The University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center is New Mexico’s healthcare and academic medicine leader. Our uniquely diverse population is dedicated to making sure New Mexicans in all parts of the state have access to quality, cutting-edge health care when and where they need it. We change lives in our community while forwarding medical research and innovation on a national level.
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The UNM Health Sciences Center is New Mexico’s only academic medical center and home to the state’s largest teaching hospital. Academic medical centers play a vital role in advancing health care by providing exceptional patient care, training the next generation of health professionals, and driving research that leads to innovative treatments and cures.
UNM Children’s Hospital is the only full-service children’s hospital in the state. We treat your kids as our own.
The University of New Mexico Hospital has been certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission—becoming the only hospital in New Mexico to hold the nation’s highest designation for stroke care. The certification recognizes UNM Hospital...
Each year, National Nurses Week – observed May 6 through May 12 – recognizes the millions of nurses who show up every day to care for patients and communities. This year’s theme, chosen by the American Nurses Association, is “the Power of Nurses.” In...
At the start, the Lobo Cancer Challenge was neither marathon nor sprint. It was a cycling event with just under 170 participants – known as Challengers – looking to make a difference in cancer research and treatment in New Mexico. Mike Westphal, one...
All types of brain cancers collectively have a five‑year survival rate of just 33%, according to the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. For a type of brain cancer called glioblastoma, however, the five-year...
UNM plays a vital role in advancing health and health equity for all New Mexicans, adressing housing, education, food, transportation, utilities, income and social inclusion.
The Office for Community Health has developed powerful strategies to touch the lives of individuals, communities, the state, the nation and world.
