URiM for Visiting Students

This program is designed to expose URiM and non-traditional students from across the country to our outstanding residency training programs at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. During the 4-week elective, students will connect and form relationships with current UNM OB/GYN faculty, staff and residents while obtaining hands-on clinical experience.

Students will also spend time in the city of Albuquerque, discover its strengths and opportunities, while learning about UNM’s unique mission to address the social and structural determinants of health outcomes within the state of New Mexico in collaboration with our community.

Program Details:

• Orientation to UNM OB/GYNs Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) committee
• Applications are accepted through the VSLO (Visiting Student Learning Opportunities)for full-time MS4, attending an LCME-accredited medical school
• Rotation dates are established and noted on the VSLO UNM OB/GYN information page. All program rotations are subject to availability.
• While any MS4 student may apply, preference will be given to applicants who identify as one or more of the following underrepresented in medicine categories:
  • Underrepresented in Medicine as defined by the AAMC: https://www.aamc.org/what-we-do/equity-diversity-inclusion/underrepresented-in-medicine
  • 1^stGeneration College Student 
  • Hometown is a rural county with a qualifying HPSA score of 18/+ for primary or mental health care. https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area/hpsa-find

All applicants must apply through VSLO and submit a supplemental application by the deadline.  

Supplementary application is required and should include:

• Curriculum vitae / resume
• Description of their qualifications as underrepresented in medicine,
• Answers to the following questions:

• • Please review the following list of professional assets. Please select ONE and tell us an experience you have had, which demonstrates that asset.
    • Resilience
    • Compassion
    • Empathy
    • Perseverance
    • Adaptability
    • Cultural humility
    • Interpersonal relationships
    • Flexible thinking
    • Self-awareness

• Why are you interested in working in the rural Southwest and serving the patient populations in New Mexico?

Please submit your supplemental application materials via Emily Gibbons, EBGibbons@salud.unm.edu.  

Accepted applicants receive:

• $1,500 stipend to cover the cost of living expenses. An additional travel stipend may be available if traveling from outside of Albuquerque.
• In-depth clinical experience
• Opportunities to learn about the community in Albuquerque and New Mexico.
• Mentoring relationships with faculty and/or residents with similar research and/or career interests