In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Muhammad Khan, Chief Medical Officer and founding Designated Institutional Official at Three Crosses Regional Hospital, to discuss the hospital’s new Internal Medicine Residency. This is New Mexico’s third IM program and will welcome its first residents in July 2025.

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The New Mexico Primary Care Training Consortium (NMPCTC) serves as a united front in statewide primary care training, advocacy, administration and development. We believe that the health of a nation is built on the foundation of primary care, and we are dedicated to making this foundation strong for our community by training highly skilled primary care physicians.

Learn more at www.NewMexicoResidencies.org

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On this episode of Puentes, we chat with Dr. Fatima Rodriguez Romay and Dr. Marcus Couldridge, the inaugural graduates of the Shiprock-UNM Family Medicine Residency Program, and Dr. Heather Kovich, Residency Program Director. The trio reflect how this unique program came to life, their experiences navigating the program, and where they’re headed next.

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The New Mexico Primary Care Training Consortium (NMPCTC) serves as a united front in statewide primary care training, advocacy, administration and development. We believe that the health of a nation is built on the foundation of primary care, and we are dedicated to making this foundation strong for our community by training highly skilled primary care physicians.

Learn more at www.NewMexicoResidencies.org

Follow us on X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn! @NMPCTC

On this episode of Puentes, we chat with Dr. Rick Madden, chair of the Governmental Affairs Committee for the New Mexico Academy of Family Physicians (NMAFP). Listen in as he discusses his path to practicing family medicine in Belen, NMAFP's advocacy work, and provides an overview of several important bills introduced in New Mexico's 2025 legislative session and their potential impact on healthcare in the state.

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The New Mexico Primary Care Training Consortium (NMPCTC) serves as a united front in statewide primary care training, advocacy, administration and development. We believe that the health of a nation is built on the foundation of primary care, and we are dedicated to making this foundation strong for our community by training highly skilled primary care physicians.

Learn more at www.NewMexicoResidencies.org

Follow us on X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn! @NMPCTC