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New Mexico Clinical Education Program

The New Mexico Clinical Education Program (CLinEd) is a summer program for pre-professional students who wish to apply to the UNM School of Medicine. The program provides experiences in rural, clinical settings by placing students in primary care facilities and community health centers throughout New Mexico. Students shadow physicians and participate in all aspects that the clinic and the community offer. The program is offered every summer to students that are serious about pursuing a career in medicine. The goals of the program include:

• Providing a practical health care experience in under-served areas
• Showing how pre-med coursework applies to real life situations
• Pre-med and admissions advisement
• Offering a mentor relationship with a healthcare professional
• Exposing the need for doctors in underserved communities
• Demonstrating the benefit of health care professionals returning to their communities to practice

The first few days of the program prepare participants for a rural clinic assignment. The training includes, but is not limited to:

• Basic Life Support CPR Certification
• First Aid and Vital Signs
• Patient Intake Procedures: patient history, common diagnostic tests, infection control and charting
• Ethics and medicine
• Cultural diversity and competency

The remainder of the program will be spent at the clinic site, rotating through various departments, while observing and assisting healthcare personnel in a broad range of duties. Students volunteer for a regular 40-hour week during which they are exposed to:

• Community outreach and patient education
• Intake procedures, physical exams, diagnoses, and treatments
• Emergency medical services and treatments
• Laboratory, pharmacy, and x-ray
• Administration, business management, and medical records

Eligibility

Each participant must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• New Mexico resident
• College junior, senior, or graduate
• Financially and/or educationally disadvantaged background
• 3.0 Science GPA
• Desire to attend UNM School of Medicine