Mission

The mission of the Scholarly Activity and Research Program (SARP) is to promote the self-efficacy and professional identity development of future physician-scientists by providing mentorship opportunities, didactic and experiential learning in research activities, financial support for travel funding and grant support for internal research for medical students at the Foster School of Medicine at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) and the faculty of TTUHSC El Paso.

Vision

The vision of SARP is to promote a positive environment for didactic and experiential learning in research to promote the self-efficacy and professional identity development of future physician-scientists, and by infrastructure development, establishment of thematic research pipelines, promoting multidisciplinary research collaboration, integrating education and research, launching a distinction program in molecular medicine, promoting scholarly activities, securing funding and support, and continued evaluation and adaptation.