Biography
Dr. Kate McCalmont received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine in 2004. She then moved to New Mexico and taught 8th grade math in Gallup as a Teach for America Corps Member from 2004-2007. While teaching, she received a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Western New Mexico University in 2007. Dr. McCalmont did public health research on the Navajo Nation with Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health, and then attended the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree in 2012 from UNM SOM. Dr. McCalmont attended the University of New Mexico Family Medicine residency from 2012 to 2015, and then joined the faculty in the Department of Family and Community Medicine.
Personal Statement
I practice Family Medicine because I believe in public health, prevention of disease, and feel strongly that all people should have access to excellent healthcare. I am dedicated to this social justice mission of Family Medicine and to training future physicians to be excellent clinicians, passionate advocates, and thoughtful leaders. This framework grounds my practice.
Currently, my outpatient clinical practice is at the Southeast Heights Clinic, which serves a very diverse patient population. I provide primary care across the lifespan, caring for families, providing prenatal care, and managing chronic disease. I have a clinical interest in addiction medicine and prescribe medication for treatment of opiate use disorder. I serve as the Medical Director for the ?FOCUS Clinic, which provides ?primary care to families with history of substance use and complex trauma. I also see patients in the ADOBE ?Clinic, ?caring for at-risk adolescents and young adults and their family support system.
In terms of education, I precept family medicine residents at the Southeast Heights Clinic and work with third year medical students on their Family Medicine Clerkship.
Areas of Specialty
Addiction Medicine
FOCUS Clinic
ADOBE Clinic
Social determinants of health
Family Medicine Residency Program
Certifications
Family Medicine Boards, MC-FP Examination
Controlled Substance Registration
DEA Registration with DEAX (100)
Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Instructor Course
Neonatal Resuscitation Program
Buprenorphine Training and Certification
Nexplanon training, 6/25/2012
Gender
Female
Languages
- Spanish
Courses Taught
• Supervise and precept Family Medicine Clerkship students at the Southeast Heights Clinic, 2015-present
• Site coordinator for Comprehensive Ambulatory Care block, 2018-2019.
• Mentor for Rural and Urban Underserved Program, 2016-present
Site coordinator for PrEP students, 2016-2018
• Continuity Clinic Preceptor for Phase I, II, and III students, 2015-present
• Family Medicine Residency Match Advisor for fourth year medical students, 2015-2017.
• Circuit Rider for Practical Immersion Experience, 2015.
• Practical Immersion Experience Narrative Strand Mentor, 2014-2016.
• Peer Tutor, Office of Academic Resources and Support, 7/2009-12/2009
• Mentor, UNM Combined BA/MD Program, 9/2009- 3/2011
Research and Scholarship
Page-Reeves J, Kaufman W, Bleecker M, Norris J, McCalmont K, et al. Addressing Social Determinants of Health In a Clinic Setting: WellRx Pilot in Albuquerque, New Mexico. J Am Board Fam Med. 2016; 29: 000-000.
McCalmont K, Norris J, Kaufman A, Page-Reeves J, et al. Community Health Workers and Family Medicine Resident Education. Fam Med. 2016; 48(4): 260-4.
McCalmont K, Corriveau E, Rezai T, et al. ?Local Health is Global Health.? In Evert J, Drain P, Hall T (eds.). Developing Global Health Programming: A Guidebook for Medical and other Professional Schools, 2nd Ed., GHE Collaborations Press: 2014.
Tomedi A, Rohan-Minjares F, McCalmont K, Ashton R, Opiyo R, Mwanthi M. Feasibility and effectiveness of supplementation with locally available foods in prevention of child malnutrition in Kenya. Public Health Nutrition. 2012 Apr: 15(4): 749-56. doi: 10.1017/S1368980011002217. Epub 2011 Sep 6.