Excellence in Internal Medicine Training

Welcome

We are pleased you are considering training in Internal Medicine at The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. The Internal Medicine residency program has a long and proud history of attracting excellent physicians from around the country and the world. Our program offers a wonderful mix of clinical experience, research mentoring, and innovative educational practices. Our strengths include our people, our camaraderie, and our sense of teamwork. We value the diversity of our patients, students, residents, faculty and staff.

UNM has a national reputation for excellence in all the medicine sub-specialties and our research programs are especially strong. The New Mexico population is unique, and our residents routinely work with patients of diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. While most clinical rotations occur at the University Hospital and the VA, residents have the opportunity through electives to work in private practices, rural settings, and international locales.

We have structured our program around the philosophy that residency is a time to focus on your education and that each resident has unique needs. For that reason, we continuously improve and adapt the residency experience in response to housestaff feedback to ensure that each resident gets an excellent educational experience tailored to their individual interests. The attitude of continuous improvement is also demonstrated in our commitment to patient safety and high value care. We value the principles of evidence based medical practice, and the importance of scientific curiosity. Education is a priority for our faculty and the size of our program facilitates a collegial learning environment.

Mark Unruh, MD Department Chair

Jennifer Jernigan, MD Program Director

Mary Lacy, MD Associate Program Director

David Olson, MD Associate Program Director

Cassie Shaw, MD Associate Program Director

Doran Bostwick, MD Associate Program Director

Sarah Combs, MD Associate Program Director

Angela Dunn, DO Associate Program Director

Annashia Shera, MD Associate Program Director

Meet the Director

Jennifer Jernigan, MD, FACP

Dr. Jernigan was named Vice Chair, Office of Education and Residency Program Director for Internal Medicine in July 2013. Dr. Jernigan is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Jernigan attended medical school at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. She was a resident in the Internal Medicine program from 1996 to 1999 and a Chief Resident from 1999-2000. She has served as a faculty member in the Division of General Internal Medicine, working at the 1209 Clinic and more recently at the Southwest Mesa Clinic. Dr. Jernigan has been an Associate Program Director in the Office of Education since 2003, working closely with the residents both on the outpatient and inpatient settings.

I chose to train at The University of New Mexico (UNM) because one of my mentors completed residency at UNM and strongly recommended that I consider it. After rotating here as a sub-I, I knew this was where I wanted to train. Team fracture reductions in the ED are some of my favorite experience in this program thus far.

— Allicia Imada, MD, Class of 2023

Internal Medicine

Administration

Department of Internal Medicine

MSC10-5550

1 University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM 87131

Phone: 505-272-4661

Fax: 505-272-4601