The Southern New Mexico Family Medicine Residency Program (aka Memorial Medical Center Family Medicine Residency) was established in 1996 and since then has placed over 60% of its graduates in New Mexico and West Texas.
We are diverse educators, advocates, and leaders who train full-spectrum, interprofessional, socially responsive providers in a safe learning environment to meet the needs of our community at all levels.
To revolutionize our healthcare system to be socially responsive, foster health and vitality, and eliminate health disparities in Southern New Mexico through comprehensive medical training, political advocacy, dismantling social barriers, and empowering community partners.
We envision a future where our healthcare system is a beacon of equity and unwavering support for the well-being of all individuals in our community.
Our program trains clinicians to provide community-focused care through the lens of health equity and social justice.
We believe that the health of a nation is built on the foundation of primary care, and we are dedicated to making this foundation strong for our community by training highly skilled family physicians.
The Southern New Mexico Family Medicine Residency is dedicated to providing residents with a well-rounded, full spectrum medical education. Our three-year Family Medicine residency program is sponsored by Memorial Medical Center of Las Cruces, a LifePoint hospital, and is the only community based, unopposed, three-year Family Medicine residency in New Mexico. We offer a strong and varied experience including border health, health policy, integrated behavioral medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics and rural medicine. We are committed to improving the health of the community we serve and to educating residents to be prepared to work in any environment.