17th Annual Odessa Chamber Welcome Reception for TTUHSC 3rd Year Medical Students
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The Odessa Chamber of Commerce and with Medical Center Health System along with local and State political representatives welcome the new 3rd year Texas Tech Med Students. Danny Barrera has the story.
Odessa, Texas/May 9,2026-The Odessa Chamber of Commerce and Medical Center Health System hosted a reception for Year 3 Texas Tech University Health Science Center medical students. 22 medical students were welcomed by representatives of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce, MCH, and Mayor Cal Hendrick.
(Jeff Meyers, Chairman-Chamber of Commerce/Odessa, Texas)
“We’re excited to welcome them, to show them a little West Texas hospitality and get them started on their career.”
The Odessa Chamber is the only non-political organization to host the new Texas Tech medical students and welcome them to the Odessa community. It is hoped that these medical students will one day return and practice medicine in Odessa.
(Jeff Meyers, Chairman-Chamber of Commerce/Odessa, Texas)
“So, our goal is that they come here for school, they get their residency here and they set up shop and, uh, you know, start their practice here. And so we’ve got folks from the community who are out here, uh, in the medical industry, chamber members that are just welcoming, welcoming them with open arms.”
State Senator Kevin Sparks and State Representative Brooks Landgraf delivered welcome remarks to the new third-year medical students at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Permian Basin, encouraging the future physicians as they continue their medical education and training in the Permian Basin.
(Kevin Sparks, Texas State Senator/District 31)
“It is a great place to build a practice. It’s a great place to raise a family.”
(Brooks Landgraf, Texas House of Representatives/District 81)
“As you know, you are part of. And I get to work a lot with every medical school in the state of Texas.
Y’all are, without question, part of the best, the hardest working, and the most, I’ll say, a prestigious medical school.”
Each 3rd years medical student received a backpack loaded with information on banking and other businesses, as well as assorted gift cards.
For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera
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