Teaching Opportunities

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)