Graduate Medical Education at UNM

The Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) at the University of New Mexico administers 76  residency and fellowship programs, 74 programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), one program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), and one program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP).

Following graduation from medical school, residents may enter one of our core residency programs. Upon completion of a core program, many physicians choose to further specialize through one of our many subspecialty fellowship opportunities. Each GME program is led by a dedicated program director and supported by experienced program coordinators and faculty.

Points of Pride

• UNM SOM Sponsoring Institution is in the Top 8% of largest sponsoring institutions.
• UNM GME has growing from 556 total house officers in 2012 to a predicted 795 by 2026.
• Most programs have continued to grow in size and UNM continues to add GME programs including the following since 2017:
  • Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine Fellowship
  • Pediatric Child Abuse Medicine Fellowship
  • Ophthalmology Residency
  • PM&R Sports Medicine Fellowship
  • Neurosurgery Residency
  • Family Medicine Shiprock Residency
  • Complex Family Planning Fellowship
  • Addiction Medicine (multidisciplinary) Fellowship
  • Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship
  • RAAPM Fellowship
  • Dermatology Residency
  • Epilepsy Fellowship
  • Gynecology/Oncology Fellowship
  • Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship
  • PM&R Residency
  • Nuclear Radiology Fellowship
  • Neurocritical Care Fellowship

• UNM GME learners are diverse:
  • White or European: 3%
  • Asian or Asian Amer: 1%  
  • Hispanic/Latino: 3%
  • Middle Eastern: 6%
  • Multiracial: 6%
  • American Indian: 1%
  • Black/African Amer: 3%
  • Decline to state: 3% 

• The GME Office provides comprehensive support for all residents and fellows, offering services that include benefits administration, web-based didactic resources, and program oversight through the Graduate Medical Education Committee and other institutional GME committees.
• Other benefits include state and federal loan repayment opportunities, rural and community rotations, new program development, a priority area to expand the healthcare workforce overall, tuition reimbursement, call rooms, reduced rate parking costs, educational funds, faculty and staff workout facility onsite, along with competitive pay, leave and insurance benefits among .