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.
