MLK Day Weekend

Texas Tech Health El Paso Students Participate in Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Events Around Borderplex Community

Texas Tech Health El Paso students spent the weekend honoring the legacy of the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., by serving our community.

Each year, the Texas Tech Health El Paso Community, Action, Research and Engaged Service (CARES) group plans MLK Day community wellness and development events in neighborhoods throughout El Paso. During the weekend, 80-100 students from the Foster School of Medicine, Hunt School of Nursing, Francis Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Hunt School of Dental Medicine volunteer at area service events.

From teaching wellness classes to our home-free downtown population to volunteering at the food bank, our future health care heroes honor Dr. King’s legacy serving their time for the betterment of our community.

Honoring the memory of Dr. King by helping others is just one example of the student body giving back to our Borderplex community. With a focus on compassionate care and culturally competent community service, Texas Tech Health El Paso students devote over 19,000 hours to volunteer work annually.