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School of Medicine
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Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center
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MSC09 5085
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 Phone: (505) 272-4766
Fax: (505) 925-6031
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Learning Facilities
Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center (HSLIC)
The HSLIC provides resource materials and
services to all component
organizations of the Health Sciences Center. The HSLIC, an official
Resource Library of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, holds
over 59,000 book titles, 2,000 media items, 112,000 bound journal volumes,
and currently subscribes to over 1,200 journal titles, of which over 1,000
are available in electronic format. The HSLIC’s advanced informatics
systems provide students and faculty with remote access to web-based and
other electronic resources that facilitate research, education and patient
care. Services are easily accessed by health practitioners and facilities
statewide.
Access to the HSLIC’s online
bibliographic databases and to full-text versions of selected major medical
books and journals is available for remote and on-site use twenty-four hours
a day via the HSLIC home page, at http://hsc.unm.edu/library. The HSLIC
provides access to MEDLINE and over 70 other databases. The print and
electronic books, journals and databases of the Main Campus Libraries are
also available for HSLIC users. The HSLIC and the Indian Health Service have
developed the Native Health History Database of more than 3,200
health-related monographs and articles dating back to 1652 and particularly
emphasizing 19th century citations, as well as the Native Health Research
Database of over 4,000 records covering materials from 1970 to the present.
University Hospital
University of New Mexico Hospital is one of New Mexico's major referral centers and the
site for much of the clinical training for medical students and residents.
The Hospital has approximately 384 beds and an ambulatory care center. The
University Hospital's unique special care units and medical programs include
the following:
New Mexico Veterans Administration Health Care System
Constructed in 1987 and located ten minutes south of the campus, the medical center for
the system is a 217 bed hospital fully affiliated with the medical school.
A significant share of the teaching in all four years is conducted there by
full-time staff with faculty appointments.
Cancer Research and Treatment Center
Devoted to cancer research, diagnosis, and patient care, the Cancer Center serves
patients from all areas of New Mexico and the Southwest. It also provides
physician consultation services for hospitals and private practitioners
statewide.
UNM Psychiatric Center
This center provides evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow- up care to
persons with emotional problems. It also offers educational and training
opportunities to students in mental health-related professions.
UNM Children's Psychiatric Center
This homelike facility is the State's only comprehensive treatment facility for
children with severe emotional problems. The 47 bed center provides
intensive treatment for children ages six to eighteen who are psychotic,
behaviorally disturbed, seriously depressed and suicidal, or
self-destructive.
Carrie Tingley Hospital
Children with chronic physical impairments and developmental disabilities are cared
for at Carrie Tingley Hospital. This facility houses a 24 bed inpatient
unit and conducts 21 specialized clinics for youngsters from birth through
age 21. These patients have a variety of chronic medical problems,
including scoliosis, birth defects, and other physical impairments.
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