Texas Tech med school students in Class of '15 start journey - El Paso Times

  • By zz-omni-cms
  • July 11, 2011


About 80 medical students were given white coats Saturday during a ceremony that marked the beginning of their journey to "redefine American medicine."

"We're not only training you to stay in El Paso and practice medicine ... we're giving you the skills to practice anywhere in the world but make a difference in whatever community you choose," said Dr. J. Manuel de la Rosa, founding dean of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine.

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