The University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center is New Mexico’s healthcare and academic medicine leader. Our uniquely diverse population is dedicated to making sure New Mexicans in all parts of the state have access to quality, cutting-edge health care when and where they need it. We change lives in our community while forwarding medical research and innovation on a national level.
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The UNM Health Sciences Center is New Mexico’s only academic medical center and home to the state’s largest teaching hospital. Academic medical centers play a vital role in advancing health care by providing exceptional patient care, training the next generation of health professionals, and driving research that leads to innovative treatments and cures.
#7 in Nursing-Midwifery (tie)
#44 in Pharmacy (tie)
#51 in Occupational Therapy (tie)
#53 in Clinical Psychology (tie)
#54 in Speech-Language Pathology (tie)
#89 in Public Health (tie)
#91 in Best Nursing Schools: Doctor of Nursing Practice (tie)
#57 in Physical Therapy (tie)
#75 in Physician Assistant (tie)
#17 in Most Graduates Practicing in Health Professional Shortage Areas
#39 in Most Graduates Practicing in Primary Care (tie)
#63 in Most Graduates Practicing in Rural Areas (tie)
UNM Children’s Hospital is the only full-service children’s hospital in the state. We treat your kids as our own.
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center has partnered with the New Mexico Health Care Authority to launch Vive Bien/Live Well, an innovative healthy aging program to help older adults maintain their health, independence and quality of life....
For more than 20 years, the New Mexico Clinical Education Program (ClinEd) has inspired and empowered hundreds of undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students to become the next generation of rural healthcare providers. ClinEd is one of many...
Early psychosis is disruptive and frightening—not only for the person experiencing it, but also for family members and friends trying to understand what is happening and find appropriate care. Javier Ortiz Orendain, MD, describes psychosis as a...
As the summer sun beats down on the vast high desert of New Mexico, and the refreshing coolness that follows a monsoon thunderstorm could be days away — or more — it’s easy to sense that this environment can be as hot and unforgiving as it is...
UNM plays a vital role in advancing health and health equity for all New Mexicans, adressing housing, education, food, transportation, utilities, income and social inclusion.
The Office for Community Health has developed powerful strategies to touch the lives of individuals, communities, the state, the nation and world.