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.
Faculty from The University of New Mexico College of Nursing are helping local officials strengthen their response to environmental disasters following recent plastic fires in the Albuquerque metro. In February, Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC,...
It’s been almost two years since the Behavioral Health Crisis Center (BHCC) welcomed its first patients. Since opening, the joint project between UNM Hospital and Bernalillo County has helped many people find the right care for themselves and their loved...
You could hear the confidence in their voices. Sometimes it blended with shock, uncertainty, anger, pain, disbelief, frustration or even humor. But they spoke up for themselves—and others like them—confidently. These were speakers all living with a rare...
Whether it’s a late shift, an evening class or a quiet walk to the parking lot, no one on The University of New Mexico’s North Campus has to walk alone—especially after hours. UNM Hospital Security offers 24/7 security escorts, with backup support from...
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.
