We're looking for New Mexico high school seniors interested in an educational path that will lead to a doctor of medicine (MD) degree from the UNM School of Medicine.
A reserved seat at one of America's best medical schools (as ranked by US News & World Report)
The UNM School of Medicine in Albuquerque is consistently ranked among the top medical schools in the nation for programs in rural medicine, family medicine and primary care.
All BA/MD students may have their basic educational costs covered by the BA/MD Undergraduate Scholarship. The scholarship is applied after all other scholarships and work study awards. BA/MD students are required to apply for all scholarships they qualify for.
The BA/MD scholarship does not include personal and travel expenses, therefore the amount covered will be lower than UNM's cost of attendance, the maximum cap of support that UNM allows based on federal guidelines.
Basic Educational Costs include:
This scholarship does not cover medical school.
This information does not constitute a contractual obligation; all scholarships must be confirmed with the Combined BA/MD Degree Program and may differ from the information listed here.
The BA/MD program is fully committed to the success of its students with fewer than 60 students per advisor.
As such, an extensive support network of academic advisement and academic evaluation is in place to measure and promote positive student outcomes.
The key objective of the BA/MD academic advisors is to help BA/MD students successfully navigate the university system.
The advisors provide direct assistance to BA/MD students throughout the undergraduate portion of the BA/MD program in such matters as registration, academic planning, and support services (including tutoring, program support and guidance).
In addition, the academic advisors monitor student progress through the program, from start through the transition to the School of Medicine.
All BA/MD students are required to meet at least once each semester with the BA/MD Academic Advisor for program advisement. If a student is unsatisfied with the quality of advisement from the BA/MD advisor, the student should meet with one of the BA/MD co‐Directors to seek resolution.
The Combined BA/MD Degree Program and the Center for Academic Program Support (CAPS) offer tutorial services in all physical science and math courses as well as HMHV seminars.
The BA/MD Program requires all first-semester first-year students to attend CAPS Services for a minimum of one hour per each math and physical science course.
The BA/MD Committee on Curriculum and Student Success can mandate CAPS Services as necessary in any subject for any amount of time per week.
BA/MD students are required to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). In order to continue into the UNM School of Medicine, they must meet or exceed the minimum score required by Admissions.
The BA/MD curriculum incorporates an MCAT preparatory course to prepare students for the test.
Health, Medicine, and Human Values (HMHV) is a unique degree program at UNM. BA/MD students take HMHV courses throughout their undergraduate studies and have the option of obtaining a minor or a major in the program.
The UNM Combined BA/MD Degree Program at the University of New Mexico includes a summer practicum during the second year. For the practicum, students are divided into groups and sent to New Mexico communities for one month where they engage in experiential learning.
Health professionals mentor students as they:
Whatever their choice of major, all BA/MD students complete core classes which meet the admissions requirements for UNM's School of Medicine. Entrance into these core classes is limited so that students enjoy a low student teacher ratio. Professors use research based active-learning techniques that challenge students to apply information.
BA/MD students pursue one of three undergraduate degree options that emphasize science and liberal arts coursework:
*Science majors may receive a Bachelor of Science degree instead of a Bachelor of Arts: this qualifies for the BA/MD program.
The curriculum includes five seminars and participation in a summer community health project (Summer Practicum) in a New Mexico rural or medically underserved community.
I come from one of the furthest New Mexican towns from Albuquerque, and I'm always asked the same questions back home. Why did you go to school at UNM? Why this program? Yes, I had several far-reaching choices regarding where to take my life after high school, but I could not have opted for a better destination. Speaking on behalf of all of my peers, we are the most fortunate students around. A reserved seat in the School of Medicine at an extremely low cost with the comfort and security of being close to home – that is a package no college can offer except The University of New Mexico's Combined BA/MD Degree Program.
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