The UNM School of Medicine leads the nation in family medicine and rural health training. Our graduates account for nearly 40% of New Mexico’s practicing physicians. We are home to a nationally ranked research enterprise and Biomedical Science Graduate Programs with world-class scientific investigators and scholars who deliver life-saving results for humanity.
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In 2025, the University of New Mexico was awarded high ratings/rankings by the US News and World Report in Tier 3 for Best Medical Schools: Research, and in Tier 1 for Best Medical Schools: Primary Care. Additional US News and World Report medical school rankings include Occupational Therapy #53 (tied), Physical Therapy #65 (tied), Physician Assistant #75 (tied), Most Graduates Practicing in Health Professional Shortage Areas - #23, Most Graduate Practicing in Primary Care - #14 and Most Graduates Practicing in Rural Areas - #60.
When Michael E. Richards, MD, MPA, executive vice president of The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center and CEO of UNM Health, accepted his current position in August 2024, he knew he had to reimagine the status quo. As New Mexico moves into...
Loretta Cordova de Ortega, MD, has been a lifelong advocate for patients with disabilities and has paved the way for many Hispanic health care professionals. Cordova de Ortega is The University of New Mexico School of Medicine chair for the Department...
Abnormal clumps of proteins like α-synuclein, amyloid beta and tau are associated with neurodegenerative conditions like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, but a waste removal mechanism called the glymphatic pathway can clear these proteins and other...
More than halfway into the first month of 2026, many people are also about halfway through Dry January. Dry January refers to people abstaining from alcohol for the entire month, something Snehal Bhatt, MD, said could lead to long-term health...