Dean's Welcome

¡Bienvenidos! Welcome to the College of Health Sciences (CHS) at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). In keeping with UTEP’s mission of Access, Excellence and Impact, our College is dedicated to the preparation of the next generation of health and human service professionals, who will work to improve our quality of life, address health disparities, respond to the social determinants of health, and provide outstanding health care to the communities they serve with compassion and competence.

UTEP is recognized by the Carnegie Foundation as a very high-research-activity (R1) and a community engaged university. As such, the College of Health Sciences engages in interdisciplinary and cross-border research, teaching relevant courses and community service initiatives designed to examine and address some of the most pressing health challenges that our local and global communities face.

Please browse our website to learn more about our vision and mission, academic programs, scholarly activity, community engagement and global initiatives. You will find that every member of the CHS team contributes in a unique and vital way to improving the lives of others. Our faculty's passion, dedication, and determination has enabled the College of Health Sciences to attract global attention for its innovative model of community-engaged education and research, and its social accountability mandate of working to promote the health of the people and communities of the Paso del Norte region.

We want to be a part of your higher educational pursuits, and invite you to come and visit us in the College of Health Sciences on the UTEP campus. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or need additional information, at 747-7201 or healthsciences@utep.edu.

Sincerely,

William Robertson, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Health Sciences