Shiprock - University of New Mexico (UNM) Family Medicine Program:

A Rural Training Track Family Medicine Residency Program with a Focus on Native American Patients and Communities

At the Shiprock UNM Residency Program, we train family physicians to work rurally and beyond. We are the first federal Indian Health Service (IHS) residency program in the country, and the only residency located on Navajo Nation (Diné Bikéyah), serving the Diné people. Our program accepts 2 residents per year. We are a 1+2 program: residents train as part of the University of New Mexico Hospital and the North Valley Clinic during their first year, and at Northern Navajo Medical Center (NNMC) in Shiprock during years 2 and 3. Inpatient rotations during year 1 are at the Veterans Affairs Hospital and UNM Hospital, the only level 1 Trauma Center for the state of New Mexico.  NNMC in Shiprock is a 65 bed rural hospital and clinic that combines emergency medicine, obstetrics, inpatient medicine, and ICU care with robust outpatient clinics where volume averages approximately 600 visits per day. 

Please take some time to consider applying to our family medicine residency program.

For more information, visit our website here!

How to apply: 

Applications are only accepted through ERAS. Application deadline is November 1st. Interview spots fill quickly; we encourage applying as early as possible. (Visit the ERAS website for information on dates https://students-residents.aamc.org/eras-tools-and-worksheets-residency-applicants/eras-2023-residency-timeline )

All applicants must: 

• Sign up for The Match (only ERAS applications are accepted).
• Pass the USMLE or COMLEX (we have no minimum score requirement or restrictions on attempts).
• Graduate from medical school within the past four (4) years.
• Have a valid work permit or be eligible for a J-1 visa (H-1 visas are not sponsored) if you are not a US citizen.

*For international applicants only:

We welcome applications from international medical graduates. To apply, applicants must meet the following requirements: 

• Documentation of two years of hands on clinical experience (hospital-based), comparable to the US medical school curriculum (either during medical school or afterwards); we do not consider observerships or research.

Applicants selected for an interview will be contacted and the interview process will follow ACGME guidelines and recommendations.

Updated 6/2023

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $2,356,202 with 0 percentage financed with nongovernmental sources.  The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.