Office of Student Admissions

Welcome!

The University of New Mexico School of Medicine is thrilled that you are considering us for your graduate education. We invite you to begin exploring all of the opportunities available to you at the School of Medicine!

The University of New Mexico School of Medicine was established in 1961 and admitted its first class in 1964. The medical school is located on the north campus of The University of New Mexico which allows students and faculty easy access to the educational, recreational, and cultural offerings of the university. This application season, our class will be increasing to 100 students which includes 25 BA/MD students and 1 MD/PhD student.

The School of Medicine has gained national and international recognition for its constantly evolving curricular innovations which are aimed at adapting adult learning theory to medical education.

U.S. News & World Report recently announced "America's Best Graduate Schools". The UNM School of Medicine ranks second in the nation for its Rural Medicine program - a ranking we have maintained since 1996. The School of Medicine’s Primary Care curriculum ranked 29th this year.

Five of the School of Medicine departments are ranked in the top 40 National Institutes of Health grant funded departments in the nation including Family & Community Medicine (#15), Neurosciences (#26), Pathology (#33), Neurology (#37) and Internal Medicine (#38).

The University of New Mexico School of Medicine is committed to racial and ethnic diversity with special reference to the inclusion of students from groups that are underrepresented in medicine in the state of New Mexico.

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Visit the new AAMC Web site and campaign to increase diversity in medicine.

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Admissions News & Events

Pre-Med Advisement Workshop
Date: Tuesday, December 8th, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Domenici Center, Room B116 (North Campus)

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