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Best Practices in Medical Education in El Paso: It’s Different on the Border

Location: Hybrid: HLB 5.201 & Zoom

Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026

Time: 7:30–8:30 a.m.

About the Event

In this installment of Best Practices in Medical Education Grand Rounds,Richard A. Lange, M.D., MBA, presents “Medical Education In El Paso: It’s Different on the Border.” Dr. Lange is the president of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and the Rick and Ginger Francis Endowed President.

Email Jennifer Braham for the Zoom information.

Best Practices in Medical Education Grand Rounds is generously supported by the Massey Family Endowed Excellence Fund for Dell Medical School.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this presentation, the audience participant should be able to:

1. Identify needs for medical education reform
2. List principles of adult education
3. Review unique aspects of border health that influence medical education and care

Target Audience

Dell Medical School faculty, staff and medical students

Attributes/Competencies

This activity has been designed to promote some of the following desired physician attributes and competencies:

  • ACGME: Medical Knowledge
  • IOM: Employ evidence-based practice

Speaker Disclosure

The speaker for this educational activity, has no relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclosure.

Planner Disclosure

LuAnn Wilkerson, EdD, Stephanie Corliss, PhD, and Jennifer Braham, MS, planners for this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

The CME Advisory Committee, reviewers of this educational activity, has no relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Accreditation Statement

The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School designates this internet live course for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.