Health Sciences Center Research

Training and Education

UNM HSC conducts education programs to support investigators in expanding their knowledge and skills in research as well as further their career choices in the research field.

  • Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BSGP) - offers students an exciting opportunity to gain a broad understanding of the biomedical sciences in a spectacular southwestern setting
  • Certificate Program in Science Teaching - A formal teacher training program as teaching is an important part of most academic careers
  • M.D./Ph.D. Program - Designed to provide comprehensive training in both clinical sciences and a basic biomedical science discipline
  • Masters in Clinical Research - Provides learners, having previously earned a terminal degree (i.e., PhD, MD, PharmD), with the didactic and experiential learning necessary to conduct NIH-funded clinical and translational research
  • Post Doctoral Training - Draws upon collaborative, interdisciplinary efforts of faculty in the School of Medicine and College of Pharmacy; Promotes significant advances in the basic sciences; and supports translational research programs focused on improving healthcare
  • The Mentored Career Development Program - will support the research career development of clinical researchers who have recently completed professional training and who are commencing basic, translational and/or clinical research.  The goal of this program is to foster the discipline of clinical research and, by increasing clinical research capacity, to expedite clinical and translational research.  For more information, please email Ignacio Ortiz or phone 272-1921.
  • CTSA Predoctoral Research Training Component - is currently being developed.  If you have any questions about this training program, please email Ignacio Ortiz or phone 272-1921.
  • Other educational programs of interest - Masters in Public Health, or check out the UNM HSC Education Page.