Office of Student Admissions
UNM School of Medicine
Admissions Hours:
Monday – Friday
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location Information
Directions |
Map
Mailing Address:
UNM School of Medicine
Office of Admissions
MSC09 5085
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Physical Address:
Health Sciences Library &
Informatics Center (building #234)
Room #125
Contact Information:
Phone: 505-272-4766
Fax: 505-925-6031
e-mail
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. Currently 75 students are admitted yearly including 1 MD/PhD student. 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.
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 magazine also ranks the School of Medicine 9th in Family Medicine - the 18th consecutive year the Family Medicine Program has placed in the top 10. The School of Medicine’s Primary Care curriculum ranked 31st this year, gaining seven places from 2007.
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.
Visit the new AAMC Web site and campaign to increase diversity in medicine.
Admissions News & Events
- Applications are now available for students interested in applying for the 2010 UNM School of Medicine Entering Class. To start an application go to AMCAS to create an account.
- Join the UNM School of Medicine ListServ for Deadline Announcements, Pre-Med Workshops and Events held by the Office of Admissions. To join, send an email to the above link. Leave the Subject field blank and in the body of the message, type (with no other text): Subscribe SOMADMISSIONS-L First name Last name.