About Us

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Office of Professional Development and Accredited Continuing Education (OPDACE) advances faculty development and accredited continuing education to strengthen the interprofessional healthcare workforce. Guided by TTUHSC’s mission to enrich the lives of others through education, patient care, and research, OPDACE develops evidence-based educational programs that support teaching, leadership, collaboration, clinical practice, and lifelong learning.

Serving Lubbock, the Permian Basin, Amarillo, surrounding rural communities, and broader local, national, and global healthcare audiences, OPDACE provides accessible, needs-based education designed to improve professional development, healthcare team performance, and patient care.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is jointly accredited to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. OPDACE is authorized to award credit for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physician assistants, social workers, psychologists, registered dietitians, dietetic technicians, athletic trainers, and eligible healthcare workforce learners through IACET CEUs.

Through this integrated model of faculty development and accredited continuing education, OPDACE strives to serve as a national leader in advancing professional development, interprofessional collaboration, and healthcare innovation.