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Future Health Pathways
Over 850 middle school students descended on Texas Tech Health El Paso on Saturday, Jan. 31, for the 15th annual Medventure for Your Future, a hands-on introduction to health care careers, sponsored by FirstLight Federal Credit Union.
Save the Date: 2026 Research Symposium
The Office of Research invites the Texas Tech Health El Paso community to the 2026 Research Symposium, where faculty and students come together to showcase their innovative research.
Global Health Elective Open to Medical Students
Global Health and Societies is offering an elective open to all rising fourth-year medical students seeking hands-on clinical experience in diverse health care settings around the world.
January 2026 Path-O-Gram
The Department of Pathology’s January 2026 newsletter is now available for download.
Save the Dates: Days of Service 2026
Mark your calendars and get ready to volunteer for Texas Tech Health El Paso’s Days of Service, April 21-24, 2026. Days of Service is a great opportunity for our campus to demonstrate our values of community service and teamwork!
United For Patients
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.
Weight regain after medications for weight loss, benefits of exercising, heart failure and detecting measles
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.
Expanding Orthopaedic Access
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.
Spring Cohort Welcomed
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.
Vaccination in children, CNS medicines in older adults, FDA and mifepristone, and skilled nursing facilities trends
This week's topics include rates of vaccination in U.S. children, use of CNS active medicines in older adults, FDA regulation of mifepristone, and trends in skilled nursing facilities nationally.
Together For Smiles
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.
Screen time and anxiety, global pain levels, d-dimer and DVT, and tertiary patients
This week we look at infant screen time and anxiety, global pain levels, d-dimer and DVT, and tertiary patents on FDA approved drugs.
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