New Mexico

Northern Navajo Medical Center (Shiprock Service Unit – SRSU)
Shiprock, NM
Yale Mentor – Dr. Tracy Rabin
Duration: 4 weeks

The Shiprock Service Unit (SRSU) is the largest geographical service-unit of Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS). SRSU population extends into New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. The scope of SRSU’s responsibility is extensive and includes administrative oversight of one hospital: NNMC and two health centers: Four Corners Regional Health Center and Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Health Center.

NNMC Northern Navajo Medical Center (NNMC) was opened on February 3, 1995 and is the main administrative center and medical center for SRSU. NNMC is a 60-bed medical center and has one of the largest patient volumes in the NAIHS.

NNMC medical staff provides care the following areas primary and specialty care services in inpatient and outpatient care services: medical-surgical, pediatric inpatient, labor and delivery, intensive care units, internal medicine, family practice, urgent and emergency care, women's health, mental health, pharmacy, optometry, dental, radiology, public health nursing, medical social services, health promotion/disease prevention and traditional medicine.

Students are able to complete rotations in Family Medicine.