2025 Workshops

Learn how to perfect your interview skills before your big day!

University of Colorado- School of Dental Medicine

Presenter: Althea Reutzel

Target Audience: College and High School Students

Prepare to enter and graduate from a health education track by participating in the C2C Health Care Career Pathway Programs — a movement to diversify health professions in NM.

UNM HSC Of DEI - Communities to Careers

Presenter: Stacy Collier

Target Audience: College and High School Students

Students in the Health Field (TBA)

New Mexico Higher Education Department 

Presenters: Heather Romero, Mia Candelaria and Patricia Montoya

Target Audience: College and High School Students

Exploring the advancements shaping today’s pharmacy profession, highlighting the critical role pharmacists play in healthcare. From cutting-edge drug therapies to personalized medicine, stepping beyond the traditional role of dispensing medications.

UNM College of Pharmacy

Presenter: Kathryn Gentsch

Target Audience: College and High School Students

Exercise is preventative for many chronic diseases yet, adults do not meet the minimum requirements. This workshop will teach adults what exercises, how long we should exercise, and how often we should exercise in order to live healthier lives. 

UNM Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences

Presenter: Whitley C. Atkins, PhD

Target Audience: College and High School Students

The Combined BA/MD Degree Program is designed to help address the physician shortage in New Mexico through the commitment of its students to serve communities across the state. Join us to learn more about our program and what makes it truly special!

UNM Combined BA/MD Degree Program

Presenter: Jered Cervantes

Target Audience: High School Students

Students will learn about the current efforts for merging modern and traditional medicine. A new health model is proposed for the uninsured, underinsured and the immigrant population. This model is based on an Indigenous clinic in Mexico.  

UNM

Presenters: Dr. Eliseo Cheo Torres, Dr. Mario Del Angel Guevara

Target Audience: College and High School Students

Nurses eat their young, or so the legend goes. So how does one survive? Learn to recognize the different types of lateral violence, how to respond, and how to set firm boundaries so you, too, can avoid being eaten.   

UNM College of Nursing

Presenter: Joselyn Martin

Target Audience: College and High School Students

Join us for an informative Physical Therapy School Admissions Workshop! Learn what is required in the application process, how to gauge your competitiveness and strategies for preparing for the interview process.

UNM Physical Therapy

Presenter: Jodi Schilz

Target Audience: College and High School Students

At The University of New Mexico College of Nursing, we offer multiple options for you to accomplish your goal of becoming a bachelor’s prepared nurse. Come join us to explore the application requirements. 

UNM College of Nursing 

Presenters: Alexis Tiefa, Grace Wiele

Target Audience: College and High School Students

A brief overview of the benefits of becoming a nurse as well as the different types of nursing professions and a brief overview of what to expect in Nursing School.

UNM College of Nursing

Presenter: Cassandra Figgs

Target Audience: College and High School Students

In this interactive workshop, attendees will learn about athletic training profession, our roles as healthcare providers, and patients we treat. Attendees will participate in demonstrations of various athletic training clinical skills.

UNM Athletic Training Program

Presenter: Sara Nottingham

Target Audience: College and High School Students

Standardized Patients (SPs) are widely used in all health care professions for learners to practice communication and physical exams skills on. See the benefits of how SPs can help you be successful in whatever Health Profession you choose. 

UNM SOM Assessment and Learning

Presenters: Audrey H. Bobick, Jackie Sandoval, Erick Bodwell, Michelle Holubiak 

Target Audience: College and High School Students

 The CPC Becoming a Certified Professional Coder

UNM GALLUP

Presenter: Roseanna McGinn

Target Audience: College and High School Students 

A panel of Dental Hygiene Professionals and Students discuss what it's like to become and be a Dental Hygienist. They will review some aspects of education, everyday life and pros and cons of the profession. This session will end with a Q&A session. 

UNM Division of Dental Hygiene

Presenters: Assistant Professor Justine Ponce, RDH, MS; Assistant Professor Nicole Gonzales, RDH, MS; Students TBA

Target Audience: College and High School Students 

Step into the shoes of a second-year student at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. You will be guided through a typical day in dental school while gaining insight into this UNM graduate's pre-dental journey. 

University of Colorado- School of Dental Medicine

Presenter: Nisali Piyasena

Target Audience: College and High School Students 

This presentation will explain the educational pathway to a career in medicine, and also provide general advice for applying for admission to any kind of educational program.

UNM Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Presenter: Matthew Gunderson, MD, MSc

Target Audience: College and High School Students 

Do you have a desire to help kids?  Do you want to know how to become a doctor who cares for kids?  This panel discussion will include professionals from several different pediatric specialties, with a Q&A session to answer all of your questions.

University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Presenters: TBA

Target Audience: College and High School Students 

This presentation will higlight steps individuals should consider while exploring the dental professions as a career. Personal qualities and motivations that make an individual a more compelling applicant will be addressed. 

UNM Pre-Dental Society

Presenters: Charles Tatlock, DDS, MPH; UNM Pre-Dental Society

Target Audience: College and High School Students 

Have you wondered how new medications, blood tests, and devices emerge in healthcare? The ED Research Team will discuss how new medications, blood tests, and devices emerge in healthcare and the role research plays in clinical settings.

UNM Health Sciences Center

Presenters: Sarah Leville, Keith Lucero + 1 TBA

Target Audience: College and High School Students 

SUCCESS stories from those who FAILED to get in first try!

UNM SOM

Presenters: Luke Chao, Natasha Dark, TBA

Target Audience: College and High School Students

Attending a GRE Strategy Session with The Princeton Review helps students optimize their study approach by learning test-taking strategies, time management skills, and methods to tackle challenging questions. Come learn from an expert instructor.

The Princeton Review 

Presenter: Adam Wolf

Target Audience: College Students

Interested in hearing about a day in the life of a medical student? Join current medical students from all 4 years to hear about a day in the life as a medical student, hear about our paths to medical school, and get an opportunity to ask questions.

UNM School of Medicine 

Presenters: Jordan Lee, MSIII; Andrew Hua, MSI; Madison Hochrein, MSII; Danielle Ortiz, MSIV

Target Audience: College and High School Students