Let our residency program prepare you ...
... to be a competent, competitive and compassionate internist in any field you choose. Whether you aspire to be an academic sub-specialist or a rural primary care doctor, our program has the committed faculty, diversity of clinical exposure, innovative educational curriculum and flexible scheduling to help you reach your goals. The University of New Mexico Hospital and the VA Medical Center are the largest teaching hospitals in the state and serve as referral centers for a geographic area that extends into neighboring states. Add the fact that UNM Hospital is a county hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center, and you get unparalleled clinical diversity under the umbrella of an outstanding academic institution committed to underserved communities.
Let our research and international opportunities train you ...
... whether you aspire to be a leader in international health or preventive medicine, the basic sciences or clinical research. Housestaff have all the resources they need to pursue investigational studies and benefit from the program's close ties to the resources of UNM, our ranking in the top 40 National Institutes of Health grant-funded departments, and our recognition as a NCI-designated Cancer Center. For housestaff interested in international and public health, we accommodate resident-designed international electives, and we have plenty of formal rotations abroad in India, Latin America and Africa. There are also clinical and research opportunities for those interested in state-wide rural projects.
Let our family welcome you ...
... to a community of residents, faculty and staff who are here to support you through the most exciting and challenging time of your life. We pride ourselves on creating a culture that replaces the typical hierarchy of medical education with a learning environment defined by mutual respect, intellectual curiosity and resident teamwork, while preserving resident autonomy in clinical decision making. Our program administration and faculty are attentive and responsive to residents’ needs, resulting in a residency program that is always evolving to create the most academic, flexible and supportive training.
Chang
Welcome to Our Program
It is also my role as an educator to guide residents in becoming not only successful physicians but also successful people.
Betty Chang, MD, Program Director
I feel honored to have the opportunity to be the Program Director of the University of New Mexico Internal Medicine Residency Program. It is both a privilege and a responsibility I hold dear. It is a privilege because I have the opportunity to nurture young physicians while they develop their medical knowledge, grow in self confidence and mature in their professionalism. It is a responsibility because I must ensure that their environment is conducive to learning.
My goal is to tailor our residency training for each individual resident's needs while meeting the requirements for board certification. So, if you want to be a gastroenterologist, we provide research time in a GI basic science lab; if you want to be a hospitalist, we offer extra medical consultation months or private hospitalist months; if you want to be a rural physician, you can do rotations in an underserved New Mexico community; if you are interested in international medicine, we can coordinate a research month in India, an ID month in Chile looking at Hanta Virus, or an HIV clinic month in Kenya.
I believe in looking at a resident as not only a physician, but also as a spouse/partner, a pet owner, a hiker, a rock climber, a snow boarder, a parent, an avid reader, a pianist, a swing dancer, a chef of Ethiopian cuisine. While it is my job to foster the lifelong learner in my residents, it is also my role as an educator to guide residents in becoming not only successful physicians but also successful people.
