UNM Ortho Residency Application | School of Medicine

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Letter of Interest (Due: October 10)

All applicants are asked to submit a letter stating why you are interested in our program. This letter is not a requirement, but it is very helpful for the applicant to explain why they are interested in our program. Please email your letter of interest to the Residency Program Coordinator at orthostudents@salud.unm.edu. Applicants will be notified of their selection status and related interviews in mid November. Interviews are held each Wednesday in January. Our program has been approved to conduct interviews in-person for all the non-rotating or home applicants. We will still be interviewing our home and rotating students virtually. For more information on benefits, salary, contracts, policies and procedures, please visit the UNM website's Graduate Medical Education section.

Questions? Email our Residency Program Coordinator at orthostudents@salud.unm.edu or call 505-272-6472.

Applying for Residency

Residency Program applications for the residency program are annually accepted through October for the incoming residency group who will join us the following July. Residency Program applicants must submit their information via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS^®), made available through the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)

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Medical Students

Thank you for your interest in a visiting student rotation with us in the Department of Orthopaedics at UNM. We believe that this is a great opportunity for you to evaluate our program and will allow you to assess how well you will fit in with our team. Visiting Student rotations are a coordinated effort between the Student Affairs offices at UNM and the requesting student's home institution. Information and forms for medical students interested in applying for an elective here at UNM are located on the School of Medicine website.

Be sure to sign up for CLNS 850, General Orthopaedic Surgery Sub-Internship. This rotation will give you the best exposure to our various subspecialties, attendings, and residents.

Applications are screened and rotations granted based on merit and on the order that the application was received. We strive to accommodate requests for specific dates and are generally able to work around differences in the UNM and requesting student's home institution schedules.

There's nothing better than fixing bones with my best friends.

— Kate Parker, MD, Class of 2026

Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

Residency Director

Selina Silva, MD

1 University of New Mexico

MSC10 5600

Albuquerque, NM 87131

Assistant Program Director

Christopher Shultz, MD

Medical Education Manager

Michael Morris

Fax: (505) 272-8098

Email: orthostudents@salud.unm.edu