Program Overview

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Division of General Internal Medicine

The Division of General Internal Medicine is a part of the School of Medicine, offering various programs and research opportunities.

Primary Care Residency Program

The Primary Care Residency Program is designed to provide residents with a comprehensive education in primary care medicine.

Program Structure

The program structure includes:

• A primary care intern year with a group of 9 PC Interns per year
• A longitudinal clinic experience in the second and third years
• A pathway selection in the second year to further develop skills in a professional area of interest
• Monday morning Clinic Didactics during clinic blocks
• Wednesday Educational Sessions weekly during Ambulatory blocks

Primary Care Intern Year

The primary care intern year includes:

• PC intern schedules aligned to take in-patient rotations together at the same time, ambulatory rotations at the same time
• Preference submission for continuity clinic home location within Denver Health's safety network of Federally Qualified Health Centers
• Additional 4 PC Intern half-day educational sessions in July and 4 PC Intern half-day educational sessions in January
• Wednesday Educational Sessions with the larger Internal Medicine class on ambulatory topics
• Monday morning Clinic Didactics during clinic blocks with Denver Health clinic residents

Primary Care R2 Year

The primary care R2 year includes:

• Selection of a longitudinal clinic to develop primary care specialty skills
• Selection of a pathway to further develop skills in a professional area of interest
• Monday morning Clinic Didactics during clinic blocks with opportunities to teach outpatient topics to resident colleagues
• Wednesday Educational Sessions weekly during Ambulatory blocks

Primary Care R3 Year

The primary care R3 year includes:

• Continuation of the longitudinal clinic and pathway selected in the R2 year
• Monday morning Clinic Didactics during clinic blocks with opportunities to teach outpatient topics to resident colleagues
• Wednesday Educational Sessions weekly during Ambulatory blocks

PC Electives

The program offers a wide selection of PC priority electives, particularly with a focus on underserved care.

Research and Innovation

The Division of General Internal Medicine is involved in various research programs, including:

• AcTIVE Lab
• Addiction Medicine Health Services Research
• Better Together
• CardioHeartConnect
• CBH Research Group
• CoNECTR
• CU Anschutz OHDSI Evidence Network
• Health and Primary Care Informatics & Innovation Lab
• The Missing US
• Pain Science
• Palliative Care
• User-Centered Design (UCD) and Design Thinking (DT)

Education and Training

The division offers various education and training opportunities, including:

• Primary Care Residency Program
• Continuing Education
• Fellowships
• Master of Science in Palliative Care
• Palliative Care and Aging Research Training (T32)