UTEP’s Nursing School Recognized As ‘Best In The Nation’ For Hispanics
The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine has named UTEP as the top school in the country for bachelor’s degrees awarded to Hispanics.
Elias Provencio-Vasquez, dean of the school, said in a statement that these distinctions help the school recruit top researchers and instructors, as well as talented students.
Provencio-Vasquez said it is estimated that up to 60 percent of the nurses working at El Paso’s hospitals, including William Beaumont Army Medical Center, graduated from UTEP since the school opened in 1976 — and that regional focus was highlighted by the magazine’s editors.
The magazine reported at least half of the nursing graduates from UTEP’s nursing school begin their nursing careers in El Paso.
“The success of UTEP (School Of Nursing) can be credited in part to offering programs enhanced by simulation and other instructional technology and clinical experience. Its research and community projects are designed to address the regional community’s needs and help prepare leaders in the health care field,” read the article in its June 6, 2011, edition.
The school is about to get a whole lot bigger. The new College of Health Sciences/School of Nursing building is scheduled to open soon after missing its May 2011 deadline. The $60 million, 130,000-square-foot facility will include practice labs, classrooms and research space where students will train on cutting-edge equipment, according to UTEP’s website.
