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
On Tuesday, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso announced a $5,000 contribution from El Paso Electric to the university’s Student Frontline Emergency Fund. “We are truly grateful for the commitment to our community from students at TTUHSC El Paso, who are on the front lines as part of this fight,” said El Paso Electric Vice […]Read More
Community members and businesses are contributing to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso’s RaiderAid Food Pantry to ensure students in need are receiving essential food items and pantry staples. The RaiderAid Food Pantry has seen an increase in demand since the COVID-19 pandemic hit El Paso. “Recent donations for the food pantry are […]Read More
As the country honors nurses during National Nurses Week, on Monday TTUHSC El Paso officials announced a $650,000 grant from the Helene Fuld Health Trust that will establish the first endowment for the Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing. “Just as we study how a student‘s GPA and scores on exams can predict risk for failure, […]Read More
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso’s psychiatry department is launching a telephone hotline May 18 as part of the newly created Child Psychiatry Access Network (CPAN). Primary care providers will be able to call the CPAN hotline to get advice about child and adolescent patients with psychiatric symptoms. Primary care providers, including pediatricians, […]Read More
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of traditional commencement ceremonies for universities across the nation and at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso. Although social distancing guidelines are in place, TTUHSC El Paso already has plans in the works to host virtual ceremonies to honor graduates from the Foster School of […]Read More
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