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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine

Fellowship · Lubbock, TX

Sponsored by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock · Director Ebtesam Islam

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Class size
3
Visas
J-1
PGY-4 salary
$74k2026 to 2027

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  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

Where its fellows trained

  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock

Training

3 training sites.

Months at each site

  • University Medical Center21 mo
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock9 mo
  • Covenant Medical Center6 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Fellowship1
  • Sleep Medicine Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • Covenant Medical Center2
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock2
  • Access TeleCare1
  • Advanced Pulmonary and Sleep Associates PC1
  • CommonSpirit in Kentucky1
  • Deaconess Hospital1

Research

50% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

2 of 4, 3 papers between them

  • Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation

People

Leadership

  • Ebtesam IslamInterim Program Director, Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship
  • Kenneth NugentAssociate Program Director, Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship
  • Victor TestDivision Chief, Pulmonary Disease/Critical Care Medicine

Find someone

Faculty, fellows, graduates and the people fellows publish with.

More programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock

ProgramPositions
ProgramPositions
  • Cardiovascular DiseasePositions: 12
  • Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyPositions: 1
  • GastroenterologyPositions: 6
  • Hematology and Medical OncologyPositions: 6
  • Infectious DiseasePositions: 2
  • Internal MedicinePositions: 44
  • Interventional CardiologyPositions: 1
  • NephrologyPositions: 4

Place

Summers reach 94°, winters fall to 27°. About 7 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

285k people live within 20 minutes of University Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $990 a month within 10 miles of University Medical Center.

Hazards

  • Drought
  • Hail
  • Strong wind
  • Winter storms