New Mexico § 21-26-2 Legislative findings and purpose

New Mexico Statutes

§ 21-26-2 — Legislative findings and purpose

New Mexico § 21-26-2

Ch. 21State and Private Education Institutions

Art. 26Osteopathic Interns

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 21-26-2 (2026).

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A. The legislature finds that:

(1)there is a need for more licensed osteopathic physicians in New Mexico to serve the medical needs of the citizens of the state;

(2)most physicians continue to practice in the geographic area where they receive their training; and (3) in order to have licensed osteopathic physicians practice in New Mexico, there needs to be an internship program for interns who graduate as physicians from osteopathic medical schools and who must complete a one-year postdoctoral training program in order to apply for licensure in this state. B. The purpose of the Osteopathic Intern Act is to develop an intern training program for osteopathic interns and to provide training funds to hospitals that offer students in New Mexico a quality postdoctoral training program in famil

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A. The legislature finds that: (1) there is a need for more licensed osteopathic physicians in New Mexico to serve the medical needs of the citizens of the state; (2) most physicians continue to practice in the geographic area where they receive their training; and (3) in order to have licensed osteopathic physicians practice in New Mexico, there needs to be an internship program for interns who graduate as physicians from osteopathic medical schools and who must complete a one-year postdoctoral training program in order to apply for licensure in this state. B. The purpose of the Osteopathic Intern Act is to develop an intern training program for osteopathic interns and to provide training funds to hospitals that offer students in New Mexico a quality postdoctoral training program in family practice as part of the requirements for licensure as osteopathic physicians in New Mexico.