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The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (HSC) Office for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is proud to announce Ingrid Hendrix, MILS, AHIP, librarian of the UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center (HSLIC), as the inaugural recipient of...
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (HSC) Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is proud to highlight the UNM Health Sciences faculty members who make up this year’s cohort of the Academic Faculty Scholars Program. The year-long...
Sam Swift, PhD, MPH, didn’t always know he had an interest in infectious diseases. In fact, his undergraduate degrees were in English and Psychology. He spent seven years as an emergency medical technician (EMT) in Albuquerque before discovering his...
Nothing should stand in the way of getting quality health care, including a language barrier, said Fabián Armijo, executive director for Community Engagement and Language Access at The University of New Mexico Hospital. Armijo said his first job at UNM...
