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LUBBOCK, Texas — UMC Health System and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) are proud to announce that Dr. James Felberg, Dr. Jayne McCauley and Dr. Winslo Idicula have been awarded Endowed Chairs this week.
The awards are listed below:
- Dr. James Felberg, chair of TTUHSC’s Department of Family and Community Medicine, awarded the Craig Barker Endowed Chair for Excellence in Medicine.
- Dr. Jane McCauley, assistant professor of TTUHSC’s Department of Surgery, awarded the Ted Hartman Endowed Chair for Excellence in Medicine.
- Dr. Winslo Idicula, an associate professor at TTUHSC’s Department of Otolaryngology, awarded the Bernhard T. Mittemeyer Chair for Excellence in Medicine.
“We put this event on to recognize outstanding clinicians for their work at UMC and TTUHSC,” said Mike Ragain, Chief Medical Officer of UMC. “It’s a great way to also highlight the wonderful partnership UMC and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine have. Each one could not exist without the other.”…