Scholarly Activity and Research Program
The Scholarly Activity and Research Program (SARP) provides Paul L. Foster School of Medicine students with opportunities to engage in mentored research and scholarly projects throughout their medical education. Through faculty guidance, hands-on learning, and professional development, SARP helps students build the knowledge and skills needed to advance scientific discovery and evidence-based patient care.
Mission
The mission of the Scholarly Activity and Research Program (SARP) is to promote the self-efficacy and professional identity development of future physician-scientists by providing mentorship opportunities, didactic and experiential learning in research activities, financial support for travel funding and grant support for internal research for medical students at the Foster School of Medicine at Texas Tech Health El Paso and the faculty of Texas Tech Health El Paso.
Vision
The vision of SARP is to promote a positive environment for didactic and experiential learning in research to promote the self-efficacy and professional identity development of future physician-scientists, and by infrastructure development, establishment of thematic research pipelines, promoting multidisciplinary research collaboration, integrating education and research, launching a distinction program in molecular medicine, promoting scholarly activities, securing funding and support, and continued evaluation and adaptation.