Undergraduate Program

Academic Program Requirements

Joint Requirements: Options I, II, and III.

Students in the B.A./M.D. program must fulfill the College of Arts and Sciences core curriculum, all of the requirements for their selected major and concentration, and the Pre-Medical Science core requirements. All students must complete 15 credit hours of special seminars designed specifically for program participants and 8 credit hours of Community Health Practica. The combined 23 credit hours of special seminars and Community Health Practica promote cohort building among the students and constitute the interdisciplinary and experiential Health, Medicine and Human Values major core. The Pre-Medical Science core focuses on the sciences, including chemistry, biology, biochemistry, physics, and mathematics. The Pre-Medical Science core is required supportive course work for all students who intend to pursue the Doctor of Medicine degree, and is not a direct requirement of the Health, Medicine and Human Values major in itself. All course work must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

Health, Medicine and Human Values Seminars
The Health, Medicine and Human Values seminars are interdisciplinary courses that provide opportunities for experiential and problem-based learning, applied writing and speaking, and small-group problem solving. The seminars involve collaborative teaching with faculty from the School of Medicine and the College of Arts and Sciences. 

Credit
Hours
HMHV 101 Contours of Health in New Mexico 3
HMHV 201 Literature, Fine Arts, and Medicine 3
HMHV 301 Health Economics, Politics, and Policy 3
HMHV 310 Health and Cultural Diversity 3
HMHV 401 Ethics, Medicine, and Health 3
Total 15


Community Health Practica
The Community Service-Public Health Workshop is taken in the spring semester prior to the summer after the second or third year in the program. The course is a preparatory seminar which builds on students' existing knowledge of social determinants of health in rural communities and introduces approaches in community outreach. Students must complete this course with a grade of "C" or better to be eligible to enroll in HMHV 350 and 450. Completion requires proof of required immunizations, HIPAA and Blood Borne Pathogens certification, and all other requirements of the assigned clinical shadowing location (i.e. drug screening, background check, additional paperwork, etc.). 

The Community Health Practica, taken in the summer after the second or third year in the program, are designed to allow students to engage in experiential learning projects involved in community and clinical health. The Practica enable students to put into practice some of the problem-solving skills and information acquired in the seminars and other parts of the Health, Medicine and Human Values curriculum. Each practica involves a writing and research component, as well as the experiential component.

Credit
Hours
Workshop
HMHV 398 Community Service-Public Health Workshop 2
Practica
HMHV 350 Community Health Practicum I 3
HMHV 450 Community Health Practicum II 3
Total 8


Detailed descriptions of the additional requirements for each option are described below.

Option I: Arts and Sciences Major

(B.A. or B.S.)
This option enables students to choose a major from one of the College of Arts and Sciences degree-granting programs while completing the structured set of HMHV courses designed to prepare students for medical school. In addition to completing all departmental requirements for the selected major, students must complete the Health, Medicine and Human Values seminars, the Community Health Practica, and a 45 credit hour Pre-Medical Science core.

Credit
Hours
1. Health, Medicine and Human Values Seminars
  (See "Joint Requirements" above)
Subtotal 15
2. Community Health Practica  
  (See "Joint Requirements" above)
Subtotal 8
3. Pre-Medical Science Core  
 • Mathematics: MATH 180 or above and STAT 145 6
 • Biology: BIOL 201L, 202L, and 204/204L 12
 • General Chemistry: CHEM 121/123L and 122/124L 8
 • Organic Chemistry: CHEM **301/303L and **302/304L 8
 • Physics: PHYC 151/151L and 152/152L 8
 • Biochemistry: BIOC *423 3
Subtotal 45
4. Departmental Major Requirements
Minimum Subtotal 32


Option II: Health, Medicine and Human Values Major: Health, Humanities and Society Concentration

(B.A.)
This option offers students a structured set of distributed requirements emphasizing humanities and the social sciences, while providing them with study in mathematics and the physical and natural sciences. In addition to completing the Health, Medicine and Human Values seminars, the Community Health Practica, and a 45 credit hour Pre-Medical Science core, students must complete up to 33 credit hours of distributed course work for the Health, Humanities and Society concentration.

Credit
Hours
1. Health, Medicine and Human Values Seminars  
  (See "Joint Requirements" above)
Subtotal 15
2. Community Health Practica  
  (See "Joint Requirements" above)
Subtotal 8
3. Pre-Medical Science Core  
 • Mathematics: MATH 180 or above and STAT 145 6
 • Biology: BIOL 201L, 202L/204L 12
 • General Chemistry: CHEM 121/123L and 122/124L 8
 • Organic Chemistry: CHEM **301/303L and **302/304L 8
 • Physics: PHYC 151/151L and 152/152L 8
 • Biochemistry: BIOC *423 3
Subtotal 45
4. Health, Humanities and Society Concentration Distributed Requirements
  The Health, Humanities and Society concentration requires 33 credit hours of distributed course work across the arts and sciences, at least 18 of which must be in 300- to 400-level upper-division courses. (Note: in consultation with the program advisor, students may choose electives within each distribution area other than the recommended courses below.) Some of the courses listed require prerequisites, so students must plan accordingly.  
 • Mathematics/Physical and Natural Sciences (9 credit hours, at least 3 of which are 300-level or above).
Recommended: MATH 180, 181; BIOL 237, 238; ANTH 150/151L, 251, 350; BIOC 463, 464; CHEM 315, 421.
9
 • Humanities/Fine Arts (9 credit hours, at least 6 of which are 300-level or above).
Recommended: RELG *447; ENGL 413; PHIL 245.
 • Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 credit hours, at least 6 of which are 300-level or above).
Recommended: POLS 376, 377; SOC 300; ECON *335, *410; PSY 220, 240, 332, 342.
 • Electives  6
Subtotal 33


Option III: Health, Medicine and Human Values Major: Biomedical Sciences Concentration

(B.A.)
This option emphasizes intensive study in mathematics and in the physical and natural sciences. Students in Option III must complete the Health, Medicine and Human Values seminars; the Community Health Practica; a 64 credit hour Pre-Medical Science core; and 18 credit hours of upper-division electives.

Credit
Hours
1. Health, Medicine and Human Values Seminars
  (See "Joint Requirements" above)
Subtotal 15
2. Community Health Practica  
  (See "Joint Requirements" above)  
Subtotal 8
3. Pre-Medical Science Core  
 • Calculus and Statistics: MATH 180 and MATH 181 and STAT 145 9
 • General Biology: BIOL 201L, 202L, 203/203L and 204/204L 16
 • General Chemistry: CHEM 121/123L and 122/124L 8
 • Organic Chemistry: CHEM **301/303L and **302/304L 8
 • Physics: PHYC 151/151L and 152/152L 8
 • Biochemistry: BIOC *423 3
 • Anatomy and Physiology: BIOL 237/247L and 238/248L 8
 • Microbiology for Health Sciences and Non-Majors: BIOL 239 4
Subtotal 64
4. Upper-Division Electives  
  The Biomedical Sciences concentration requires an additional 18 credit hours of course work in 300- to 400-level upper-division courses distributed across College of Arts and Sciences courses.  
Subtotal 18

Minor in Health, Medicine and Human Values

A. Minor Requirements for students in the B.A./M.D. Program

B.A./M.D. students enrolled in Option I who complete HMHV 101, 201, 301, 310, 350, 401, and 450 are awarded a minor in Health, Medicine and Human Values.

B.A./M.D. students enrolled in Options II and III who complete all requirements for those options receive a major in Health, Medicine and Human Values; there is no minor requirement for either Option II or III.

B. Minor Requirements for students who withdraw or are released from the B.A./M.D. Program

B.A./M.D. students enrolled in Options I, II or III who leave the program after completing 12 credit hours of HMHV seminars and HMHV 350 and 450, may be awarded a minor in Health, Medicine and Human Values by completing another 3 credit hours of distribution requirements from the list of courses below. Students must achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above in all 21 credit hours submitted for the minor. Fifteen of the 21 credit hours for the minor must be upper-division.

B.A./M.D. students enrolled in Options I, II or III who leave the program after completing 12 credit hours of HMHV seminars may receive a minor in Health, Medicine and Human Values by completing another 9 credit hours of distribution requirements from the list of courses belowStudents must achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above in all 21 credit hours submitted for the minor. Fifteen of the 21 credit hours for the minor must be upper-division.

C. Minor Requirements for students outside the B.A./M.D. Program

Students who complete 12 credit hours of HMHV seminars may receive a minor in Health, Medicine and Human Values by completing another 9 credit hours of distribution requirements from the list of courses belowAt least three credit hours of the distribution requirements must be from a 400-level course. Students must achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above in all 21 credit hours submitted for the minor. Fifteen of the 21 credit hours for the minor must be upper-division. Some of the courses below require prerequisites, so students must plan accordingly.

Credit
Hours
Health, Medicine and Human Values Seminars (Select from):
HMHV 101 Contours of Health in New Mexico 3
HMHV 201 Literature, Fine Arts, and Medicine 3
HMHV 301 Health Economics, Politics, and Policy 3
HMHV 310 Health and Cultural Diversity 3
HMHV 401 Ethics, Medicine, and Health 3
Subtotal 12
Distribution Requirements (Select from):
CJ 314 Intercultural Communication 3
CJ 450 Health Communication 3
ECON *335 Health Economics 3
ECON *410 Topics in Health Economics 3
ENGL 413 Scientific, Environmental and Medical Writing 3
PHIL 368 Biomedical Ethics 3
POLS 376 Health Policy and Politics 3
PSY 324 Infant Development 3
PSY 329 Adolescent Psychology 3
PSY 374 Cross-cultural Psychology 3
PSY 421 Advanced Developmental Psychology 3
SIGN 352 Language and Culture in the Deaf Community, Part 1 3
SOC 310 Sociology of Aging and the Aged 3
SOC 340 Sociology of Medical Practice 3
SOC 346 Health and Social Inequalities I 3
SOC 347 Health and Social Inequalities II  3
SOC 420 Race and Inequality 3
SPAN 301 Topics in Hispanic Culture and Language
(when health/medical content is appropriate and approved by program advisor)
3
Subtotal 9
Total 21

Courses

HMHV 101. Contours of Health in New Mexico. (3)



HMHV 150. Foundations of Science. (3)



HMHV 201. Literature, Fine Arts, and Medicine. (3)



HMHV 298. Health, Medicine and Human Values Workshop. (1-3, may be repeated twice Δ)



HMHV 301. Health Economics, Politics, and Policy. (3)



HMHV 310. Health and Cultural Diversity. (3)



HMHV 350. Community Health Practicum I. (3)



HMHV 398. Community Service/Public Health Workshop. (1-3, may be repeated twice Δ)



HMHV 401. Ethics, Medicine, and Health. (3)



HMHV 450. Community Health Practicum II. (3)



HMHV 498. Special Topics in Health, Medicine and Human Values. (1-3, may be repeated 9 times Δ)



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