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.
The UNM Health Sciences Center is New Mexico’s only academic medical center and home to the state’s largest teaching hospital. Academic medical centers play a vital role in advancing health care by providing exceptional patient care, training the next generation of health professionals, and driving research that leads to innovative treatments and cures.
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The UNM School of Medicine offers outstanding MD and health profession programs. Student anesthesiologist and physician assistants, physical therapists, emergency medical technicians, laboratory and radiological technologists, dental hygienists and occupational therapists learn and train alongside medical students to deliver increased access to health care, improved outcomes and greater patient satisfaction with excellent career stability, compensation and flexibility.
In 2026, 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 #51 (tied), Physical Therapy #57 (tied), Physician Assistant #75 (tied), Most Graduates Practicing in Health Professional Shortage Areas - #17, Most Graduate Practicing in Primary Care - #39 (tied) and Most Graduates Practicing in Rural Areas - #63 (tied).
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The University of New Mexico announced that Steve McLaughlin, MD, MBA, will become CEO of UNM Hospital and vice president of Clinical Affairs effective Dec. 6, 2026. He succeeds Kate Becker, who announced her retirement earlier this year. Integrating the...
General Obligation Bonds, or GO Bonds, come before New Mexico voters every two years and provide an important source of funding for capital improvements at higher education institutions across the state. The bonds help colleges and universities modernize...
From Raton, N.M., to Coal Run Village, Ky., coal miners across the country and generations of former miners and mining families are suffering from a resurgence of black lung disease. Akshay Sood, MD, MPH, is a professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine within The University of New Mexico School of Medicine. He is also a nationally recognized expert in mining-related lung disease.
In Rio Rancho, N.M., Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation team members from The University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center — A Campus of UNM Hospital (SRMC) are on the lookout for injuries at high school football games, and they help athletes in...