UNM presents in-person MSW program with first-in-state medical social work concentration

May 19, 2026

Presenters from UNM asked the board to approve a new in-person Master of Social Work program with medical and clinical concentrations, citing workforce shortages; the board approved the program request after questions about capacity, practicums and retention.

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The University of New Mexico asked the State Board of Finance to approve a new in-person Master of Social Work program that would include the state’s first medical social work concentration and a clinical social work concentration for behavioral health services.

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