Our vision as an HSC is to make more progress in New Mexico's health and health equity than any other state, in collaboration with community partners.
All New Mexicans should have access to preventive and advanced health care-and the opportunity for an excellent education in the health sciences. This dual belief is ingrained in our values and mission. It drives us every day to provide exceptional services.
Our values guide our vision:
These shared values are creating a culture of respect based on recognizing that our ability to understand and succeed in a multicultural world is critical fo innovation in a changing health care landscape.
Cultural competency is paramount to improving the quality of care for patients and their outcomes. The clinical and educational environment that our housestaff is exposed to during their training will prepare them to be among the most culturally competent doctors in the nation. New Mexico is a minority majority state and is home to one of the most diverse communities in the country, with large populations of Native Americans and Hispanics. As a tertiary care center,UNM Hospital serves large underserved populations throughout New Mexico. For instance, New Mexico is home to 19 Pueblo tribes which are each their own sovereign nation and have distinct languages and cultures. The Hispanic population is nearing 50% of the total population and brings a unique look into the changing face of America.
Academic medicine has a key role to play in addressing health disparities and providing care for the underserved. To this end, there are many opportunities to be at the forefront of change.
To advance diversity, equity and inclusivity for all throughout New Mexico's Health Science institutions and
the communities they serve.
A diverse and inclusive UNM Health Sciences fosters health and well-being throughout New Mexico by weaving cultural humility and respect for all people.
The UNM Health Sciences Center's most important value is a steadfast duty to improve the health of all New Mexicans. We will serve our patients and the public with integrity and accountability. We will strive as an institution and as individuals to recognize, cultivate and promote all forms of diversity; to fully understand the health needs of our communities; and to advance clinical, academic, and research excellence. We are committed to perform our duties with compassion and respect for our patients, learners, and colleagues; and always to conduct ourselves with the highest level of professionalism.
The department is working on threading DEI-reiated content throughout our medical school clerkship and residency and fellowship programs. Themes of particular interest include:
Advancing from 12erce12tion to realitY.: How to accelerate and achieve gender eguitY now.
Leung Tl, Barrett E, Lin TL, Moyer DV. Perspect Med Educ. 2019 Dec;8(6):317-319. doi: 10.1007/ s40037-019-00545-4.
Gender Differences in Resident Assessment: The Glass Ceiling and StickY Floor for Women in Medicine Begin Early.,, Hingle S, Barrett E. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Jul 1;3(7):e2010985. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.10985.
High_geograP-hic P-revalence of P-Ulmonary artery....bY.12ertension: associations with ethnicity, drug use, and altitude. Dubroff J, Melendres L, Lin Y, Beene DR, Ketai L.
Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life Between New Mexican His12anic and Non-His12anic White Smokers. Diaz AA, Petersen H, Meek P, Sood A, Celli B, Tesfaigzi Y.
Ask the department for other recent publications on health disparity
For latest information visit https://hsc.unm.edu/diversity/celebrating/
Visit https://www.acponline.org/about-acp/who-we-are/diversity-equity-and-inclusion to learn more about the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion American College of Physicians.
Visit https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-diversity to learn more about the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion American Medical Association efforts.
-GME Diversity Committee Launched July 2020 (link coming)
DEI Vice Chair
Lana Melendres-Groves MD
Pulmonary/Critical Care
Department of Internal Medicine
1 University of New Mexico
MSC10 5590
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone: (505) 272-4751