Supporting you as you transform your military experience into a nursing career.
The VRC is dedicated to providing the highest quality and comprehensive support to student veterans in an atmosphere that provides commitment, respect, and academic excellence. They provide education, administrative services, and job advisement to our student veterans, their families, and active duty students, as well as outreach to military communities at large.
It is quite a contrast moving from “paratrooper infantryman” to “nurse,” but the parallels are astonishing. Both professions are confronted with the fragility and mortality of the human condition. It seems then only natural to take the strength and resilience tempered by battle and turn it into a torch of hope for those experiencing health challenges here at home.
We aren’t all veterans. We don’t know everything about your experience. That is why Green Zone training is provided to our faculty and staff so we can better understand the experience and educational needs of veterans, service members and their families at UNM. After going through the training, we are able to better communicate the strengths, challenges and unique needs of our military-affiliated student population and refer those students to appropriate services when needed.
Albuquerque is a unique city. A military city – Kirtland Air Force Base just minutes from campus. You can take advantage of the urban city living and health services available at New Mexico VA Health Care System. Venture throughout New Mexico and you will find Holloman Air Force Base, Cannon Air Force Base, and White Sands Missile Range.
Our undergraduate and graduate nursing programs prepare you for success. Learn more and choose the program for you.
