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Research Opportunities for Medical Students (HSLIC)

The research requirement is an integral component of the curriculum for University of New Mexico medical students.  Research provides students the opportunity to intimately master the scientific method, provoking a richer understanding of primary medical literature, heightens professionalism, and benefits the students with “hands-on” research expertise.  A faculty mentor of the student’s choosing guides each student through the process of how to write a thorough research proposal, complete a research project, present their work orally or in poster form at a public forum and write a comprehensive final scholarly paper that describes the project.  Commendations (Honors) in research at graduation are awarded to students if the following conditions are satisfactorily met:

·        Meet all deadlines on time,

·        Present their research at a national research conference or

·        Have their research published or accepted for publication in a national peer-reviewed journal, and both their mentor and another faculty reviewer recommend their final scholarly paper for honors.

MD/PhD Program

The newly structured M.D./Ph.D. program is designed to provide comprehensive training in both clinical sciences and a basic biomedical science discipline. The intent of the program is to provide students with an integrated and cohesive training experience while obtaining the M.D./Ph.D. degree. Students participate in activities common to both programs while involved in the medical school curriculum or engaged in Ph.D. dissertation research.

Currently, the program consists of 18 months of the medical school curriculum followed by 3-4 years of Ph.D. dissertation research and the graduate school curriculum and concludes with the remaining 2 years of the medical school curriculum. The program is designed to be completed in 7-8 years.The Ph.D. and M.D. degrees are awarded simultaneously at the end of the entire training period. Students will take three one-month long rotations in research laboratories during the initial 20 months of the program. These experiences are meant to broaden the research experience of the students as they decide in what research area they wish to specialize. Students can pursue many lines of research activity performed by investigators in biomedical research in the School of Medicine.  Students planning to pursue the combined MD/PhD degree should complete the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) application. A specialized Admissions Committee for the MD/PhD program evaluates applications when all materials have been received.  Additional information for the MD/PhD program can be obtained from the MD/PhD website at http://hsc.unm.edu/som/programs/mdphd/ or by contacting the School of Medicine Office of Admissions and/or the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program.

Financial Considerations

All students enrolled in the M.D./Ph.D. Program receive full fellowships, consisting of a stipend (currently $20,000 per year while in the M.D. curriculum and a minimum $20,500 per year while in the Ph.D. curriculum), full tuition/fees, and health insurance coverage.