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Union Pacific Community Ties Giving Program Helps Expand Capabilities of Tactical Medicine Team at Texas Tech Health El Paso
Division of Emergency Medical Services introduces hybrid program in response to modern challenges.
May 29, 20244 min read
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Hunt School of Dental Medicine Working With Local Dentists for Early Diabetes Detection, Thanks to a Grant Partnership
PdN Health Foundation grant will expand school’s Diabetes and the Dentist program to train Borderplex dentists to screen for the disease.
May 13, 20244 min read
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Jim and Julie Cardwell Spearhead Neurology Advancements at Texas Tech Health El Paso
TTUHSC El Paso and CPRIT Announce Grants to Advance Research, Life-Saving Prevention and Outreach.
May 13, 20244 min read
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Making Smiles Happen
Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic offers free oral health care for older adults.
Apr 19, 20244 min read
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Segundo Barrio Resident Realizes Physician Dream
Segundo Barrio Resident, Former Audio/Visual Technician Realizes his Dream as Borderplex Physician Thanks to a Hometown Medical School
Mar 28, 20243 min read
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Decade of Healing: Foster School of Medicine’s Student Clinic Serves as a Lifeline in El Paso’s Colonia of Sparks
The Medical Student Run Clinic in far east El Paso demonstrates the enduring power of community-centric health care and education.
Mar 20, 20245 min read
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Finding Strength at Home
De Casa en Casa provides cervical cancer patients with compassionate guidance and assistance that extends far beyond medical treatment.
Mar 11, 20243 min read
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Engineering Hope: A Tale of Resilience Against Gastroparesis
TTUHSC El Paso gastroenterologists and researchers developed an innovative gastroparesis treatment for those suffering from this condition.
Dec 28, 20233 min read
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Electric Company Gift
The longstanding partnership between El Paso Electric and TTUHSC El Paso is reaching new heights through a $45,000 grant.
Dec 21, 20235 min read
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Lighting Campus for Hope Honors Borderplex Cancer Warriors
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso honored cancer warriors and concluded the university’s 10th anniversary.
Dec 5, 20235 min read
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Million Dollar Mission
El Paso native John Swinton Brown Jr. has donated a legacy gift of $1 million to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso.
Nov 28, 20234 min read
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Neighborhood Smiles Day
Cchool children receive free dental exams from Hunt School of Dental Medicine students at the Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic.
Nov 17, 20235 min read
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Love, Education and Giving Back: An El Paso Family on National Philanthropy Day
National Philanthropy Day – a day to celebrate those who give back to their communities and pay it forward with impact.
Nov 15, 20234 min read
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$500,000 Scholarship Fund for Foster School of Medicine Students
TTUHSC El Paso and Borderplex Community Leaders Kirk and Judy Robison Announce $500,000 Gift Benefiting Future Health Care Heroes
Nov 9, 20235 min read
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Reducing the Nursing Shortage
TTUHSC El Paso Hunt School of Nursing Receives $200,000 Grant from the Trellis Foundation to help reduce the critical nursing shortage.
Oct 26, 20234 min read
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Ethos Financial Boosts Dental Education and Training
Ethos Financial boosts dental education and training at TTUHSC Hunt School of Dental Medicine with $50,000 gift.
Oct 24, 20233 min read
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Colleen Marusich: From Patient to Cancer Care Advocate
After a breast cancer diagnosis, Colleen Marusich experienced firsthand how important world-class care is while battling for your life.
Oct 20, 20234 min read
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Life-Saving Grants from CPRIT
TTUHSC El Paso and CPRIT Announce Grants to Advance Research, Life-Saving Prevention and Outreach
Oct 18, 20237 min read
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Shaping Futures: How Shiloff Scholarship Ignited Nohemi Lopez Valdez's Medical Dream
A culture of philanthropy has the power to transform the future of individuals and communities.
Sep 18, 20234 min read
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A Story of Resilience and Triumph Over Breast Cancer
Gloria Sanchez is a breast cancer warrior who’s alive today because of access to life-saving preventive programs at TTUHSC El Paso.
Sep 13, 20234 min read
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