Schedule of Events
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM |
Check-In |
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM |
Opening by the HPS Committee |
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM |
Welcoming Remarks Barbara Rodriguez, PhD Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University of New Mexico Douglas Ziedonis, MD, MPH Executive Vice President, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center |
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM |
Keynote Address Chenoa Bah Stillwell-Jensen, PhD Community Health Provider and Educator |
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
Instructions on Workshop Sessions** |
10:10 AM - 10:55 AM |
Workshop Session #1 |
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM |
Workshop Session #2 |
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM |
Lunch and Information Table Session |
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM |
Workshop Session #3 |
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM |
Workshop Session #4 |
3:10 PM - 3:55 PM |
Workshop Session #5 |
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM |
Workshop Session #6 |
Workshop Schedule
Find detailed descriptions of each workshop HERE!
Find detailed descriptions of each workshop HERE!
Time |
Theater |
Atrium |
Lobo A |
Lobo B |
10:10- 10:55 |
From High School to Nursing School: Freshman Direct Entry Nursing Program |
Eight Great Health Professions in 40 Minutes |
HSC Financial Aid 101 |
The Personal Statement: The Key to Making a Strong Candidate STAND OUT! |
11:00- 11:45 |
Ask Anything! Q&A with New Mexico Providers |
Suturing: The Basics – Hands On |
University Admissions for High School and Transfer Students |
UNM PA Program Admission |
1:30- 2:15 |
Financial Aid for Health Professional Programs |
How Do I Become a Nurse? |
Healers of Tomorrow: A Pre-Health Mentorship Program for High School Students |
Exploration of Careers in EMS |
2:20- 3:05 |
Shadowing: What Do I See and What Should I Look For? |
What do Physical Therapists Do and What Settings Do They Work In? |
Combined BA/MD Degree Program |
Value |
3:10-3:55 |
The 3Rs of Interview Preparation |
Nuts About Nutrition? Become a Registered Dietician! |
Combined BA/MD Program Student Panel |
Exercise Science and Allied Health Careers |
4:00-4:45 |
Presbyterian Nurse Residency Programs |
Public Health – Faces of the Future |
Start Preparing for Your Career in Healthcare in High School |
Disabilities in Medicine Panel: Disability Justice and How to Succeed as a Medical Student with a Disability |
Time |
Fiesta A & B |
Mirage/ Thunder |
Trail/ Spirit |
Santa Ana A |
10:10- 10:55 |
Athletics and Beyond: How Athletic Trainers Provide Patient Care in the Healthcare Arena |
A Day in the Life of a Medical Student |
Veterinary School Admissions Process |
Starting Medical School in Your Thirties – Non-Traditional Student Panel |
11:00- 11:45 |
UNM Physical Therapy Program Admission Workshop |
CNM: Your Gateway to Healthcare Careers |
Med School Parents |
So You Want To Go To Dental School |
1:30- 2:15 |
The Modern Pharmacist |
Health Apprenticeship: A Model for Transforming and Diversifying the Healthcare Workforce |
Anesthesiologist Assistant... What is That? |
Voices of Veterinary Medicine |
2:20- 3:05 |
Foot & Ankle Physicians/ Surgeons: Best Kept Secret Career |
Athletic Trainers: Healthcare Providers for the Physically Active |
Career Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine |
HSC Financial Aid 101 for First Gen Students |
3:10-3:55 |
Applying to Medical School |
We Have Ways of Making You Talk and Hear: Learn Why Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology are Top-Rated Healthcare Careers |
What is Dental School Really Like? The Good, The Bad & The Ugly |
Pharmacy Student Panel |
4:00-4:45 |
How Culture Alters Your Biology: Stress and the Skeleton |
Becoming a D.O. with Burrell College’s Director of Recruitment |
Developing the Next Generation of NM Health Care Professionals: Why Medical Spanish |
Research in Acute Care Course Track |
Time |
Santa Ana B |
Luminaria |
Acoma A |
Acoma B |
10:10- 10:55 |
Chicanx Ancestral Medicine |
Service Animals in Health Facilities |
Indigenous Health Professionals Journey Through Medicine |
“Acting Out Illness” |
11:00- 11:45 |
Behind the Microscope: Medical Lab Scientist |
Medical School: The Gap Years |
Strengthen Your Application |
First Year of Medical School: How to Survive and Thrive |
1:30- 2:15 |
Welcome to Hunt School of Dental Medicine |
Being a Disease Detective |
The Justice League of Healthcare: The Many Faces that Make Up Your Healthcare Team |
What is Nephrology? And Why Become a Nephrologist? |
2:20- 3:05 |
The Do’s and Don’ts of Interview Prep |
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) During Challenging Times |
Preparing for the BSN Pre-Licensure Program at UNM |
Insights on Medical School Admissions and Life as a Medical Student Hosted by the SNMA (Minority Student Organization) |
3:10-3:55 |
What is an MD/PhD? |
The Basic Needs Project: A Study of Insecurity in Higher Ed |
Delivering Babies with a Trauma Informed Care Lens |
Pediatrician: Like a Regular Doctor Only Better |
4:00-4:45 |
A Career in Medicine: A Primer for Pre-Med Students |
Anatomy Lab: The First Block of Medical School |
Narrative Medicine: Reflect on Meaningful Experiences |
Applying to St. George’s University School of Medicine: How to Make Your Application Stand Out |
Time |
Isleta |
Scholars |
Sandia |
10:10- 10:55 |
From Umoja to Bienvenidos |
Optometry as a Career |
GRE Strategy Session |
11:00- 11:45 |
Ask a Dental Hygiene Student |
How to Fail Your Way Into Medical School – Featuring a 1st Year Medical Student Q&A |
What Do Creativity and Health Care Have in Common? Come Learn from an OT |
1:30- 2:15 |
Radiologic Sciences – We See Right Through You |
UNM PA Program Faculty Panel |
Ross University and American University of the Caribbean |
2:20- 3:05 |
Databases & Bias: Critically Evaluating Resources for Your Research |
Native American Health: Mapping Career Pathways with the Diné Educational Philosophy Model |
From the Exam Room to the Boardroom: How Your Healthcare Career Can Grow |
3:10-3:55 |
Value |
Saving Lives Through Healthcare Administration |
UNM PA Program Student Q&A Session |
4:00-4:45 |
Exploring Maternal and Child Health |
Child Life Specialists: We Make Healing Look Like Play |
Overcoming Rejection: How to Handle Setbacks in Your Application Process |