Our curriculum meets all requirements for the AAFP, ABFM & the ACGME.
The format is 13 four-week blocks/year.
Ambulatory Care: 2 weeks in your senior year— Just like a real practice!
Cardiology: 4 weeks; cardiologist group
Chief Resident: 1 block in 3rd year; oversee the inpatient service as a junior attending; 4call nights
Community Medicine: 1.5 blocks, exposure to local programs & clinic procedures,teach TarWars and Human Growth & Development; about 3 call days total
Dermatology: 2 weeks; dermatologist group
Electives: 5 blocks-planned with your mentor to meet your individual interests. There is a wide variety of options to cover any special interests & tailor your education.
ENT: 3 weeks; ENT group
ER: 1 block
Gynecology: 1 block, Public Health family planning clinic focus on procedures including colposcopy, LEEP, Endometrial Bx, Cryo, etc.
Hospitalist: 6 weeks of inpatient adults working with the award-winning team
Management of Health Systems: 1 week intensive experience with faculty & key professionals. Longitudinal-topics at Education Day, Colorado Physicians Insurance Company Practice Management course.
Neurology: 2 weeks; neurologist group
Night Float (Mole): 7 weeks; 6pm-7am shifts M-F Acute/urgent care & phone calls for our practice
Obstetrics: 3 blocks; q4 call
Ophthalmology: 2 weeks; ophthalmologist group
Oral Health: 1 week, full spectrum of dental care
Orthopedics/Sports Medicine: 2 blocks
- Sports Medicine/orthopedics at Copper Mountain Resort: 1 block (paradise!)
- Orthopedics: 1 block; orthopedics group
Pediatrics:
- Denver Health-Pediatric Urgent Care Clinic: 1 block
- NICU: 1 block; SMH neonatologists
- Pediatrics: pediatric group, inpatient & outpatient 1 block
- Pediatric Specialty: 1 block rotate among various subspecialists in ortho, GI, pulmonology, ophthalmologh, surgery and cardiology
- Inpatient Teaching Service: longitudinal
Psychology: 1 week & longitudinal
Rural: 1 block; Buena Vista, CO, population 2,150, with two of our graduates (where morning rush hour traffic may be a herd of elk!)
Teaching Service: 6 blocks at SMH; includes Adults, Peds & ICU; q4 call
Surgery: 2 blocks, about 5 call days
Urology: 2 weeks; urologist group
Three weeks vacation per year & CME time in years 2 and 3.