Our graduates help address the critical physician shortage in New Mexico.
New applicants must:
Be a current high school senior who
A) lives in and attends a high school in New Mexico or
B) is a tribal member living on the Navajo Nation at the time of the application.
Commit to pursue a medical career in New Mexico's rural or medically underserved areas.
Submit ACT or SAT by Friday, April 8, 2022. (UNM and the BA/MD program consider a super score of eligible tests to be your official score.)
ACT | SAT | |
MATH | 22 | 540 |
READING | 19 | 510 |
SCIENCE | 19 | |
ENGLISH | 19 |
All offers of admission are provisional until scores are received and reviewed by the Program. There are pre-set minimum scores necessary to start in the curriculum, therefore, failure to achieve these minimum scores will result in the offer to the Program being rescinded.
The UNM Combined BA/MD Degree Program considers all aspects of an applicant’s background, experience and academic progress, including:
All applicants who submit a completed application before the admissions deadline will automatically be invited for two individual interviews with members of the BA/MD Admissions Committee.
Students who are accepted into the BA/MD Degree Program with an ACT math sub-score between 22-25 (or SAT equivalent) will be required to attend a UNM-Main Campus College Algebra class (MATH 121) over the summer prior to beginning the BA/MD curriculum in the fall. Math Requirement Update [PDF].
Students accepting a position in the UNM Combined BA/MD Degree Program are required to attend UNM School of Medicine and may not apply to any other medical schools.
Students accepting a position in the UNM Combined BA/MD Degree Program will be required to sign a Statement of Commitment [PDF].
FOR APPLICANTS WHO ARE NOT US CITIZENS, please feel free to contact us for more information, HSC-CombinedBAMD@salud.unm.edu or 505-925-4500.
Step One
Learn more and decide if UNM's Combined BA/MD degree program is a good fit for you.
Step Two
Learn what you need to do to qualify and be scucesful in applying.
Click to ApplyApplication Available: August 1
Application Deadline: 5PM (mst) on the 1st Thursday of November
Interviews: November -February
Final Decision Notification: April 1
Applicant Commitment: May 1
Location
Physical Address
Health Sciences and Services Building, Suite 102
2500 Marble Avenue
Mailing Address
MSC09 5231
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm