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Since 1973, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) has provided quality medical education and primary health care to West Texas. In the past 40 years, the institution has transformed from a regional campus into the only freestanding health sciences center on the U.S.-Mexico border.
is one of 47 physicians nationwide recognized with the 2000 Association of Medical Colleges Humanism in Medicine Award.
In April, TTUHSC El Paso is designated as a Title V Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education.
The PLFSOM’s inaugural class returns to El Paso for its five-year reunion in June.
On June 4, 2018, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Board of Trustees awards separate institutional accreditation to TTUHSC El Paso (formerly accredited under Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas).
In June, the Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing's undergraduate nursing programs receive accreditation for a 10-year term from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The CCNE's accreditation period is effective through September 2027.
TTUHSC El Paso names Richard C. Black, D.D.S., M.S., as dean of the Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine.
In July, the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine is reaccredited for an eight-year term by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). The accreditation period is effective through 2026.
On July 31, 2018, TTUHSC El Paso welcomes Stephanie Woods, Ph.D., M.S.N., as the new dean of the Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing.
With a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service program and matching funds from TTUHSC El Paso, the Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing installs video conferencing systems at sites in nine rural Texas communities to deliver health education.
During a ceremony held on Jan. 18, 2019, students in the Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing's class of 2020 receive their white coats - a first for the school. TTUHSC El Paso is the only university in the city to hold white coat ceremonies for its students.
In March, El Paso's new professional soccer team, El Paso Locomotive FC, names Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso its official health care provider. TTP El Paso's sports medicine and orthopaedic physicians will provide El Paso Locomotive athletes with a full range of medical services on and off the field.
In May, University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) acquires a Level IV designation for its maternal care, the highest possible rating from the Texas Department of State Health Services. Professors in TTUHSC El Paso's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology also practice medicine at UMC, providing the high-quality care that alllows the hospital to be designated Level IV.
In June, TTUHSC El Paso announces a $3 million gift from the Ginger G. and L. Frederick Francis Foundation for the endowment of four deanships, as well as the endowed chair for the TTUHSC El Paso president. TTUHSC El Paso matches the gift for a combined fund of $6 million, and the university becomes the first health sciences center in Texas to have all its deanships endowed.
On June 15, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs a $250.7 billion, two-year state budget approved by the Texas Legislature, which includes an appropriation of $20 million to establish the Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine.
El Paso Mayor Dee Margo proclaims 2019 as the TTUHSC El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine's 10th Anniversary year during an El Paso City Council meeting on Aug. 20.
TTUHSC El Paso kicks off the 10-year anniversary celebration of the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine with a Welcome Back Lunch for the entire campus on Aug. 28.
In October, the Texas Higher Education Coordination Board approves the Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine's Doctor of Dental Medicine degree program during the board's quarterly meeting in Austin.
On Jan. 30, the Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine received initial accreditation of its Doctor of Dental Medicine degree program from the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). Following approval of the doctoral program from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, this was the final accreditation necessary to open the school in July 2021.
On March 3, TTUHSC El Paso officials announce that the university raised more than $775,000 for medical student scholarships as part of its campaign celebrating the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine's 10-year anniversary.
For the first time in its history, TTUHSC El Paso holds a series of virtual commencement ceremonies for its schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ceremonies for all three schools were broadcast live in May via the university's Facebook page.
TTUHSC El Paso officials break ground on the Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic on July 28. As part of the groundbreaking ceremony, High Desert Oral and Facial Surgery announces a $70,000 gift to the clinic, which serves residents of the Paso del Norte region at a reduced cost and provides improved access to oral health care.
In October, TTUHSC El Paso is awarded a $2,997,739 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education as part of the agency's Title V Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program. The Title V Puentes Hacia El Exito (Bridges Toward Success) program aims to increase the number of Bachelor of Science in nursing graduates to address critical nursing shortages in the Paso del Norte region.
In late December, after nearly a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, TTUHSC El Paso receives its first shipment of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine and begins vaccinating health care professionals at Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso and others throughout the city.
On June 22, TTUHSC El Paso hosts a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of construction of the Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic. The public clinic serves as the clinical arm of the Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine.
On July 6, the Hunt School of Dental Medicine seats its inaugural class of 40 students, making history in the Paso del Norte region.
TTUHSC El Paso hosts the official grand opening of Medical Sciences Building II on Sept. 8. The building is home to the Hunt School of Dental Medicine and more than doubles the university's research capacity.
On Sept. 15, TTUHSC El Paso kicks off the 10-year anniversary of the Hunt School of Nursing with a welcome back barbecue attended by hundreds on campus.
TTUHSC El Paso President and Dean of the Foster School of Medicine Richard Lange, M.D., M.B.A., is named El Pasoan of the Year by local publisher, El Paso Inc.
On Feb. 24, local philanthropists and community leaders, Rick and Ginger Francis, announced a transformational $10 million gift, endowing TTUHSC El Paso's graduate school, now named the L. Frederick Francis Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Their generous gift marked a historic moment for TTUHSC El Paso, making it the only institution in the Texas Tech University System to have endowed each of its schools.
If you are a faculty or staff member or student of TTU, TTUHSC, TTUHSC El Paso or ASU and think you may have COVID-19 (coronavirus), Email us ElpCovidResponse@ttuhsc.edu or call 915-215-SICK(7425) to speak with a nurse.