The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine (SOM) is located in Lubbock, Texas and is one of TTUHSC's six schools and one of TTUHSC's two medical schools. TTUHSC is part of the larger Texas Tech University System. The SOM was originally chartered in 1969 to train more physicians for the underserved populations of West Texas. To date, more than 3,000 Doctors of Medicine have graduated from the SOM. The school offers traditional four-year curriculum, as well as an accelerated three-year track and joint degree programs.