College of Health Sciences

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College of Health Sciences

• October 8, 2004

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Clinical Laboratory Sciences
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Rehabilitation Sciences
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Nursing
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Health Promotion
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Kinesiology
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Pharmacy
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Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Health Sciences
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Goal for research and scholarship

• To advance knowledge through basic and applied
  health research, especially research focused on
  the needs of the U.S./Mexico border

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The needs of the region

• The residents of our region suffer from
  disproportionate rates of asthma, diabetes,
  obesity, heart disease, elevated blood lead
  levels, antibiotic resistant infection, and other
  debilitating conditions.

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• The College of Health Sciences is uniquely
  positioned to focus on the diagnosis, treatment
  and prevention of these disorders.
• Unique expertise in herbal products
• Plans for a Clinical Trials Center

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What will it take?

• Faculty and staff
• Facilities
• Administrative support
• Access

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Faculty and Staff

• To reach our goal we need the best faculty,
  individuals with the ability to establish
  extramurally-funded research programs.
• We need to provide our faculty with everything
  they need to succeed, including time.
• We need innovative approaches to workload
  allocation, ones that ensure both flexibility and
  accountability.

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Physical facilities

• We need a building on campus.

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Administrative support

• We need to make the best use of the Hispanic
  Health Disparities Research Center

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Capitalize on our location

• We need to take advantage of our location by
  establishing consistent access to underserved
  populations.

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Access

• Network of clinical and community sites in El
  Paso and Cd. Juarez

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• Location for teaching, research and service

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• Enroll members of the community into a long-term
  epidemiological study allowing each study to
  build on the former
• Establish a database for retrospective and
  prospective studies
• Each successive study enriches the database and
  gives us an advantage in funding competition
• Use this to build a base in public health

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• Clinical network advisory board emphasizing the
  needs of the community