Post Master's Certificate in various areas. The graduate program, which includes M.S.N. and Post Master's Certificate programs, numbers about 150 students. Ethnic minority students make up about a fifth of the graduate population. Most of the graduate students are female. The University of New Mexico places a high value on the diversity of its students, faculty, and staff.
Diverse perspectives enrich the nursing education received by our students.
The College of Nursing welcomes applications from individuals with diverse sociocultural backgrounds and encourages applications from males. College faculty receive frequent recognition for their expertise and excellence in teaching, service, and research. Awards recently bestowed on faculty include the Regents Lectureship Award, the Regents Professorship Award, and an Outstanding Teacher Award. Faculty members receive national and international recognition as well for their expertise in distance learning, rural health issues, international health issues, gerontology, women's and children's issues, and acute respiratory issues. The building houses nursing classrooms and seminar rooms, faculty offices, student services offices, Student Nurses Association offices, skills laboratories, and lounges.