Doctors, nurses, pharmacists and dentists across the region will be able to complete more continuing education hours as a team through Texas Tech Health El Paso. The university has earned Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education, enabling unified, team-based training to strengthen coordination and patient safety.

This week's topics include weight regain after medications for weight loss, benefits of a variety of exercises, connecting CKD with heart failure, and using wastewater to detect measles.

Saturday nights can be busy for Texas Physicians of El Paso doctors working in the trauma bays at University Medical Center of El Paso. EMTs wheel in patients who have experienced severe falls, car accidents resulting in complex fractures, or they might have serious conditions like bone cancer. What many of them share is their wait to see an orthopaedic specialist like Rajiv Rajani, M.D.

Family, friends and faculty gathered Tuesday, Jan. 20, to celebrate a milestone moment for the Hunt School of Nursing’s newest students during the White Coat Ceremony.

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in our Borderplex often face financial challenges and limited access to providers when trying to get the dental care they deserve. To help address this need, the Hunt School of Dental Medicine, with support from the Dental Trade Alliance Foundation, hosted a series of oral health workshops last fall.

Biff F. Palmer, M.D., FACP, FASN, professor of education and internal medicine at the Texas Tech Health El Paso’s Foster School of Medicine, received the prestigious Robert G. Narins Award in early November — recognizing his extensive contributions to training the next generation of nephrologists, physicians who treat diseases of the kidneys.

For 39 years, El Paso dentist Richard C. Black, D.D.S., M.S., served his community with compassionate care. Now, as founding dean of the Hunt School of Dental Medicine, he’s leading the effort to train the next generation of oral health care providers for our Borderplex region.

Just months after launching the Building Hope Campaign, one of the largest fundraising initiatives in the university's history, Texas Tech Health El Paso has raised $52.5 million to help build the Fox Cancer Center.

When Zoe Rosales walked across the stage last Friday at Starlight Event Center, she didn’t just receive a diploma. At only 19 years old, this Socorro High School Class of 2024 graduate is now an alumna of Hunt School of Nursing’s Class of 2025 and already a registered nurse, ready to treat patients in the West Texas community where she grew up.

This week's topics include covid vaccination and pregnancy outcomes, tirzepatide benefits, bisphosphonates and complex pain syndrome, and breast density knowledge.

Born and raised in El Paso’s historic Segundo Barrio, Dr. Saul Ivan Ramirez’s medical journey began in the community he now serves. A proud first-generation college graduate, he is a board-certified internal medicine doctor — a physician who specializes in the comprehensive care of adults, focusing on prevention, diagnosis and management of chronic diseases.

University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) and Texas Tech Health El Paso are opening the region’s first dedicated burn center under the leadership of nationally recognized trauma and burn surgeon, Philip E. Fidler, M.D., FACS. This partnership transforms El Paso into a regional hub for specialized burn care and eliminates treatment delays that can mean the difference between recovery and permanent disability.