RESIDENCY TRAINING

Rural/Underserved Rotation a Colorado Requirement

All family medicine residents training in Colorado are required to complete a one-month rotation in a rural or underserved community. Strong preference is given to training in a rural setting. The rotation is a significant component of a family physician's training in Colorado. The Rural/Underserved rotation is a collaborative effort of the nine family medicine residencies and twelve community practices. The purpose of the rotation is for the resident to experience first-hand the challenges and rewards of being a competent family physician in a rural and medically underserved setting with limited medical resources. Additionally, this experience exposes the resident to the qualities of community life, such as local pride in and support of its hospital, schools, churches and community events and activities. This rotation offers the resident the opportunity to draw upon her/his accumulated pool of knowledge in a real-life setting some distance from the training program.

• Program sponsor: Colorado Springs Osteopathic Foundation Innovative program unique to Colorado. AOA approved for certification by AOA, ACGME, or both.
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The University of Colorado offers a fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine. For more information, please visit fammed.uchsc.edu/gme/default.asp.

MEDICAL STUDENTS

Each residency program offers sub-internships or clerkships to fourth year medical students. Contact the Colorado Springs Osteopathic Foundation about scheduling rotations for third and fourth year Osteopathic students.

We welcome third and fourth year students with a strong interest in Family Medicine, for 2-to 4-week rotations. One-half of the rotation is spent working with our residents and faculty in our day-to-day clinic operations. In addition, we will craft a curriculum which emphasizes the student's special interests. Choices include our Sports Medicine clinic, participation with Team Physicians for high school and local professional teams, obstetrical ultrasound clinic, colposcopy clinic and other specialized care. The rest of the rotation is spent with the inpatient team, delivering our obstetrical patients, following newborns, participating in circumcision clinic if desired, caring for pediatric and adult medicine patients, and rounding on our critically ill patients. Students will have the opportunity to observe and/or participate in all aspects of the inpatient setting, including special procedures, radiology rounds, didactic conferences, and close participation with medicine and surgical subspecialists. An extensive noon conference curriculum is in place, with both core faculty and guest presenters. Noon meals and parking are provided. Call is not required but welcome. We are happy to host allopathic and osteopathic students, and have multiple residents who perform OMM in the clinic setting. For more information on this program, visit www.exempla.org/education/gme/fp/msc/ or contact Laurel Allen, Program Coordinator, at (303) 318-2015. FT. COLLINS FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY - Ft. Collins The Ft. Collins Family Medicine Residency Program offers a clerkship that encompasses inpatient care on the family medicine service and call opportunities, and outpatient care in the family medicine clinic. Students also participate in procedure clinics, OB clinics, nursing home rounds, and counseling and wellness sessions. Students are expected to select a topic to present at a noon educational conference. Students are actively involved in patient care, including dictation. The rotation is typically four weeks long, though the length and content can be tailored to individual needs and interests. For more information and an application, please contact Rochelle Wells, Program Coordinator, at (970) 495-8803. NORTH COLORADO RESIDENCY PROGRAM - Greeley Fourth year medical students from U.S. medical schools are welcome to apply to this program. The residency offers two clerkships: (1) adult inpatient family medicine and (2) obstetrics/pediatrics. For more information, visit www.ncfm.edu or contact Char Swain at 800-336-6236. OSTEOPATHIC FOUNDATION EDUCATION FOR FAMILY MEDICINE

Program sponsor: Colorado Springs Osteopathic Foundation Innovative program unique to Colorado. AOA approved for certification by AOA, ACGME, or both. www.CSOF.ORG

For more information, visit www.rfmr.com/subintern.htm or contact Pam Sullivan, Residency Administrator, at (303) 584-7913. SAINT ANTHONY FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY - Denver St. Anthony's is excited to have fourth year US medical students join us for outpatient and/or inpatient rotations in Family Medicine. Areas of focus can be clinic practice, obstetrics, inpatient medicine, emergency room, and pediatrics. Call is optional. Parking and meals are provided, as are our regularly scheduled didactics. Please visit our website at http://www.stanthonyhosp.org/stanthonyfamilymed/ or feel fre to contact our Residency Coordinator, Deb Doyle, at 303-629-3890. SAINT MARY'S FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY- Grand Junction For more information, visit http://www.stmarygj.com/residency_program/clerkship_info.asp or contact Lynette Edris, Program Secretary - (970) 244-2874. SOUTHERN COLORADO FAMILY MEDICINE - Pueblo This program provides learning opportunities for both osteopathic and allopathic medical students. Third year osteopathic medical students can spend their entire third year with Southern Colorado Family Medicine physicians. Fourth year rotations are available for both allopathic and osteopathic students. For more information regarding these clerkship opportunities, visit www.s-co-familymed.com/ and click on the "Medical Student Information" link on the left. Interested students can also contact Nancy Hamilton, Residency Coordinator, at (719) 560-5872. SWEDISH FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY - Littleton For more information, visit http://www.sfmr.com/subinternship.htm or contact Shelly Johnson, Residency Administrator, at (303) 795-5675. UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY - Denver This program offers inpatient family medicine training, including obstetrics and newborn care, at Anschutz Pavilion. Residents' work with experienced faculty and care for a diverse group of patients. Night call is optional. Please contact Vera Stutheit, Course Coordinator, at (303) 372-9765 or Vera.Stutheit@UCHSC.edu .

Outpatient family medicine training takes place at A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center and Lowry Family Health Center with a multidisciplinary faculty including pharmacologists, behavioral scientists and nutritionists in addition to experienced family physicians that care for a diverse group of patients. Contact Vera Stutheit, Course Coordinator, at (303) 372-9765 or Vera.Stutheit@UCHSC.edu .