The University of New Mexico

UNM Palliative Care Office
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
MSC10-5550
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
Phone: (505) 272-4868
Fax: (505) 272-9134

Clinical services

The Palliative Care service is housed within the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine in the UNM School of Medicine. To request a Palliative Care consultation, please call (505) 272-4868.

Palliative Medicine Fellowship

DEADLINE: November 15, 2012

The Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of New Mexico is now accepting applications for a one-year adult clinical fellowship in Palliative Medicine to start July 2013. Read more.

Section informs palliative care for UNM educational community

Palliative Care

As a section within the Division of Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine and Department of Internal Medicine, the Section's mission is to provide leadership in promoting the integration of Palliative Care knowledge, skills and attitudes into the UNM HSC educational community. The Section addresses the issue of enhanced professional satisfaction among our trainees caring for these patients. The section plays a leadership role in palliative care training for physicians practicing in rural New Mexico. This mission of this Section is accomplished through:

  • Academic palliative care education and training opportunities to School of Medicine’s clinical programs with sensitivity to the cultural needs of American Indian and Hispanic communities;
  • Palliative care research and scholarship;
  • Collaboration with local, state, and national organizations to improve palliative care services in New Mexico.

Clinical Programs

The Palliative Care in-patient adult service consists of an interdisciplinary team of Palliative Care (PC) board certified physicians, a PC board certified advanced practice nurse, a Native American health educator, a hospital chaplain, Arts-in-Medicine facilitators and collaboration with the hospital’s social work department.

Mission Statement

  • Providing leadership to improve quality of life (physical, emotional, spiritual and cultural) for patients and families dealing with a life-threatening illness
  • Treating patients, families, colleagues and trainees with compassion, respect, and an appreciation of diversity
  • Educating the current and future generation of clinicians to care for patients with advanced illness
  • Advancing the field of palliative care through research
  • Collaborating with local, state and national organizations to improve palliative care services in New Mexico