Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

As part of our vision and strategic plan to address health disparities, the school aims to train students who represent the state’s population. As such, our school-defined diversity categories include women and underrepresented groups in medicine (URM) of New Mexico (Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, Africpopulation. In addition, having a rural background (e.g., education or domicile outside of Bernalillo County, Rio Rancho and Corrales) and economic disadvantage are additional school defined diversity categories.

At The University of New Mexico School of Medicine we are committed to enhancing diversity and inclusion capacity. We are a mission driven institution where we measure excellence by our ability to advance the health of all New Mexicans by educating and increasing the diversity of health professionals, leaders and scientists.”

LCME Element 3.3: Diversity/Pipeline Programs and Partnerships

A medical school has effective policies and practices in place, and engages in ongoing, systematic, and focused recruitment and retention activities, to achieve mission-appropriate diversity outcomes among its students, faculty, senior administrative staff, and other relevant members of its academic community.

These activities include the use of programs and/or partnerships aimed at achieving diversity among qualified applicants for medical school admission and the evaluation of program and partnership outcomes. 

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The program, in partnership with its Sponsoring Institution, must engage in practices that focus on mission-driven, ongoing, systematic recruitment and retention of a diverse and inclusive workforce of residents, fellows (if present), faculty members, senior administrative staff members, and other relevant members of its academic community (close coordination with the medical school).