Veronica Pace, MD

 I am so happy to join the UNM Family Medicine Program. I chose a career in medicine to become a PCP for those who need doctors most. At UNM, I will learn the core skills of family medicine with special training to meet the needs of medically underserved populations - mental health, women’s health and obstetrics, addiction medicine, transgender and gender affirming care, and so much more. I was especially drawn to UNM’s exceptional training in family planning, FQHC continuity clinic, and obstetrics fellowship. I am thrilled to connect with the beautiful community of Albuquerque, as I have spent my whole life on the other side of the country - in Massachusetts! I grew up in Newburyport, MA, studied Biology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at UMass Amherst, and completed medical school at UMass Medical School in Worcester. During my time there, I found so much joy caring for patients at the free clinics and serving as a mentor to incarcerated adolescents and disadvantaged undergraduates working to become physicians through the same pipeline program that supported my journey to medicine. In my spare time, I love to run, spend time with friends and family, cook extravagant Italian dishes, and play music.