The moment Clarissa Sanchez of El Paso slipped on her pristine white coat, embroidered with the Hunt School of Nursing seal, her childhood dream crystallized into purpose.

A respected leader in medicine and medical education, Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso Family Physician and the Foster School of Medicine Assistant Professor Rebecca Campos, M.D., FAAFP, FAIHM, ABIHM, was recently honored at the Texas Capitol as the Texas Senate’s Doctor of the Day.

This week's topics include treating hot flashes in breast cancer survivors, a blood test for detecting colorectal cancer, exercise to improve survival after colorectal cancer treatment and CAR-T therapy for solid tumors.

Texas Tech Health El Paso has named Eric M. Rohren, M.D., Ph.D., as the new Rick and Ginger Francis Endowed Dean of the Foster School of Medicine, a school established to address our Borderplex region’s critical physician shortage.

Far West Texas students are spending more time in classrooms thanks to a telehealth program that brings specialized health care directly to school nurses’ offices.

The fictional life of 45-year-old Robert hung in the balance after a truck lost control and plunged into a local community center, causing a multiple-vehicle collision.

This week's topics include treating resistant hypertension, gabapentanoids and the risk of self harm, risk for depression after diagnosis of a medical condition, and fatty liver and pregnancy.

Texas Tech Health El Paso celebrated 231 graduates on Tuesday, May 20, at the Plaza Theatre in Downtown El Paso — marking a new chapter for our region’s future doctors, nurses and biomedical scientists.

Michelle Ortiz vividly recalls the day as a dental student when, after gently adjusting a patient's dentures, she watched as tears welled up in the woman's eyes. After years of hiding her smile behind closed lips, the patient beamed with newfound confidence. For Ortiz, that single moment confirmed she had made the right decision to become a dentist.

This week's topics include USPSTF on screening for syphilis in pregnancy, when to take blood pressure medicines, comparing weight loss drugs, and a narrative intervention for PTSD after an ICU stay.

Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently awarded $55,000 to Texas Tech Health El Paso to help medical assistant students finish their clinical training through internships at the university, and to support generational learning and workforce development.

As National Nurses Week draws to a close, Texas Tech Health El Paso announced that business leaders Pat and Laura Gordon have generously donated $25,000 to fund a full-ride scholarship for a Hunt School of Nursing student.