UNM HSC Office for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

UNM HSC Office for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion At the UNM Health Sciences Center, we believe that our dimensions of difference unify us.

Celebrating these differences and striving to be as diverse as the communities we serve is what our office is all about. Whether you are a member of the UNM Health Sciences Center, or a community member, we are committed to serving you in all diversity, equity, and inclusion matters.

All are invited to attend the 2026 UNM HSC Summit on Spanish Language Education for Health Professions - Recognizing 15 ...
09/05/2026

All are invited to attend the 2026 UNM HSC Summit on Spanish Language Education for Health Professions - Recognizing 15 Years of Impact: The New Mexico Hispanic Education Act
📅Thursday, October 1, 2026
⏰12:30 – 5:00PM
📍Domenici Center North Wing (DCNW) Room 3760

Register today at https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019987a0aafd71aeaf365ab36e5325d8
Interpretation will be available!

As a Hispanic-Serving Institution, UNM Health Sciences advances its efforts to expand excellence in Spanish language and culturally responsive health professional education. The summit highlights ongoing work to strengthen bilingual training and grow a diverse workforce that improves health care access and outcomes across New Mexico.

Overall Learning Objectives:
• Describe the institutional efforts at UNM Health Sciences, as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), to support and expand bilingual and multicultural education as a means of advancing excellence in health workforce.
• Discuss the current and future landscape of the bilingual health workforce and education in New Mexico.
• Discuss next steps to support the Spanish language education of future generations of bilingual health professionals in NM.

Congratulations to our New Mexican youth researchers of today! 💫Our UNM STEMH Center for Outreach, Research and Educatio...
09/05/2026

Congratulations to our New Mexican youth researchers of today! 💫

Our UNM STEMH Center for Outreach, Research and Education is proud to announce that three of the middle school participants of the STEM-H Center Central New Mexico Research Challenge are among 300 student finalists for the Society for Science's 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC)! These top 300 middle school students were selected from a competitive pool of 1,997 applicants throughout the United States.

The Top 30 Thermo Fisher JIC finalists will be announced on Sept. 16 and will compete for more than $100,000 in awards, including the $25,000 Thermo Fisher Scientific ASCEND (Aspiring Scientists Cultivating Exciting New Discoveries) Award.

These Junior Innovators are addressing challenges, including designing a solar-powered air purifier, identifying the best materials to generate electric power from friction, using machine learning to predict asthma risk, and using artificial intelligence to improve aviation safety. Check out below the projects our innovative New Mexico finalists submitted for the competition:

Sahana Paruchuri, Grade: 8th
Project Title: Beyond Accuracy: Brain Tumor AI—A Confidence-Calibrated Multi-Stage CNN for MRI Tumor Detection, Subtype Classification and Glioma Grading

Zoheb Barrantes, Grade: 7th
Project Title: Simulating Climate Change: the Impact of Diurnal Warming on King Oyster Mushroom Growth

Ashvita Prasankumar, Grade: 8th
Project Title: A Change of Heart: Predictive Modeling of Heart Disease Risk

08/27/2026

Had a great time today co-hosting with unmhslic the Free Book Fair! Books hold not just stories and information, but they act as a catalyst for growth and connection. 📚

What better way to spend time than to grab free books! 📖All are welcome to attend our Free Book Fair scheduled for next ...
08/23/2026

What better way to spend time than to grab free books! 📖
All are welcome to attend our Free Book Fair scheduled for next Thursday, August 27th, 10:30am to 1:30pm in front of HSC North Campus Happy Heart Bistro.

Also, you still have time to donate books! A donation box is located in the HSLIC lobby, and you can also visit our office in building HSSB Suite 102.

Welcome, Lobos! 🐺We've had a blast this week seeing news faces on campus, as well as welcoming back familiar ones!
08/21/2026

Welcome, Lobos! 🐺
We've had a blast this week seeing news faces on campus, as well as welcoming back familiar ones!

Our PATH students had many amazing experiences this summer! ☀In the Professional Achievement for Transdisciplinary Healt...
07/08/2026

Our PATH students had many amazing experiences this summer! ☀
In the Professional Achievement for Transdisciplinary Health (PATH) Emerging Scholars Program, high school juniors and seniors have a jam-packed week engaging with and being inspired by STEAM-H (science, technology, engineering, arts, math, and health) careers through programs and partnerships with local organizations. Let's give a cheer for our PATH students this year for their successful completion!

Anything is paws-ible when students learn how dogs can help our community members! 🐾Assistance Dogs of the West (ADW) pr...
06/17/2026

Anything is paws-ible when students learn how dogs can help our community members! 🐾

Assistance Dogs of the West (ADW) presented to our Undergraduate Health Sciences Enrichment Program (UHSEP) students this week.

ADW places service dogs with client recipients requiring individual and family support for mobility impairments, autism spectrum disorders, developmental disabilities, seizure disorders, type 1 diabetes, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders and progressive diseases, among others.

Thank you to ADW for introducing our students to your stellar work serving clients and promoting health care access through these amazing dogs!

UNM Health Sciences, El Centro de la Raza, and ENLACE New Mexico are hosting the 2026 Dennis Chavez New Mexico Lorenzo d...
06/12/2026

UNM Health Sciences, El Centro de la Raza, and ENLACE New Mexico are hosting the 2026 Dennis Chavez New Mexico Lorenzo de Zavala (LDZ) Youth Legislative Session at the University of New Mexico and the New Mexico State Capitol this week in partnership with the National Hispanic Institute (NHI). There are 120 high school students, 25 junior and senior counselors, and five staff involved for 150 participants this summer. Senator Michael Padilla is the lead legislative sponsor for this leadership development initiative over the past five years.

In celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, all community members are invited to the following free event hosted by the UNM He...
06/09/2026

In celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, all community members are invited to the following free event hosted by the UNM Health Sciences Office for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

The Long Determination - Movie and Panel Discussion
🕗When: Wednesday, June 24, 2026; 12:00pm to 2:00pm MST
📍Where: Domenici Auditorium, 1001 Stanford Dr NE, Albuquerque, 87106

✅REGISTER at https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019e6f50cf6a744a8110d4e331cdf9fe
[UNM Parking passes available first come, first serve]

The Long Determination is a powerful documentary that traces the history of LGBTQ+ service members in the U.S. military, highlighting the recurring struggles and hard-won successes they faced in their fight to serve openly and with dignity.
From the civil rights struggles beginning in World War II to today’s battles to protect transgender service members and others still fighting for acceptance, the documentary sheds light on the quiet heroism of those who served while hiding their identities. Film viewers will witness the firsthand accounts of service under the weight of secrecy, yet with unmatched courage and professionalism.

The panel discussion will have four members of the documentary production staff: Steve Loomis, Ronald Freeny, Jose Rodriguez, and Adan Garcia of Determined Equality Productions, Inc.

Attendees can also visit campus earlier to be a part of the Pride Picnic beginning at 11am if you’d like to grab a bite before the movie and panel! Free food will be right outside of the Domenici Auditorium area, and food can be taken inside the auditorium.

Learn more about the film at thelongdetermination.com.

This is definitely the season of completion and of new beginnings in our office! 👏Throughout May, we honored our Undergr...
06/03/2026

This is definitely the season of completion and of new beginnings in our office! 👏

Throughout May, we honored our Undergraduate Student Scholars and Health Professions Student Scholars at their end-of-year celebrations throughout the state. Both of these programs improve the recruitment, mentorship, training, and retention of underrepresented undergraduate and professional students in New Mexico with a commitment to health equity, and they are funded in part by the New Mexico Workforce Diversity Center of Excellence grant of HRSA.

Jenn Tjung finished her third year of the Undergraduate Student Scholars Program, successfully completing the entire program term. She is a rising senior at UNM pursuing a dual degree in Biochemistry and Psychology, and her current healthcare career interest is to become a physician to practice within Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Jenn has also completed the Undergraduate Health Sciences Enrichment Program (UHSEP) and ClinEd programs offered through Communities to Careers.

We interviewed Jenn about her experience as an Undergraduate Student Scholar.

“The professional development, especially, plus the mentors I’ve been able to connect with in this program has really helped me a lot… All these connections have really led me to further develop and to become a more well-rounded pre-medical student. It’s also a great community.

I have a lot a peers in this program. That also helps with the scariness of every new semester. When you have new classes, I often recognize someone. A lot of networking, and building connections and relationships – that really has helped me.

It’s super worth it and the experience that you get out of it is incredibly amazing and valuable.”

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