After four arduous years of medical school, 99 Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (PLFSOM) students found out Friday where they will serve their medical residencies. The class of 2019 included a record 16 medical students who were matched with residencies in El Paso. “Residents often remain in the region in which they are trained, […]Read More
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A five-member team of Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (PLFSOM) students finished in second place out of seven Texas medical schools at the inaugural Shift 2018 – Texas Health Challenges Case Competition at Texas A&M College of Medicine. The event, held Sept. 22-23, aimed to develop innovative solutions to improve health care delivery in […]Read More
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso’s (TTUHSC) medical education program has been granted full accreditation for eight years without citations by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), According to TTUHSC officials the announcement is the “best possible outcome of an application for continuing accreditation.” The LCME is the U.S. Department of Education-recognized […]Read More
For thousands of graduating medical students, Match Day is a moment they will never forget. As part of the annual event, students gathered at medical schools throughout the nation last Friday and, at noon Eastern time, opened envelopes to reveal their “match” results—where they’ve been placed for their residencies. TTUHSC El Paso President and PLFSOM […]Read More
Students in the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (PLFSOM) will host two events Saturday to help keep El Pasoans healthy. The SUNS Health Fair, running from 9 a.m. to noon at Dolphin Terrace Elementary School in Northeast El Paso, is free to the public and will offer blood pressure readings, blood sugar tests, EKGs, […]Read More
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (PLFSOM) will hold its third annual Hearts for Sparks Golf Classic to benefit the Medical Student Run Clinic (MSRC) located in the community of Sparks. Started in 2013 by PLFSOM students, the clinic operates twice a month […]Read More
This week, TTUHSC El Paso will graduate its fifth class of physicians and its sixth class of nurses. Eighty-seven students from the PLFSOM are eligible to earn their Doctor of Medicine and receive their doctoral hoods Friday evening. TTUHSC El Paso President Richard Lange, M.D., M.B.A., will give the keynote address. Forty-three students from the […]Read More
It’s back for 2016, so take a moment to enjoy this week’s Tech Talk: HSC El Paso video! Tech Talk: HSC El Paso provides you with a roundup of information and events happening on our city’s campus. Highlights include the TTUHSC El Paso campus in snow, one staffer with a very popular cartoon series on YouTube, and […]Read More