Hispanic Heritage Month

Esperanza: A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage & Hope
September 15 – October 15

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Opening of Hispanic Heritage Month

Wednesday, September 15 
Virtual
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MST

Sponsored by HSC DEI

Loteria (Bingo) – A night of games and community building! 

Friday, September 17 
UNM Health Sciences Center
Domenici North Wing Room 3710 
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM MST

Lotería (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo, but using images on a deck of cards instead of numbered ping pong balls. Every image has a name and an assigned number, but the number is usually ignored. Each player has at least one tabla, a board with a randomly created 4 x 4 grid of pictures with their corresponding name and number. Players choose a tabla to play with, from a variety of previously created tablas, each with a different selection of images.  We welcome learners, faculty, and staff for a night of Lotería. 

Sponsored by the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA Chapter - UNM SOM) and Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, UNM SOM and HSC Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

How to Apply for Medical School

Tuesday, September 21
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST

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Sponsored by UNM El Centro de la Raza and UNM Medical School Admissions.

Artist Experience Art Show

Thursday, September 23
UNM Main Campus
Mesa Vista Courtyard
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM MST

Sponsored by UNM PNMGC and UNM El Centro de la Raza.

Traditional & Allopathic Healing of Stress & Anxiety in the Hispanic World during times of COVID

Friday, September 24
UNM Health Sciences Center
Domenici North Wing Room 3710
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST

Sponsored by UNM SRMC.

Best practices in the recruitment and matriculation of LHS+ trainees to medical school, residency, and fellowship programs (National Center for LMSA Leadership and Advancement)

Tuesday, September 28
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST

Sponsored by UNM HSC DEI & LMSA.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month Noon Time Event

Wednesday, September 29
UNM Main Campus
Cornell Mall
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST

Sponsored by UNM Special Events.

Sobrellevando el Estres del COVID-19

Wednesday, September 29
Via Zoom
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST

Todos estamos sintiendo el estrés, la ansiedad, y la tristeza a causa del COVID-19. Únase a nuestros proveedores de la salud de UNM mientras nos dan consejos de cómo manejar la ansiedad, la angustia y la pérdida provocada por la pandemia del coronavirus.

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Sponsored by UNM SRMC.

Best practices in the recruitment, retention of LHS+ faculty and academic health center leadership (National Center for LMSA Leadership and Advancement)

Thursday, September 30
UNM Health Sciences Center
Domenici North Wing Room 2720 & Virtual
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST

Sponsored by UNM HSC DEI & LMSA.

Language Equity Summit

Saturday, October 2
UNM Health Sciences Center
Domenici North Wing Room 2720 & Virtual
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM MST

Sponsored by UNM HSC DEI.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month Noon Time Event

Wednesday, October 6
UNM Health Sciences Center
UNM Main Campus
Cornell Mall
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST

Sponsored by UNM Special Events.

Club 89

Thursday, October 7
UNM Main Campus
Draft & Table
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MST

Sponsored by GPSA, LGBTQ Resource Center, and El Centro de la Raza.

The State of Mental Health and Well-Being for LHS+ Communities in New Mexico

Friday, October 8
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST

COVID-19 and the LHS (Latino/Latina/Latinx, Hispanic or of Spanish Origin +) Communities

Thursday, October 14
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MST

Los Primeros

Friday, October 15
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST

• Loretta Cordova de Ortega: 1st Hispanic female to be named department chair of a UNM clinical department & 1st Hispanic female to be promoted to Professor in the CE track, there was a Hispanic female at the VA promoted in the Tenure track the same year.
• Kartlett Parra: "First woman to be named department chair at the UNM Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department (2012-present).  First Hispanic woman to be named chair in a Basic Science Department in the UNM School of Medicine."
• Valerie Romero-Leggott: First Associate Dean for Diversity, 2005, 1st Vice President for DE in 2008, 1st Vice Chancellor for Diversity @ HSC, Inagural Endowed Professorship for Equity & Health at SOM
• Chamiza Pacheco de Alas: First Chief of Staff at UNM HSC
• Carolyn Montoya: Named interim dean of CON in 2017
• Jamie Silva-Steel: 1st Hispanic CEO of SRMC
• Angela Vigil: 1st Executive Director of Compliance for UNM Hospitals
• Victoria Sanchez: 1st Latina to lead a concentration in the graduate program in the College and the first Associate Director for the graduate program.
• LMSA Combined Nominees: Patrick Rendon, Kryscal Chan, Daniel Padilla

More information forthcoming.