Family Medicine Residencies
Three residency programs are affiliated with the Department of Family
Medicine:
University of
Colorado Family Medicine Residency is a two-track residency that
emphasizes community medicine in a managed care setting, as well as building
skills in the care of urban underserved and culturally diverse patients.
Rose
Medical Center Residency emphasizes the care of the whole
person in the context of family and community.
Swedish
Medical Center Residency offers a unique curriculum
and unopposed, longitudinal hospital training on the Family
Medicine Inpatient Service at Swedish Medical Center.
The Department of Family Medicine has operated the longest continuous
general practice training program in the country. We've been actively involved
in Family Medicine training since the inception of Family
Medicine as a specialty, currently supporting four separate but
affiliated residency programs. You can read more below about how our residency programs interact. In addition to our
residency programs, we offer
Collaborating to Train Great Family Physicians
The graduates of these programs are highly prepared to care for patients in
a variety of settings and to understand the challenges of our changing medical
environment. These programs have different emphases in the skills they teach
and the patient populations they serve. All programs share a common set of
guiding principles and the faculty work closely together to enhance the common educational
activities.
A graduate medical education committee is composed of the
three residency
directors (or their representatives), two fellowship directors, and
the vice-chair for education, who work together on curriculum for
these programs, faculty development, resident recruitment, and operating
policies. Collectively, they are responsible for at least 54 residents
and 3-5 fellows at any
given time. The clinic homes of each residency program actively participate in
practice-based research
networks.
All provide medical student education.
For more information, contact:
Graduate Medical Education Committee Meetings
Committee meetings are held the last Wednesday of the month at 3 pm.
The location changes
monthly, so please e-mail Diane
Nash for the location of the next meeting.
Student Externship Opportunities
Student clerkships are available. For information on student
opportunities, check the School of Medicine's extern application
or contact the individual programs.