Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock Program

Program Identity & Fit

TTUHSC Lubbock is a small, university-affiliated pediatrics program built around a primary-care-heavy curriculum with structured tracks (Primary Care, Critical Care, Subspecialty) and a distinctive rural health mission, including a longitudinal school-based clinic in Hart, TX (a Health Professional Shortage Area with no local pediatricians). Clinical training spans two hospitals (UMC and Covenant Children's Hospital) plus a resident-run continuity clinic ("Raider Clinic"), giving residents a blended community/tertiary inpatient experience with strong procedural exposure in NICU/PICU/ER. The program supports an in-house Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellowship and emphasizes individualized mentorship, QI/scholarly projects, and career-goal tracking from intern year onward, but research is not central to institutional identity beyond required scholarly work. Its outcomes reflect graduates entering general pediatrics, community practice, and subspecialty fellowships, with a clear value placed on adaptability, community engagement, and longitudinal patient relationships over high-volume academic productivity.