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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 to the first year class including 3 MD/PhD students. 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.   

Our Internationally renowned clinical and research programs.

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 SOM 9th in Family Medicine - the 18th consecutive year the Family Medicine Program has placed in the top 10. The SOM'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 UNM Cancer Center is a member of the elite National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers in the U.S. and was named by U.S. News and World Report in 2006 as one of the top 50 cancer centers in the U.S. Faculty at the School of Medicine are internationally recognized for their pioneering programs in cancer diagnostics, treatment, and prevention.