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.
UPDATE as of 2:02 p.m., Oct. 27, 2026 Critical electronic systems at The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (HSC) are back online following Monday’s cybersecurity event. All UNM Health hospitals are fully open, ambulance traffic has...
New Mexico has one of the highest poverty rates in the country. In 2024, 14.2% of New Mexicans lived in poverty, compared with 10.6% nationally, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Only Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Kentucky had higher rates,...
Thousands of patients in rural communities across the Southwest could gain greater access to clinical research and new care approaches thanks to a $13.5 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) award to The University of New Mexico’s Clinical &...
On October 14, 2026, the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners approved an emergency declaration aimed at creating a heightened response to fatal fentanyl overdoses in the county. The emergency order includes expanding access to treatment and recovery...
UNM plays a vital role in advancing health and health equity for all New Mexicans, addressing 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.
