When Heather Ramirez, a speech-language pathology graduate student at The University of Texas at El Paso, participated in her first Interprofessional Education (IPE) experience in 2019, she worked alongside other health professions students on a treatment plan for a transgender female who had suffered a stroke. That event was the first time Ramirez experienced working […]Read More
When a car struck Joe Martinez, a 59-year-old man who is homeless, UTEP students who are nursing, pharmacy and health sciences majors engaged with medical students from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine to assess his injuries and develop a plan of care. A physical […]Read More
Shafik Dharamsi said the challenges he overcame early in life helped forge the person whose career has included academia and health promotion on a global scale. Today, as dean of UTEP’s College of Health Sciences (CHS), he embraces every new challenge. Dharamsi, Ph.D., said he has sprinted through his first three months at The University […]Read More
The Health Resources & Services Administration recently awarded a four-year, $1.9 million Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training grant to Candyce Berger, Ph.D., professor of Social Work and associate dean for Research and Faculty Affairs for the College of Health Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso. “Our success is directly related to […]Read More
The City of El Paso Department of Public Health (DPH) is celebrating National Public Health Week: April 4-10. During the first week in April, the City of El Paso Department of Public Health joins the American Public Health Association (APHA) to bring together the El Paso community with communities across the United States to observe […]Read More
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has named William H. Robertson, Ph.D., as the new dean of the College of Health Sciences.Robertson has served as interim dean of the college since March 2021. Previously, he served the University in other administrative roles including interim dean and associate dean of the College of Education […]Read More
With only three part-time licensed professional counselors to provide mental health and behavioral health services in Alpine, Marfa and Presidio in West Texas, residents in the state’s Big Bend region have little choice but to wait weeks to receive primary, mental and behavioral health care or go without treatment. The shortage of mental health care […]Read More
Live Active El Paso is encouraging the community to remain healthy and active during the holiday season by participating in various free health and wellness activities and classes throughout the city. December is filled with various health and wellness series covering different mental health and overall wellness topics such as overcoming holiday blues, visualizing your […]Read More
Officials over The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas, and Preventative Care Health Services (PCHS) in Presidio, Texas, say a new partnership will develop a behavioral health specialists’ workforce to improve access to mental health services in five southwest Texas rural counties. With support from a $1.9 […]Read More
The City of El Paso Department of Public Health has confirmed the first case of the West Nile Virus (WNV) in El Paso this year. The male patient in his 50s, residing in the zip code 79902 was hospitalized as the virus had infected his nervous system. He has since recovered and currently at home. […]Read More
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