HMS Family Medicine Residency Program (FMRP)

HMS Family Medicine Residency Program will be closing temporarily on the last business day of August, 2022. 

Sadly this is the third family medicine residency in New Mexico to close in recent months due to hiring challenges evident nationwide in the healthcare industry. HMS, though they have been looking to hire permanent Family Medicine Board Certified physicians, the nationwide search has not been successful. However, HMS intends to keep its accreditation status as an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Sponsoring Institution. This continued accreditation will provide HMS the opportunity to reestablish the residency program in the future, if the organization is able to recruit the needed faculty. The current residents will be relocating and will be departing potentially before the end of August as new positions are acquired by them.  To Learn more Click Here

About the Program

Nestled in the heart of the Gila Wilderness, the HMS Family Medicine Program is specifically designed in the “1+2” format to offer top quality training in the urban setting at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, NM, during the intern year, followed by a two-year robust, rural community training experience in Silver City, NM

Hidalgo Medical Services, a federally-qualified health center with 20 years of experience as a frontier and rural training hub, welcomes two residents per academic year as a 2/2/2 program.

“HMS is recognized by HRSA as the first Teaching Health Center in New Mexico"

"At a time when the United States finds itself with an inadequate supply of physicians, the distribution of healthcare and access remains problematic. HMS has developed the HMS Family Medicine Residency Program in response to the primary care needs of our state and nation.”

1.3 to 1
Residents to Faculty Ratio

Resident/Faculty Ratio

1.3 Residents to 1 Faculty Ratio with a focus on rural training and assistance from other specialties at UNM and the Rural Training Track Collaborative (RTTC).

Protected Education Time

Protected Education Time

Education time is protected with one day of didactic instruction and scholarly activity per week, focusing on robust lecture topics and activities with unopposed training. There is no competition for procedures and full access to attending physicians.

Richness of Culture

Richness of Culture

Southwest New Mexico boasts a very diverse population and residents will develop an ability to understand, communicate with and effectively interact with patients across many cultures.

Modern Facilities

Environment

Intimate Continuity Clinic Environment established because the program only accepts two residents per academic year whereby each resident is supported by the entire medical team and guaranteed a well-rounded, full spectrum experience with exposure to diverse and unusual cases, while working in a new 30,000 sq. ft. facility.