks, Neal Hinkle, Kami Hunt, Sarah Maxwell, Sean McCabe, Jordan Pape, Landry Shayne Photography, Chriselda Reyes, Marcus Rubio, Melissa Whitfield, Glenys Young
ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT Lori Rice-Spearman, PhD (Health Professions ’86) VICE PRESIDENT OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS Ashley Hamm ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS Mattie Been, Amarillo Jessica Zuniga, Permian Basin
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Mandy Hanousek CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Cyndy Morris GIFT OFFICERS Kevin Friemel, Smiley Garcia, Kendalyn Rising, Clifford Wilkes
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