EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- University Medical Center (UMC) of El Paso is gifting $1.5 million to UTEP to allow the university to increase the size of its nursing and occupational therapy programs. UTEP expects the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program to have over 400 graduates per year by 2028. UTEP says this will help meet the increasing demand for more health care providers. “This gift will promote the health and wellbeing of our community by creating more health care providers for our region,” said UTEP President Heather Wilson. “We’re grateful to UMC El Paso for helping us create even more highly competitive graduates and future health care leaders.”