College of Health Sciences

College of Health College of Health SciencesSciences

October 8, 2004October 8, 2004

Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Rehabilitation Sciences

Nursing

Health PromotionHealth Promotion

KinesiologyKinesiology

PharmacyPharmacy

Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Health Sciences

Goal for research and scholarshipGoal for research and scholarship

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

The needs of the regionThe needs of the region The residents of our region suffer The residents of our region suffer

from disproportionate rates of from disproportionate rates of asthma, diabetes, obesity, heart asthma, diabetes, obesity, heart disease, elevated blood lead levels, disease, elevated blood lead levels, antibiotic resistant infection, and antibiotic resistant infection, and other debilitating conditions.other debilitating conditions.

The College of Health Sciences is The College of Health Sciences is uniquely positioned to focus on the uniquely positioned to focus on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention diagnosis, treatment and prevention of these disorders.of these disorders.

Unique expertise in herbal productsUnique expertise in herbal products Plans for a Clinical Trials CenterPlans for a Clinical Trials Center

What will it take?What will it take? Faculty and staffFaculty and staff FacilitiesFacilities Administrative supportAdministrative support AccessAccess

Faculty and StaffFaculty and Staff To reach our goal we need the best To reach our goal we need the best

faculty, individuals with the ability to faculty, individuals with the ability to establish extramurally-funded research establish extramurally-funded research programs. programs.

We need to provide our faculty with We need to provide our faculty with everything they need to succeed, everything they need to succeed, including time.including time.

We need innovative approaches to We need innovative approaches to workload allocation, ones that ensure both workload allocation, ones that ensure both flexibility and accountability.flexibility and accountability.

Physical facilitiesPhysical facilities We need a building We need a building

on campus.on campus.

Administrative supportAdministrative support We need to make the best use of the We need to make the best use of the

Hispanic Health Disparities Research Hispanic Health Disparities Research CenterCenter

Capitalize on our locationCapitalize on our location We need to take advantage of our We need to take advantage of our

location by establishing consistent location by establishing consistent access to underserved populations.access to underserved populations.

AccessAccess Network of clinical Network of clinical

and community and community sites in El Paso and sites in El Paso and Cd. JuarezCd. Juarez

Location for Location for teaching, research teaching, research and serviceand service

Enroll members of the community into a Enroll members of the community into a long-term epidemiological study allowing long-term epidemiological study allowing each study to build on the formereach study to build on the former

Establish a database for retrospective and Establish a database for retrospective and prospective studiesprospective studies

Each successive study enriches the Each successive study enriches the database and gives us an advantage in database and gives us an advantage in funding competitionfunding competition

Use this to build a base in public healthUse this to build a base in public health

Clinical network Clinical network advisory board advisory board emphasizing the emphasizing the needs of the needs of the communitycommunity