Education and Professional Development

Looking for information and support as you develop in your educational and professional journey? Follow the links below to learn more.

STUDENTS

• Office of Medical Student Affairs – Learn about student policies, financial aid, our Learning Communities, student organizations and more.
• Sabrina Single Mothers Scholarship – Are you a single parent and need financial assistance with school? Follow the link for more information.
• UNM Financial Aid Office – Committed to providing courteous service to support the academic mission and goals of the University and its students. Learn how to apply for aid, download forms and access a live chat offering.
  
  

RESIDENTS & FELLOWS

• Graduate Medical Education (GME) – Our UNM School of Medicine GME office administers 62 programs certified by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
  
  

FACULTY

• Faculty Affairs and Career Development – Offers support for faculty recruitment/retention, career counseling, mentoring programs and more.
• Office for Continuous Professional Learning – Offers multi-faceted resources for professional development in your roles as both healthcare provider and educator.
• The National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity – The National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community of faculty, postdocs, & graduate students from over 450 colleges and universities. UNM Faculty Members are entitled to free registration.
  
  

EVERYONE

• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) – Read tips written by other students, residents and physicians about life in medical school.
• Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit – Check out this page of resources from AAMC to further explore things such as privilege, microaggressions, racial justice, and many other things related to diversity and inclusion, both within and outside of your practice.
• Narrative Medicine: Publish Your Writing – Here you'll find a list of journals that accept submissions of narrative medicine writing from students, residents, healthcare professionals, or patients to be published. Additional journals for submission can be found here.
• The Science of Well-Being – A free Coursera course from Yale University.