The UNM School of Medicine leads the nation in family medicine and rural health training. Our graduates account for nearly 40% of New Mexico’s practicing physicians. We are home to a nationally ranked research enterprise and Biomedical Science Graduate Programs with world-class scientific investigators and scholars who deliver life-saving results for humanity.
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.
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The UNM School of Medicine offers outstanding MD and health profession programs. Student anesthesiologist and physician assistants, physical therapists, emergency medical technicians, laboratory and radiological technologists, dental hygienists and occupational therapists learn and train alongside medical students to deliver increased access to health care, improved outcomes and greater patient satisfaction with excellent career stability, compensation and flexibility.
In 2026, the University of New Mexico was awarded high ratings/rankings by the US News and World Report in Tier 3 for Best Medical Schools: Research, and in Tier 1 for Best Medical Schools: Primary Care. Additional US News and World Report medical school rankings include Occupational Therapy #51 (tied), Physical Therapy #57 (tied), Physician Assistant #75 (tied), Most Graduates Practicing in Health Professional Shortage Areas - #17, Most Graduate Practicing in Primary Care - #39 (tied) and Most Graduates Practicing in Rural Areas - #63 (tied).
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When a major disease outbreak occurs, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on Project ECHO at The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center to help support the transmission of accurate, timely health information to clinical health workers and...
University of New Mexico School of Medicine researchers will spend this coming year offering education and DNA testing to northern New Mexico residents who may be silently carrying a gene that can trigger devastating neurological symptoms. The...
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (HSC), within the School of Medicine, now offers a Master of Social Work degree (MSW), and it’s the first program in New Mexico to include a concentration in medical social work. Students in the...
Amid recent widespread scholarly interest in the potential of psilocybin and other psychedelics to treat depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addiction and other maladies, most of the research to date has focused on therapeutic...