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TTUHSC El Paso is located in the second largest binational metropolitan area on the U.S.-Mexico border. It provides the opportunities and environment for direct intellectual and interpersonal exchanges among nursing, medical, and graduate research students on one campus.
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Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso is part of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. Our dedicated team of health care professionals and staff strive to provide patients with high-quality, safe health care services.
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).

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PPSY 8022 - Addiction Psychiatry

This elective is designed to improve the medical student’s knowledge and ability to recognize, diagnose, and treat persons with substance use disorders (SUDs) across a diverse spectrum of drugs, stages of use, and presentations, including care directed at reducing SUD-related harm.

Credit Hours: 4

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