The mission of RMCHCS is to serve God by making a profound and lasting difference in the health and quality of life for all people in the community.
The mission of RMCHCS is to serve God by making a profound and lasting difference in the health and quality of life for all people in the community.
Services
Well-child visits, vaccinations and sick-day care at RMCHCS College Clinic.
RMCHCS pediatricians care for children and teens across Gallup and McKinley County. Visits are held at College Clinic on Red Rock Drive, where two pediatricians see patients Monday to Friday. Dr. Michelle Stam-MacLaren provides care from birth to 18 years of age, covering well-child and teen check-ups, vaccinations, sports physicals, and long-term conditions such as asthma and ADHD.
Appointments run Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Call 505-863-1820 to book a well-child check-up, a sick visit or a sports physical, and say if your child is a new patient. Outpatient counselling for children 6 years and up is available at the same clinic.
Pediatrician & child care at College Clinic, 1900 Red Rock Drive.
What we offer
These are the pediatric services listed at RMCHCS College Clinic. If you are not sure which one your child needs, call 505-863-1820 and ask.
Check-ups
A check-up when your child is well, not sick. The pediatrician follows growth and development, and answers the questions you have been saving up.
Book a check-up ➜Prevention
Childhood vaccinations are given here. Bring your child’s shot record if you have one, or ask us to check what is already on file.
Common questions ➜Physicals
The exam your child needs before the season starts. Book early, because the weeks before fall sports fill up fast.
Book a physical ➜Ongoing care
Attention and focus problems are managed here over time, not in one visit. Dr. Stam-MacLaren also manages long-term conditions such as asthma.
Meet the doctors ➜Nutrition
For eating worries, weight concerns, or a picky eater you are tired of arguing with. Practical advice, aimed at your family’s routine.
Ask about a visit ➜Clearance
Some dental work needs a doctor to sign off first, especially under sedation. That clearance visit is done here.
Call the clinic ➜Find Care
Not every worry needs an appointment, and not every appointment needs to wait. Here are the reasons families most often get in touch.
A temperature that keeps climbing, or a child who seems more unwell than usual.
Ear pain, a throat that hurts to swallow, or a cold that has not turned the corner.
The well-child visit that tracks growth, development and school readiness.
Vaccinations for school, or catching up if your child has fallen behind.
The physical your child needs signed before they can play.
Long-term conditions that need reviewing rather than a one-off visit.
A picky eater, weight questions, or growth that does not look right to you.
Outpatient behavioral health at College Clinic accepts children 6 years and up.
Preventive care
A well-child visit is a check-up when nothing is wrong. That is the point of it. The pediatrician measures growth, looks at how your child is developing, and gives you a set time to raise the things that have been nagging at you.
Childhood vaccinations are given at these visits. Bring your child’s shot record if you have it. If you do not, say so when you call and we will check what is already on file.
Teenagers get check-ups too. Dr. Stam-MacLaren’s care covers well-child and teen check-ups from birth to 18 years of age.
Well-child visits and vaccinations at College Clinic, Monday to Friday.
Ongoing Care
Two things bring families back to the clinic year after year: the form that needs signing, and the condition that needs watching.
Bring the school's form with you so it can be signed at the visit.
Bring a list of your child’s medicines, including anything from another clinic.
Why Choose Us
Your child’s clinic, the hospital and the emergency room all sit inside one health system in McKinley County, on the same street in Gallup. That matters most on the days when one visit turns into two.
Appointments are at College Clinic, 1900 Red Rock Drive, weekdays from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. If imaging is needed it is done at the hospital next door, and the emergency room there is open 24 hours a day.
Patient voices
Real stories from patients we have cared for here at RMCHCS in Gallup.
nearby
Families travel in from across Gallup, McKinley County and the Navajo Nation, and some drive in from eastern Arizona.
If you are travelling in, call 505-863-1820 before you set off. We can tell you what is available that day so you are not making the trip for nothing.
Our team
Two pediatricians see children at RMCHCS College Clinic. Call 505-863-1820 to ask who is available.
Antonia Hernandez is a Doctor of Nursing Practice with a focus on Pediatric Nurse Practitioner care and more than a decade of experience in high-acuity clinical settings. She has an extensive background in intensive care, emergency medicine, trauma, and pediatric critical care, serving diverse patient populations across New Mexico and California.
Antonia has worked in multiple ICU and emergency department settings, including medical, surgical, trauma, burn, cardiac, and pediatric units. Her experience includes managing critically ill patients, serving as a charge nurse, precepting nurses, and collaborating closely with multidisciplinary provider teams. She is highly skilled in critical care monitoring, emergency stabilization, trauma response, and evidence-based practice.
Licensed as a Registered Nurse in New Mexico and California, Antonia holds multiple advanced certifications, including Critical Care, Trauma Nursing, Pediatric Life Support, and Stroke Care. She brings a strong commitment to patient safety, clinical excellence, and compassionate care, particularly in complex and high-pressure environments.
Michelle Stam-MacLaren is a dedicated pediatrician with over 28 years of experience in the medical field. She grew up in Gallup and graduated from Rehoboth Christian School. Dr. Stam-MacLaren earned her medical degree from the University of New Mexico Of Medicine in 1995, and completed her pediatric residency at DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1998.
In August 1998, she returned to Gallup and joined the medical staff at RMCHCS. Her father, Dr. Richard Stam was one of the founders of the original Cibola Clinic, which later merged with RMCHCS and became the College Clinic. Dr. Stam-MacLaren had the opportunity to work alongside her father for five years before his retirement. Over the years, she has been instrumental in the development and evolution of our local pediatric healthcare services.
Dr. Stam-MacLaren offers comprehensive pediatric care for children from birth to 18 years of age. Her services include well-child and teen check-up, management of chronic conditions such as asthma and ADHD, treatment for acute illnesses, sports physicals, dental procedure clearances, and administration of childhood vaccinations.
She is currently accepting new patients and participates with various insurance providers, including Medicare and Medicaid, Presbyterian, Blue Cross, United Healthcare and others. If you need assistance scheduling an appointment or have questions about her services, please call College Clinic at (505)863-1820
A pediatrician is a doctor who cares for children, from babies through to teenagers. They handle everyday illnesses, check that a child is growing and developing as expected, give childhood vaccinations, and manage longer-term conditions such as asthma and ADHD.
A well-child visit is a check-up when your child is not sick. The pediatrician measures growth, checks development, reviews which vaccinations are due, and answers your questions. It is also the visit where small worries get picked up early.
Dr. Michelle Stam-MacLaren provides care for children from birth to 18 years of age. Call College Clinic on 505-863-1820 to ask about your child’s age and which pediatrician is available.
Pediatric visits are at RMCHCS College Clinic, 1900 Red Rock Drive, Gallup, NM 87301. The clinic is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The phone number is 505-863-1820.
Yes. Sports physicals are one of the pediatric services at College Clinic. Book ahead of the season and bring the form your child’s school or league has given you.
Call College Clinic on 505-863-1820, or send a request through the RMCHCS appointment request form. It helps to have your child’s shot record, your insurance card, and a list of any medicines your child takes.
Where to find us
College Clinic is an outpatient clinic on Red Rock Drive in Gallup. Alongside pediatrics it offers family medicine, internal medicine, addiction medicine and outpatient behavioral health.
Whether it is a check-up that is due, a sports form that needs signing, or something that has not felt right for a while, the clinic can tell you what kind of visit your child needs.
505-863-1820
College Clinic, for pediatric appointments.
Mon to Fri, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Closed on weekends.
College Clinic
1900 Red Rock Drive, Gallup, NM 87301
Shot record, ID, medicines
Your child's vaccination record, your insurance card, and a list of any medicines your child takes.
