Scope and Contents This interview with former State Senator Fabian Chavez (1924-2008) focuses on his critical role in the establishment of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. State Senator Chavez (Democrat) was Senate Majority Leader in 1961, when the New Mexico Legislature first committed state money toward establishment of a medical school, and he was still in that position four years later, when the decision to expand to a four-year school was taken. This interview discusses the politics involved...