AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center announced its new regional dean of the TTUHSC School of Nursing on the Amarillo campus as Louise Rice, DNP, RN.
According to officials, TTUHSC School of Nursing Dean Holly Wei, Ph.D., MBA, said Rice brings more than three decades of nursing and health care education experience to the role and is deeply committed to advancing nursing practice and student success in the region.
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“Dr. Rice brings both heart and expertise to this role,” Wei said. “She has a deep understanding of the unique strengths and needs of Amarillo and I am confident she will inspire excellence among our students, faculty and community partners.
TTUHSC stated that Rice’s nursing career began in the early 1990s; however, Rice said she fell in love with health care when she was a candy striper in Tyler, Texas. That experience sparked her work in the field in many capacities at Northwest Texas Healthcare System. More recently, Rice’s work has centered on being a sexual assault nurse examiner. This work ensures survivors of sexual assault and other violence receive compassionate, trauma-informed care…