Foster School of Medicine, which is under the umbrella of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The Paul L. Foster School of Medicine’s mission is to center its medical education on innovation and research, as well as simultaneously addressing society’s needs in the local and global communities. Chendil Damodaran has held his position as associate professor since 2011. The Texas Tech University Health Science Center in El Paso was recently designated an independent campus within the Texas Tech system. Governor of Texas Rick Perry signed a bill establishing this in May 2013. According to Mary Gonzalez, a member of the state House delegation, “The stand-alone university will improve access and quality of health care for the El Paso community”. The school will make progress in providing medical care to the Hispanic population at the Texas/Mexico border that has historically been underserved.