Program Overview

Division of General Internal Medicine

The Division of General Internal Medicine is a part of the School of Medicine at the University of Colorado.

School of Medicine

The School of Medicine is one of the schools at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, which also includes the Graduate School, School of Dental Medicine, College of Nursing, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and the Colorado School of Public Health.

Program Leadership

The Primary Care Residency Program is led by:

• Yasmin Sacro, MD, Program Director, who completed her BA in Biological Sciences and Economics at the University of Chicago and graduated from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.
• Christine Haynes, MD, MPH, Assistant Program Director, who studied international affairs and global health at Georgetown University and received her MD and MPH from Northwestern University.
• Jacinda Mawson Nicklas, MD, MPH, MA, Director of Primary Care Research, who completed her BA in Human Biology and her MA in Anthropology at Stanford University and received her MD from Harvard Medical School.

Focused Interests of GIM Faculty Members

GIM faculty members have focused interests in the care of vulnerable populations, including:

• Advocacy
• Care of patients who were formerly incarcerated
• Care of patients living with HIV
• Care of patients who are houseless
• Family Planning (Title X Clinic at Denver Health)
• Gender Affirming Care
• Geriatrics
• Health Equity
• Hepatitis C
• Immigrant/Refugee Health
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Primary Care Residency Program

The Primary Care Residency Program offers a comprehensive curriculum, including:

• PC Track Home Page
• For Primary Care Applicants
• PC Program Structure
• Residents
• PC Leadership
• Clinic Sites
• Curriculum
• PC Electives
• Community Engagement
• Ambulatory Medical Education Opportunities
• Resident Research
• CU Anschutz Associated Fellowships
• Recent Graduates' Career Paths
• Career Planning
• FAQs
• Alumni

Research and Education

The program provides various research and education opportunities, including the GIM Qualitative Research Core, QUEST, and the Health and Primary Care Informatics & Innovation Lab. The program also offers training opportunities, such as the Ambulatory Health Promotion and the GIM Small Grants Program.

Academic Office

The Academic Office is located at: 12631 East 17th Avenue Aurora, CO 80045

Accreditation

The University of Colorado is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.