Our residency is a community-facing program in which residents and faculty work to address the needs of our community and to support the incredible work our community partners do.
Our Asylum Seeker Clinic is a partnership with local faith-based and government organizations to provide care for asylum seekers coming to our community on their way to stay with family members across the United States as they await their asylum hearings.
We take pride in our partnership with Lynn Middle School. Home to one of our community school programs, which are partnerships between the school and community organizations that create hubs located there, our goal is to provide a variety of resources for students and their families. Our residents participate with the school to share public health information (especially now, during the COVID-19 pandemic), talk with kids about being a doctor, hang out with students at lunch, give hands-on workshops, and collaborate with teachers to create lessons.
In the Mobile Integrated Health program, our residents ride along with the Las Cruces Fire Department team that visits people who frequently call 911 in an effort to address their needs before they become emergencies. The residents provide medical care when needed and support the mobile integrated health team in connecting people to social service agencies and other resources that they need.
Residents and faculty can become members of the Doña Ana Wellness Institute (DAWI), a county-wide collaborative that includes representatives from health care agencies, social service agencies, city and county government, public services, and New Mexico State University. DAWI's goal is to make Doña Ana County the healthiest county in the nation by working "upstream" to address policies that impact the health of our communities.
