A place where dreams begin And minds grasp all the possibilities A place where service begins And knowledge expands And lives are molded Thank you El Paso for believing the sky is the limit – for our children and El Paso’s future A place where dreams Table of Contents Leaders Founding Dean’s Perspective . 1 Chancellor’s Message . 2 President’s Message . 2 Building the Dream Governor Perry Visits School of Medicine for Ceremonial Signing . 3 El Paso School of Medicine Receives $50 Million Gift . 4 Lt .Governor David Dewhurst Tours Paul L .Foster School of Medicine . 5 Medical Education Building Unveiled . 5 Accredited! . 5 Development New Development Director . 7 Rick & Ginger Francis Honored as Outstanding Philanthropists . 8 1 5. Million Endowed Chair Honors Pedi Surgeon and Child He Saved . 8 Levels of Giving . 9 Faculty & Staff Faculty Development/ Dean’s Awards . 10 Senior Leadership . 10 Quality Service Awards . 11 New HR Director . 11 El Paso’s Best Docs . 12 Education Undergraduate Medical Education Match Day . 13 School of Medicine Graduation . 14 Graduate Medical Education A place where Texas Tech Residency Programs Accredited . 15 Residency Graduation . 16 Continuing Medical Education CME Activities . 17 begin Research . 18 Research Patient Care Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso . 19 Patient Care Summary . 19 Locations . 20 Founding Dean’s Perspective A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step Lao-tzu Our choice to make a positive impact on the community each day – whether through interactions with our patients, our students, our peers or the public – is what has made our institution a success . The courageous actions and attitudes of many helped us reach for the sky – one step at a time . While watching the story of El Paso’s medical school unfold, I have logged thousands of hours in the presence of individuals whose Leaders hearts and minds were reluctant to face the odds, yet rather focus on the possibilities – and the work at hand . This not only includes our most visible supporters and donors, but specifically each member of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center faculty and staff that have made this institution a valuable part of the El Paso community for almost 35 years . With humble beginnings within the corridors of Thomason Hospital, we have grown to heights that still leave some silent with pride . Not only have we emerged as a thriving health sciences center, but also the only accredited four-year medical school on the U S. /Mexico. border – preparing to seat its first class in 2009 . As our efforts take a place in El Paso’s history, I hope they are viewed as a time when many truly believed and proved… the sky is the limit! Thank you El Paso! Founding Dean Jose Manuel de la Rosa, M.D. 1 2 2007 Annual Report Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center President Leaders Chancellor’s Message John C. Baldwin, M.D., began his appoint- Across the Texas Tech University System, 2007 proved to be a record ment as president of Texas Tech University year for fundraising, enrollment growth and advanced research Health Sciences Center in August 2007. initiatives . One of our proudest moments was the establishment of a Dr. Baldwin previously served as Professor four-year medical school at the Texas Tech University Health of Surgery at Harvard University and Sciences Center at El Paso . President and Chief Executive Officer of the In August, it was announced that the El Paso School of Medicine Immune Disease Institute, an affiliate of would be named in honor of Paul L .Foster, president and CEO of Harvard Medical School. Western Refining, Inc . Foster donated $50 million to the TTUHSC Baldwin, a fifth consecutive generation El Paso School of Medicine, the largest gift ever to be received by native Texan, was born in Fort Worth and the Texas Tech University System . As the only four-year medical raised in Anna, Texas, near McKinney. school on the United States/Mexico border, this initiative will allow us to establish ourselves as Because of family business interests, he had the national leader in border health research . the opportunity to spend considerable time The Paul L .Foster School of Medicine is a perfect example of what can be accomplished with a in the El Paso/southern New Mexico area passionate vision and the collaboration of people like you – our faculty, staff, students, alumni, as a child and knows it well. He earned his legislators and community partners . This truly is an exciting time for the Texas Tech University bachelor’s degree from Harvard University, System . I celebrate with you in this historic achievement and look forward to many more where he was one of 12 students to be successes in 2008 . elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honorary Chancellor Kent Hance society as a junior. After graduating summa cum laude from Harvard, Baldwin was President’s Message awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, under which he performed research at Oxford. He The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center started with one received his medical degree with honors man’s vision . More than three decades later, Governor Preston from the Stanford University School of Smith’s dream has grown into a reality that likely has exceeded Medicine and completed his internship even his imagination . and residency at Massachusetts General This has been an historic year in the life of our institution with the Hospital in Boston. Later in his career in official celebration of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences academic medicine, he succeeded Dr. Michael Center Paul L .Foster School of Medicine . Debakey as head of surgical programs at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. The achievement of excellence has required dedication and hard work from all elements of the Texas Tech family . He has served as Dean of Dartmouth Medical School and as the university’s Thank you to our faculty, staff and students and especially to the El Paso community for your Associate Provost for Health Affairs. commitment and contributions .This is an exciting time in the life of this institution . I value Baldwin has extensive business experience deeply your continued confidence in the Paul L .Foster School of Medicine .Texas Tech is a in biotechnology and bioengineering, special place with a compelling history and an exciting future . intellectual property, technology transfer, Exceptional work will take place within these new walls .As we continue to grow what Governor pharmaceutical and device start-up Smith began, we will continue to focus on excellence in education, research and health care . companies, health insurance, banking and The Paul L .Foster School of Medicine will be your legacy for the next generations to come . non-profit organizations. 1 President John C. Baldwin, M.D. 2 A place where dreams begin Governor Rick Perry arrived on the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center campus on June 12, 2007 to attend a ceremonial signing for higher education legislation and celebrate the passage of the bill that provided $48 million in startup funds for the full, four-year El Paso School of Medicine . Perry officially signed the budget on June 15, approving the medical school funding that enabled the El Paso School of Medicine to hire the necessary faculty and proceed with the accreditation process to seat the first four-year medical school class in 2009 . Governor Perry Visits TTUHSC School of Medicine for Building Ceremonial Signing 3 Saturday June 16, 2007 4 2007 Annual Report the Dream the School Named in Donor’s Honor Paul L .Foster, president and CEO of Western Refining Inc ,. donated $50 million to the TTUHSC El Paso School of Medicine, the largest gift ever to be received in the Texas Tech University System . “We are so grateful to Mr .Foster for making an extraordinary gift to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso . His generosity and foresight will enhance the El Paso community and touch future generations of physicians and researchers as they pursue cutting-edge advances in border health and other health and health care initiatives,” said Texas Tech University System Chancellor Kent Hance . The Paul L .Foster School of Medicine will focus on the following areas: n Training physicians capable of delivering quality, affordable health care n Offering superior health care for the community of El Paso n Creating Centers of Excellence for scientific research related to Border Health issues Saturday Aug .25, 2007 n Generating significant economic expansion in the El Paso region “Mr .Foster’s gift to the El Paso School of Medicine is an outstanding example of the support this community has shown Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center . We are honored to be the recipient of such a generous gift . Its impact on El Paso will be profoundly positive,” added TTUHSC President John C .Baldwin, M D. 3 4 A place where dreams begin Lt .Governor David Dewhurst Tours Paul L .Foster School of Medicine Medical Education Building Lt. Governor David Dewhurst expressed his continued support of the TTUHSC Paul L. Foster School of Medicine on September 20, 2007, after completing a tour of Medical Science Building I and the Medical Education Building. “I pledge to you my continued support to grow this medical school,” said Dewhurst. During the 80th Legislative Session, Dewhurst secured $48 million in the 2008-2009 state budget to fund faculty for Texas’ first four-year medical school in 30 years. Building The appropriation will fund first- and second-year faculty at the medical school, completing the first phase of development and making full accreditation possible. The institution is scheduled to enroll its first four-year students in 2009. After nearly 35 years of teaching Texas citizens and community leaders of El Paso, Accredited! Tech University Health Sciences Center philanthropists – large and small, public medical students in their third and fourth servants, the staff of Texas Tech and years, caring for large numbers of patients Thomason, and the current students have from El Paso and surrounding areas in been appropriately recognized .