Medical Schools in New Mexico

University of New Mexico School of Medicine

2425 Camino de Salud
Albuquerque, NM 87106

Campus location(s): Albuquerque

The University of New Mexico School of Medicine is a 4-year MD-granting program that welcomed its inaugural class in 1964. The University of New Mexico gives students the opportunity to receive their medical education in an environment with a low student-to-faculty ratio, early clinical exposure, and multiple learning styles intertwined in their curriculum. In addition, students at UNM are required to do research prior to graduation. Over 97 percent of admitted students are New Mexico residents, and more than 40 percent of the state’s physicians have received their education or training at UNM. The UNM School of Medicine also has an Office of Medical Student Wellness to make sure students stay well.

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Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University

3501 Arrowhead Drive
Las Cruces, NM 88001

Campus location(s): Las Cruces

The Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University is a 4-year DO-granting program that matriculated their inaugural class in 2016. Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine has a strong mission to serve the people of the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. Burrell has a commitment to increasing diversity in the physician workforce and in their first class, 27 percent were from underrepresented minorities. Third and fourth year offer students multiple clinical locations including in Albuquerque, Eastern New Mexico, El Paso, Las Cruces, and Tucson.

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