UNM pays $800K in settlement, still secretive on other details
The University of New Mexico paid out nearly $1 million to a former medical resident who accused medical school administrators of retaliating against her for reporting she was raped by a male resident. NM Political Report obtained the settlement agreement this week, nearly nine months after the case went to trial.
The agreement, obtained by NM Political Report through a public records request, sheds some light on why the school settled with former University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center anesthesiology resident Cynthia Herald. But other specifics, like how much of the $800,000 settlement came from the school and how much from the state or what prompted the school to settle, remain murky at best.
Herald now lives in Michigan, advocating for victims of sexual abuse. She hopes to start a psychiatric residency program soon, according to her lawyer, Randi McGinn. But, McGinn said, even $800,000 can’t replace Herald’s dream of being an anesthesiologist.
“Even though it’s a lot of money, it’s not enough for the loss of that dream that she had,” McGinn said.
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