The University of New Mexico School of Medicine
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Micah Shaw was a U.S. Navy corpsman with a couple of deployments to Iraq and Kuwait under his belt before he graduated from UNM’s Physician Assistant Program in 2016. Now the program’s director, he also puts in clinical time in UNM Hospital’s Emergency...
At age 18, Tyler Tabor was facing a cancer diagnosis he described as “very daunting”: Stage IIB Hodgkin’s lymphoma, found in his neck. As he began treatment in The University of New Mexico Hospital pediatrics unit, he said he was in disbelief. “You’re...
The announcement was barely finished before the room erupted in cheers. During orientation for incoming University of New Mexico medical students, School of Medicine leaders shared news that would affect not only the students in the room, but every...
Hazy skies and irritated eyes are both hallmark indicators of wildfire smoke in the air. But even if skies are clear, can nearby wildfires still impact health? According to a recent advisory from the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH), smoke...
