Biography
A Boston area native, Dr. Waldman received Bachelor's degrees in Psychology from Johns Hopkins University and Music Composition from The Peabody Conservatory, both in 1998. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (2003) and completed his residency here at the University of New Mexico (2006), where he was a chief resident. Dr. Waldman joined UNM as full time faculty in 2009 and was the Family Medicine Inpatient Director from 2009-2014.
From 2013 - 2020 Dr. Waldman was the UNM Family Medicine Residency Program Director, and he served as the Family Medicine Vice Chair of Education from 2023 - 2025. He is currently the UNM Director of Clinical Preceptorships.
Personal Statement
I have a passion for Medical Education and teaching Clinical Reasoning. In my career I have worked to help support the growth and development of Family Medicine programs throughout the state of New Mexico. Recently I worked to help create a new Family Medicine residency with support from a Rural Residency Planning and Development HRSA grant, partnering with Northern Navajo Medical Center. The Shiprock-UNM Family Medicine Residency graduated their first class in 2025. ?
Areas of Specialty
Specialization #1: Medical Education
Specialization #2: Faculty Development
Specialization #3: Healthcare Workforce Development
Achievements & Awards
In 2020, Dr. Waldman received HRSA grant funding to build a Family Medicine residency in partnership with the largest reservation-based hospital in the Navajo Nation (Shiprock), where he helped establish a rural residency program while working in close collaboration with talented and dedicated Shiprock leaders. This residency is the first residency of any medical specialty based in a Federal Indian Health Service facility.
Dr. Waldman has given an annual lecture at the New Mexico Academy of Family Physicians Conference since 2015, where he reviews important clinical developments in the field of Family Medicine. In 2019, Dr. Waldman received the New Mexico Academy of Family Physicians President’s Award, in recognition of his contributions to statewide Graduate Medical Education and workforce development.
Gender
Male
Languages
- Spanish
Research and Scholarship
Waldman D, Kovich H. Virtual Interviews: Concerns for Rural Residency Programs. J Grad Med Educ. 2025 Jun;17(3):274-277. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-24-00756.1. Epub 2025 Jun 16. PMID: 40529281; PMCID: PMC12168979.
Tobey M, Toedt M, Hawes E, Maresca T, Teachout M, Lin V, Christensen L, Bray N, Waldman D, Hill J, Whitehair L, Kannan V, Owen M. The Landscape of Physician Residency Training in the Indian Health System. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2025;36(3):1039-1053. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2025.a967347. PMID: 40820790.
HRSA Residency Training in Primary Care. PI: Dan Waldman, MD. Sponsoring Agency HRSA D58HP37584 for Residency Training in Primary Care. Dates: July 2020-June 2025
Barrett E, Lawrence E, Waldman D, Brislen H. Improving How State Medical Boards Ask Physicians About Mental Health Diagnoses: A Case Study From New Mexico. Ann Intern Med. 2020 May 5;172(9):617-618. doi: 10.7326/M19-3681. Epub 2020 Mar 24. PMID: 32203976.