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Welcome to the College of Health Sciences


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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More than 200 students from UTEP and the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine participate in an interprofessional education (IPE) activity at Trinity-First United Methodist Church. The activity enabled students from different health disciplines to work collaboratively to address the health care needs of fictional patients from vulnerable populations. Photo: Laura Trejo/UTEP Communications

UTEP Health Care Students Get a Dose of Real-World Collaboration

When a car struck Joe Martinez, a 59-year-old man who is homeless, UTEP students who are nursing, pharmacy and health sciences majors engaged with medical students from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine to assess his injuries and develop a plan of care.

UTEP clinical laboratory science students Frances Paez, left, and Amanda Moore, right, participated in November’s U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week at Silva Health Magnet High School. They talked to high school students about appropriate antibiotic use and the spread of superbugs. Photo: Laura Trejo / UTEP Communications

UTEP Health Professions Students Benefit from Community Engagement

Before sunrise Oct. 17, Frances Paez joined 21 other UTEP students majoring in clinical laboratory science (CLS) to conduct screenings of dozens of individuals for high blood sugar, high cholesterol and anemia at the Opportunity Center for the Homeless in Downtown El Paso.

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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