What is LEO?

The Learning Environment Office (LEO) was founded in 2019 under inaugural Director, Diana Martínez, and charged with understanding, preventing, reducing, and responding to incidents of learner mistreatment at the UNM School of Medicine. LEO’s scope currently includes the entire School of Medicine (SOM), including MD learners, residents, fellows, PhD and MS learners in Research Education programs, and all Health Professions learners in PA, PT, OT, MLS, EMS, Radiologic Science, and Dental Hygiene. 

In addition to working to address and prevent mistreatment, LEO is also engaged in broader culture change work to ensure that all teachers, learners, and staff members have access to positive and inclusive learning and working environments. This includes initiatives as far ranging as anti-racism curriculum development, conflict transformation training, data sharing with SOM leadership, and skill-building workshops.

While many other medical schools are grappling with issues related to learner mistreatment, thanks to investment from key leadership, UNM’s LEO is the largest and most robustly staffed office of its kind in the country! Explore the website to learn more about mistreatment, exemplary teaching, educational initiatives, and to meet our team.