Cervical cancer was once the leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States; however, in the past 40 years, cervical cancer cases and fatalities have declined thanks to an increase in screening methods and education. With a goal of treating and preventing cervical cancer in the Borderland, physicians and researchers at Texas […]Read More
On Wednesday, officials with FirstLight Federal Credit Union announced a new partnership with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso to fund multiple initiatives within each of the university’s four schools: the Foster School of Medicine, Hunt School of Nursing, Hunt School of Dental Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. FirstLight Federal […]Read More
A Houston doctor, who completed clinical rotations in El Paso in 2002, has committed a generous gift to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso that will benefit students during the university’s upcoming fall semester. The gift was announced as part of National Doctors’ Day appreciation activities. David D. Nguyen, M.D., a TTUHSC Lubbock […]Read More
This week, officials with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso have a special Mighty Mujer edition of Tech Table Talk, featuring an all-female panel in celebration of Women’s History Month, streaming live on Wednesday, March 24. Panelists will discuss preparing for the 2021 Mighty Mujer Triathlon, setbacks caused by injury or the ongoing […]Read More
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso officials announced Thursday that Daphne Griffin is their new senior director of marketing and creative services for the Office of Institutional Advancement. Griffin will oversee marketing and creatives services to include advertising, graphic design, social media management, photography and videography. She joins TTUHSC El Paso’s senior leadership […]Read More
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso has received a $210,000 emergency grant from The Meadows Foundation to provide timely community outreach and resources to front-line health care professionals and community members leading the battle against the COVID-19 surge in El Paso. COVID-19 cases in El Paso skyrocketed in November, resulting in the U.S.-Mexico […]Read More
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott designated Alan Tyroch, M.D., as chair of the Governor’s Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Advisory Council (GETAC). Dr. Tyroch, professor and founding chair of surgery at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, has served on the advisory council since 2012. He was reappointed to the council by Gov. Abbott […]Read More
Damaris Rosado, M.S., PA-C, a physician assistant (PA) with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, was chosen as a fellow by the PA Foundation’s 2020 Nutrition Outreach Fellowship program. “I’m honored to represent TTUHSC El Paso as one of the 40 inaugural physician assistants chosen to be a PA Foundation Nutrition Outreach Fellow,” Rosado said. “El […]Read More
This year, nearly to 18,000 family and friends across the globe logged onto Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso’s Facebook and YouTube pages to celebrate the graduation of students from the university’s three schools. Although the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of traditional Spring 2020 commencement ceremonies at TTUHSC El Paso, each student […]Read More
Fear of the unknown can make what seems like an insignificant decision turn into an arduous undertaking. The COVID-19 pandemic has been stress-inducing to the collective consciousness of the world, not only because of fear of infection, but fear of what could come next. For Alan and Patty Russell, community leaders and local supporters of […]Read More
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