Program Overview

Overview of the Primary Care Residency Program

The Primary Care Residency Program is designed to provide advanced training and exposure to primary care topics, helping residents feel prepared to provide exceptional and compassionate care to all patients, especially those who are traditionally underserved.

Program Structure

The program involves dedicated educational sessions throughout the three years of training, focused on primary care specific topics. These sessions include:

• Weekly sessions during two months of the year (8 Thursday academic half days in July and March)
• Weekly Wednesday morning conferences on outpatient and elective months
• 6 conferences each year dedicated to the Primary Care track curriculum for upper-level residents

Curriculum

The curriculum aims to expand residents' training horizons by supporting their ambulatory teaching skills, connecting them with critical community-based resources, and preparing them to be primary care leaders in the future. The curriculum includes:

• Dedicated primary care intern curricula
• Weekly dedicated educational sessions on Monday mornings during clinic months to learn about core primary care topics
• Harm Reduction Action Center of Denver Field Trip
• PC Intern Nexplanon Workshop

Educational Sessions

Residents attend various educational sessions, including:

• Primary Care Intern & Resident Educational Sessions Curriculum
• GIM Grand Rounds
• DOM Grand Rounds
• TACTIC Lecture Series
• Coursera: Palliative Care
• 62nd Annual Internal Medicine Program

Research and Training Opportunities

The program offers research and training opportunities, including:

• Ambulatory Health Promotion
• GIM Small Grants Program
• Resources
• News
• Friends of GIM
• Fellowships
• Master of Science in Palliative Care
• Palliative Care and Aging Research Training (T32)

Faculty and Leadership

The program is led by:

• Christine Haynes, MD, Primary Care Curriculum Director
• PC Leadership

Community Engagement and Ambulatory Medical Education

The program emphasizes community engagement and ambulatory medical education, including:

• Community Engagement
• Ambulatory Medical Education Opportunities
• Resident Research
• CU Anschutz Associated Fellowships
• Recent Graduates' Career Paths
• Career Planning

Alumni and Career Paths

The program tracks the career paths of its graduates and offers support for career planning, including:

• Alumni
• Primary Care Graduates
• Career Planning
• HIV Longitudinal Track
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