Office of Diversity

Joining Communities to Increase Access and Reduce Disparities

Welcome to the Office of Diversity at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Our mission is to promote ethnic, racial, socio-economic, and geographic diversity in the Health Sciences Center of the University of New Mexico, and to develop a variety of opportunities addressing key issues in diversity.


Health Careers Forum
May 2nd and 3rd 2008
Find the final report here!


Functions of the Office of Diversity

Programs

Office of Diversity coordinates the flagship educational pipeline for the University of New Mexico for New Mexico students interested in medical professions. These programs are funded through a federal grant from the Department of Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Health Careers Opportunity Programs (HCOP) as well as the UNM School of Medicine and the State of New Mexico. The educational pipeline begins at the middle school level and continues to medical school and includes:

Student Support Services

In addition to coordinating the educational pipeline programs, the Office of Diversity also provides medical students with several student support services. These services are for all School of Medicine department students and include: