Pediatrics Department
El Paso - General Information
Approximately half of the Texas Tech El Paso graduates completing the residency program continue to practice in the West Texas area. The reasons are many, but most agree that El Paso is a great place to live. El Pasos temperate, dry climate offers year-round golfing, running, tennis and other outdoor sports. Spectacular sunsets and majestic mountains rising to 7,000 feet.
Cultural opportunities range from urban to rustic, from cosmopolitan to country. Centuries-old Spanish missions, art museums, theaters, symphony, concerts, opera, outstanding Mexican and international cuisine, AA baseball, Mariachi bands, rodeos, and country and western dancing all play a part in the mosaic of El Paso. The University of Texas at El Paso is also a source for numerous cultural activities in addition to sporting events.
A minor league baseball team offers exciting games at Cohen Stadium. In addition, nearby recreational sites include New Mexicos Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, and Elephant Butte Dam. The resort areas of Ruidoso, New Mexico, offers beautiful alpine surroundings and excellent skiing.
El Paso is a burgeoning city of 700,000 people. It is separated from sister-city Ciudad Juarez Mexico by the currents of the Rio Grande, which delineates the Texas/ Mexico border for a thousand miles until it spills into the Gulf of Mexico. El Paso and Ciudad Juarez are the Unites States largest contiguous border cities comprising a metroplex of nearly two million people. With the advent of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the area promises even more growth and opportunity. The resident physician will find in this multicultural city a unique and unsurpassed opportunity to become acquainted with border health issues.