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The College of Health Sciences offers a range of nationally accredited professional education programs in the health, rehabilitation and human service fields. With over 400 local and national clinical training facilities, our learners receive hands-on practicum experience and community engagement opportunities throughout their education.

Our degree programs lead to careers in several professional fields that consistently rank among the  100 Best Jobs in health-related fields:

Our graduate and undergraduate students work alongside our award-winning faculty and community partners to develop and implement high impact projects that are relevant to improving health outcomes in the Paso del Norte region and abroad.

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FEATURED NEWS


The U.S. Department of Education’s Rehabilitation Services Administration has awarded UTEP’s Master of Rehabilitation Counseling program $1 million to increase the number of rehabilitation counselors in the Paso del Norte region. Emre Umucu, Ph.D., the project’s director and assistant professor of rehabilitation counseling, said the grant will increase the capacity of the community to support the independent living, employment, psychosocial adjustment, and full inclusion of persons with chronic health conditions and disabilities in our region.

Grant to Provide Scholarships to UTEP MRC Students

The U.S. Department of Education’s Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) has awarded The University of Texas at El Paso’s Master of Rehabilitation Counseling (MRC) program $1 million to increase the number of rehabilitation counselors in the Paso del Norte region.

UTEP’s Minority AIDS Research Center (MARC) has received federal funding to collaborate with the Center Against Sexual and Family Violence (CASFV) on a program to support victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in five West Texas rural counties. Thenral Mangadu, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of public health sciences and MARC’s director, the project will follow a holistic community-engaged partnership model first established with CASFV in 2012.

UTEP Receives Grant to Support Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault in Rural Counties

The University of Texas at El Paso’s Minority AIDS Research Center (MARC) has received federal funding to collaborate with the Center Against Sexual and Family Violence (CASFV) on a program to support victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in five West Texas rural counties.

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The University of Texas at El Paso
College of Health Sciences
Health Sciences and Nursing Building
500 W. University Ave.
El Paso, Texas 79968

E: healthsciences@utep.edu
P: (915) 747 – 7280
F: (915) 747 – 7207