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Do culturally appropriate mental health interventions have to be culturally specific? University of New Mexico Sociology Professor Jessica Goodkind says not exactly.

Ramon Baca was 7-years-old when a childhood injury shifted how he saw nursing. “I thought only women could be nurses,” he remembered telling the male nurse treating his broken wrist. The nurse laughed and replied, “We all take care of people...

The 9th annual Health Professions Symposium (HPS), set for April 12, offers students opportunities to explore careers in health care. The HPS, held at UNM’s North Campus in the Domenici Center for Health Sciences Education, is New Mexico’s largest health...

The Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) has announced the selection of Dr. Clint Brayfield, as one of two recipients of the fifth annual Kugel & Zuroweste Health Justice Award.  Named after Candace Kugel, former specialist of Clinical Systems & Women’s...

UNM President Garnett S. Stokes has announced the appointment of Dr. Mike Richards as the Executive Vice President of UNM Health Sciences and CEO of the UNM Health System, effective immediately. This decision comes after Dr. Richards' successful tenure...

Each year, The University of New Mexico's Health Sciences Center (HSC) makes new strides in health care, health research and workforce expansion. Highlighted below are some of the HSC’s crowning achievements in 2024, including starting construction on a...

After countless hours balancing work and studying, Gabrielle Domingo Kashuba is finally crossing the finish line. This fall, she is graduating with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of New Mexico College of Nursing. Kashuba completed...

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center has a longstanding tradition of training undergraduates in the biomedical sciences through summer research programs. The UNMHSC Undergraduate Pipeline Network (UPN) program is an umbrella program...

Nursing and Allied Health programs have been assessed as a primary need for students at The University of New Mexico’s Valencia branch campus. This year, GO Bond 3, which is on the November general election ballot, earmarks $1 million for Phase I of the...

A new center at The University of New Mexico has received a $3.83 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) that will support the mission of improving climate resilience in New Mexico. The...