
Preparing tomorrow's providers to advance the health of all New Mexicans
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Teaching Opportunities
Office for Community Faculty
Summer Practicum Clinical Shadowing
- 1st through 4th week of June
- 8 hours/week for 4 weeks (32 hours total)
- Undergraduate students - shadowing only
- Need physicians in Gallup, Farmington, Hobbs, Silver City, Taos, Las Cruces, Las Vegas, Roswell, Santa Rosa, Lovington
PRE-CLINICAL PHASE
Continuity Clinics
- 1 full year beginning in March. 12 - half day sessions
- Develops students basic skills in history, physical exam, note writing and oral presentation to prepare students for clerkship
- Need Primary Care and Emergency physicians within 20 miles of Albuquerque for both
Practical Immersion Experience
- August-September - 6 weeks - 5 half days per week which consolidates students’ basic clinical skills
- Need Primary Care physicians (FP, IM, Peds, EM) throughout New Mexico
CLINICAL PHASE
Family Medicine Phase II Clerkship
- Scheduled throughout the year
- 5 half-days per week for 8 weeks
- Need Family Practice physicians throughout New Mexico
Specialty Exploration Experience
- May - April of student’s third-year
- 10 sessions - 1-2 afternoons per month
- Need all specialties and subspecialties
- Albuquerque only
Medicine in New Mexico
- Scheduled throughout the year
- 4-week rotation - min. 96 hours
- Need all specialties and subspecialties throughout New Mexico
Rotations can take place anywhere in New Mexico
PA Clerkships
- FM, IM, Gen Surgery, EM, Peds, Ob/Gyn, BH and electives for subspecialties
- January - August: Min. of 32 hours per week for 4 weeks(each)
- Need placements in all specialties throughout NM.Increased demand for Pediatric and Women’s Health/Obstetrics providers
- MD, DO, PA and NP are all encouraged to participate!
Rotations can take place anywhere in New Mexico
PT Clinical Experience I
- Summer semester
- 6 weeks, full-time, 240 hours (each)
- Outpatient Orthopedics setting
- First-year student
PT Clinical Experiences II-IV
- Spring & Fall Semester
- 9 weeks, full-time, 360 hours (each)
- Any clinical setting, can include specialties
- Third-year student, post-didactic
Rotations can take place anywhere in New Mexico
OT Fieldwork I- Spring Semester
- Orthopedics: First-year students: 1 week, 40 hours (each)
- Pediatrics: second-year students: 1 week , 40 hours OR 2-3hours once/week throughout semester (each)
OT Fieldwork I- Fall Semester
- Neurological conditions: second-year students: 1 week, 40hours (each)
OT Fieldwork II- Summer & Fall Semesters
- Any setting: second-year students: 12 weeks/full time (each)

Become a member of the UNM School of Medicine community faculty
Email completed application to ocf@salud.unm.edu, along with your current CV.