OUT and ALLY List
The OUT and ALLY list is a resource provided by the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Global Health to promote visibility, awareness, mentoring, and networking opportunities for the TTUHSC El Paso campus community. By agreeing to be part of the OUT and ALLY list, you are helping to promote LGBT+ awareness and visibility on campus and the El Paso community, and agree to be contacted as an informal resource for LGBT+ individuals.
If you are interested in joining the TTUHSC El Paso OUT and ALLY list, please click on the link below. The information collected from this form will be publicized on ttuhscep.edu.
https://elpasottuhsc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0p7OiN5hIuKdQqx?Q_JFE=qdg
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Global Health by phone at 915-215-4805 or by email at DiversityInclusionGlobalHealth@ttuhsc.edu .
Affiliation: Staff
Title: Post Doctoral Research Associate
Out 
Growing up here in El Paso, I have learned how important one's community can be, and the impact of surrounding yourself with positive thinking and outgoing people. I have been out for over 15 years now and have watched not only the LGBTQ community, but also the city grow and prosper into a more welcoming and open minded area to live. I graduated with my Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from UTEP in 2018 and have worked for the Center of Excellence in Cancer research since. I love meeting new friends that enjoy giving back to the LGBTQ community and being active in contributing to El Paso's cultural diversity. El Paso has such a rich cultural history and the LGBTQ community here is a great representation of that diverse culture. Please feel free to reach out regardless if you need someone to show you around campus, want to establish a collaboration, have a cup of coffee or even walk around the campus to enjoy some fresh air. A more united LGBTQ community is a stronger community!
Affiliation: Student
School: Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing
Class: 2022
Ally
Affiliation: Student
School: Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing
Class: 2022
Ally
Affiliation: Student
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Class: 2023
Ally
Affiliation: Staff
Title: Lead Analyst
Department: Student Affairs and Wellness
Ally
Affiliation: Student MS1
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Class: 2024
Ally
Affiliation: Student
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Class: 2024
Ally
Affiliation: Staff
Title: Section Coordinator
Department: Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Global Health
Ally
"Every person should be able to love freely and whomever they choose. I'm proud to be able to call members of the LGBT community my family and I will support them in any way."
Affiliation: Faculty
Title: Research Instructor
Department: Center of Emphasis in Cancer
Ally
"I am a proud ally and advocate for the LGBTQ population both at work and at home. I want to ensure that our campus and the El Paso community as a whole are welcoming and inclusive of LGBTQ individuals. I want my children to grow up in an environment that is not tolerant, but accepting, of all types of gender identities and sexual orientations. It is my hope that through the activities our office sponsors, we will help to create and foster such an environment."
Affiliation: Staff
Title: Unit Manager
School: L. Frederick Francis Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Ally
Affiliation: Resident
Title: Intern
Department: Pediatrics
Ally
Affiliation: Student
Title: Student Researcher
School: L. Frederick Francis Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Ally
Affiliation: Student
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Class: 2021
Ally
Affiliation: Staff
Title: Manager
Department: Library
Out
Affiliation: Faculty
Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Psychiatry
Ally
Affiliation: Alumni
Title: Physician (MD)
Department: Emergency Medicine
Out
"Dr. Cosban was a member of the forty students in the inaugural class of PLFSOM. After graduating in 2009, he went on to complete residency at The University of Chicago in Emergency Medicine where he worked at multiple hospitals including a large trauma center. In addition to his work in the emergency room, Dr. Cosban also has experience in aeromedical transport including flight and helicopter medicine for both local and international patient transport. He is currently an attending physician at the Las Palmas del Sol Medical center after moving back to El Paso from Chicago. While in Chicago, he served on his residency's admissions panel which included reading through medical student residency applications and completing student interviews. He is happy to help support GaSCA in any way possible as well as the group's students."
Affiliation: Faculty
Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Internal Medicine
Affiliation: Staff
Title: Senior Guard
Department: Police Department
Out
"I am proudly out and identify as lesbian for over 10 years. I would like to let students, staff and faculty know that our police department is here to promote the safety and well being of everyone equally and if there is anything we can assist with we are definitely here to help."
Affiliation: Student
Title: MS1
School: Paul L Foster School of Medicine
Class: 2023
Ally
Affiliation: Student
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Class: 2021
Ally
Affiliation: Staff
Title: Coordinator
School: L. Frederick Francis Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Ally
Affiliation: Student
School: Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing
Out
Affiliation: Staff
Title: Nurse Residency Program Coordinator
UMC
Ally
"I have been a nurse for thirty years. I have a Master's Degree in Education, I am a Registered Nurse, and am currently working on my PhD. While I have always been an advocate for LGBT (long before that acronym was used), nothing prepared me for the day that my oldest daughter told me that she was a lesbian. I was so surprised by how upset I was, then realized that it had nothing to do with the fact that I wasn't getting a son-in-law, but that I thought I would not have grandchildren. I still don't have grandkids, but think eventually, somehow, they will come along.
My interest is helping with awareness, the medical/nursing community still has a long way to go before we are where we should be. I am easy to talk with and have a variety of life experiences. I am willing to help on a person to person basis, teaching, or at an LGBT function.
However I can help..."
Affiliation: Faculty
Title: Professor
Ally
"One of my daughters and my son are gay, and through them I have come to know the prejudices that people struggle against. I offer my support to individuals facing these prejudices."
Affiliation: Student
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Class: 2023
Ally
Affiliation: Student
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Class: 2022
Out
"A driving for my life has been a push for acceptance and equality around me. It may not seem so, but there are people right next to us who are treated as less for something they were born as. I believe each of us can make a change by challenging these old views and by treating each other with love and respect... something that is not always easy to do. A quote by John A. Shedd describes the role flawlessly: 'A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.'"
Affiliation: Community Partner
Title: LCDC
Department: Aliviane Inc
Ally
Affiliation: Student
School: Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing
Class: 2022
Ally
Affiliation: Student
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Class: 2021
Ally
"I have always considered myself an Ally and have a passion for promoting LGBTQ inclusion. I interned with the San Antonio AIDS Foundation and am considering choosing a specialty in Infectious Disease."
Affiliation: Faculty
Title: Assistant Professor Pediatrics
Department: Pediatrics
Ally
"Dr Fatima Gutierrez is a Pediatric Hospitalist at El Paso Children's Hospital. She is involved with Save Zone Training and believes that all patients needed to be treated equally and with respect."
Affiliation: Staff
Department: COE-Cancer
Ally
"I am the proud sister of an openly gay, awesome brother who works for The Trevor Project - a nonprofit organization focused on suicide prevention in LGBTQ youth. If anyone ever needs to talk to someone, I’m happy to help connect them to professionals!"
Affiliation: Student MS1
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Class: 2024
Ally
Affiliation: Faculty
Title: Associate Professor
Department: Pediatrics
Ally
Affiliation: Student
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Class: 2023
Out
"I am a cis-gender bisexual medical and public health student."
Affiliation: Student
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Class: 2023
Ally
Affiliation: Resident
Ttitle: MD
Department: Pediatrics
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Ally
Affiliation: Faculty
Title: Associate Professor
Department: Radiology
Ally
"I have been involved with GaSCA as a faculty member and representative since its inception in 2014. I also help conduct Safe Zone trainings for faculty, residents and nurses at TTUHSC El Paso and several other clinics in our community. I believe that increasing the visibility of LGBT-related issues on our campus is crucial to making our academic center truly inclusive and improving the well-being of our patients, students, trainees, and faculty. I am happy to help and support in any way I can."
Affiliation: Student
School: Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing
Class: 2021
Ally
Affiliation: Faculty
Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Psychiatry
Ally
I am a native El Pasoan and consider myself a life-long ally. I was raised to be inclusive, and strive to teach my children this same lesson. I continue to learn about how to best support the LGBTQIA+ community, and am here to help in any way I can.
Affiliation: Faculty
Title: Attending physician
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Ally
"I was born and raised here in El Paso, TX. I did all of my undergrad, med school and training on the east coast and am very happy to be back here in El Paso. Having studied in more diverse areas than El Paso, I have become aware of the hurdles and injustices that our LGBTQ community faces and am willing to help in any way possible."
Affiliation: Resident
Department: Family and Community Medicine
Out
"I'm originally from a smallish town outside of Houston, and I attended UT Austin for undergrad, then moved back to Houston to attend medical school at UTHSC Houston (now UTHealth McGovern Medical School). My clinical interests are primary care for the LGBTQ population, including primary care for HIV populations as well as the transgender community."
Affiliation: Student
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Class: 2024
Ally
Affiliation: Student
School: Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing
Class: 2021
Ally
Affiliation: Faculty
Title: Associate Professor
Department: OSA Family and Community Medicine
Ally
Affiliation: Staff
Title: Pediatric Resident Program Coord.
Department: Pediatrics
Ally
Affiliation: Faculty
Title: Resident MD
Department: Psychiatry
Ally
Affiliation: Staff
Title: Senior Director
Department: Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Global Health
Ally
"LGBT people are our mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles and cousins. We have the opportunity to be an ally everywhere we go and use our powerful voice in this LGBT movement. As an ally I have the ability to help people in their coming-out process as well as help others understand the importance of equality, acceptance and mutual respect. Love always wins!"
Affiliation: Student
School: Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing
Class: 2022
Ally
Affiliation: Student
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Class: 2024
Ally
Affiliation: Staff
Title: Analyst II
School: L. Frederick Francis Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Ally
"I am an ALLY!"
Affiliation: Faculty
Title: Physician
Department: Internal Medicine
Affiliation: Staff
Title: Associate Managing Director
Department: Institutional Compliance Office
Ally
Affiliation: Staff
Title: IM Residency Program Coordinator
Department: Internal Medicine
Out
Affiliation: Resident
Title: PGY-1
Department: Pediatrics
Class: 2022
Ally
Grew up having a lot of gay and lesbian friends. So I know their struggles and how they are misunderstood d and descriminated , especially by their own families
Affiliation: Student
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Class: of 2022
Ally
Affiliation: Student
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Class: 2023
Ally
Affiliation: Staff
Title: Section Coordinator
Department: OIRE
Ally
My desire is for all to love and accept each other for who we are as individuals. Regardless of race, sex, nationality, religion beliefs or views. I support the GaSCA & The OUT/ ALLY groups. Makes me feel safe that I am in a great working/learning environment with TTUHS El Paso/PLFSOM with all that make this such a great university. "...When the Power of Love Overcomes the Love of Power, the World Will know Peace..." -Jimi Hendrix.
Affiliation: Staff
Title: Associate Director
Department: Information Technology
Ally
Affiliation: Resident
Department: Pediatrics
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Ally
Affiliation: Resident
Title: MD PGY-1
Department: Pediatrics
Ally
Affiliation: Student MS1
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Class: 2024
Out
"Hello! My name is Vanessa. I am an MS1 at PLFSOM. I identify as gay and have been out for about 7 years. My pronouns are She/Her. I am always available to talk!'"
Affiliation: Faculty
Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Biomedical Sciences
Ally
Affiliation: Staff
Department: Office of General Counsel
Out
Affiliation: Student
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Class: 2021
Out
Affiliation: Student
School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Class: of 2023
Ally
Affiliation: Faculty
Title: Professor
Department: Biomedical Sciences
Ally