Program Curriculum
Your curriculum is divided into 13 four-week blocks with a goal of balancing ACGME requirements with an abundance of available elective time to allow residents time to pursue specific tracks or just hone their skills.
Locations
- SRMC: Sky Ridge Medical Center
- TMCA: HCA HealthONE Aurora
- PSL/C: Presbyterian St. Lukes/Children’s Hospital
PGY 1
Orientation
- 1 month introduction to outpatient, inpatient, and labor and delivery, as well as workshops.
Family Medicine Practice
- 1-month outpatient clinic at Cornerstone Family Practice
- Initial development of skills and confidence in outpatient clinic, ultrasound and procedures as well as OPP and OMM
Inpatient medicine
- 3 months at SRMC
- Internal medicine and Family Medicine attendings provide an exceptional learning environment balancing patient volume and teaching
Obstetrics
- 2 months at TMCA
- Manage and deliver laboring patients in L&D with family physicians, private OB/GYNs, and OB laborists and go to OB clinic
Sports medicine
- 1 month in outpatient family physician / orthopedic surgery offices
- Opportunity to begin developing skills at diagnosis and treatment of bone and joint injury and procedures
Surgery
- 2 weeks at SRMC
- Become an intern on the general surgery residency service. Develop an understanding of surgical diseases including assisting in the OR
Cardiology
- 2 weeks at SRMC
- Develop skills of cardiovascular diagnosis and treatment
Inpatient Pediatric Cardiology
- 2 weeks at PSL/C
- Diagnosis and treatment of hospitalized sick children
Newborn nursery
- 1 month at TMCA
- Care for well newborns and recognize and treat sick neonates; spend time treating patients in NICU
Behavioral health
- 1 month of inpatient psychiatry
- Develop a better understanding of psychiatric diagnosis and treatment as it encompasses a good portion of outpatient family medicine office
Elective
- 1 month to focus on a specific track or individual interests
PGY 2
Family Medicine Practice
- 1 month outpatient clinic at Cornerstone Family Practice
- Increase patient volume while further developing skills and confidence in outpatient clinic, ultrasound and procedures as well as OPP/OMM
Inpatient medicine
- 2 months at SRMC as a senior resident
- Attendings from Internal Medicine and Family Medicine provide an exceptional learning environment balancing patient volume and teaching
Obstetrics
- 1 month at TMCA
- Manage and deliver laboring patients in L&D with family physicians, private OB/GYNs, and OB laborists and go to OB clinic
Sports medicine
- 1 month in outpatient family physician/orthopedic surgery offices
- Opportunity to spend 1 winter month in Crested Butte, CO with a busy orthopedic surgeon balanced with time for winter activities
- Opportunity to further develop skills at diagnosis and treatment of bone and joint injury and procedures
Newborn nursery
- 2 weeks at TMCA
- Care for well newborns and recognize and treat sick neonates; spend time treating patients in NICU
Outpatient pediatrics
- 1 month with community pediatrician
- Care for well and sick children
Emergency medicine
- 1 month in TMCA emergency department
- Develop abilities in emergency and urgent care
Surgical subspecialties
- Ophthalmology: 2 weeks outpatient
- ENT: 2 weeks outpatient
Geriatrics
- 1 month at a facility that includes SNF/assisted living/nursing home
- Focus on the management of older patients through the continuum from the hospital to institutionalized care
Health systems management
- 1 month at Cornerstone Family Practice (includes 1 week with medical malpractice carrier)
- Various guest speakers in practice management, assigned readings and shadowing clinic leadership give the residents greater understanding of the health system
Elective
- 1 month to focus on specific track or individual interests
PGY 3
Family Medicine Practice
- 1 month outpatient clinic at Cornerstone Family Practice
- Continue to increase skills and confidence in outpatient clinic, ultrasound and procedures as well as OPP and OMM
Inpatient medicine
- 1 month at SRMC as a senior resident
- Internal medicine attendings provide an exceptional learning environment balancing patient volume and teaching
Pediatric emergency medicine
- 1 month at PSL/C
- Solidify skills in evaluation and treatment of sick children with emergency and urgent care concerns
Emergency medicine
- 1 month in TMCA emergency department
- Develop abilities in emergency and urgent care
Gynecology
- 1 month outpatient gynecology
- Experience in private OB/GYN office dedicated to well-woman health care, diseases of the genital tract, and procedures
Surgical subspecialties
- 2 weeks outpatient urology
Pain management
- 2 weeks of outpatient pain management clinic
- Outpatient experience dedicated to familiarization with addiction and pain management
Neurology
- 2 weeks of outpatient clinic
- Outpatient experience dedicated to diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disorders
Dermatology
- 1 month of outpatient clinic
- Solidify diagnosis and treatment (including procedures) of the skin
Outpatient pediatrics
- 1 month with community pediatrician
- Care for well and sick children
Rural rotation (can be done as PGY-2)
- 1 month outpatient in rural Colorado location
- Develop understanding of rural practice and its joys and limitations in rural Colorado
Electives
6 months to focus on a specific track or individual interests
- Wound care
- Research
- Integrative medicine
- Inpatient OMM/outpatient OMM
- ID
- Endocrinology
- Ophthalmology
- Ultrasound
- Advocacy
- Homeless clinic
- Sports medicine
- Wilderness medicine
- Obstetrics
- Podiatry
HealthONE FM RESIDENCY BLOCKS 2023 — 2024
Dates | PGY – 1 | Blocks | PGY – 2 | Blocks | PGY – 3 | Blocks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1–Jul | 30–Jul | Orientation | 1 | Elective | 1 | Elective | 4 |
2 | 31–Jul | 27–Aug | Inpatient Medicine | 3 | Rural Medicine | 1 | ||
3 | 28–Aug | 24–Sep | Inpatient Medicine | 2 | ||||
4 | 25–Sep | 22–Oct | ||||||
5 | 23–Oct | 19–Nov | Obstetrics | 2 | Emergency Medicine | 1 | Outpatient Pediatrics | 1 |
6 | 20–Nov | 17–Dec | Obstetrics | 1 | Inpatient Care | 1 | ||
7 | 18–Dec | 14–Jan | Psychiatry | 1 | Sports Med (Crest Butte) | 1 | Emergency Care | 1 |
8 | 15–Jan | 11–Feb | Surgery / inpt ped (card) | 1/2&1/2 | Geriatrics | 1 | Pain Mgmt / Neurology | 1/2&1/2 |
9 | 12–Feb | 10–Mar | Cardiology / float | 1/2&1/2 | Out Peds | 1 | GYN | 1 |
10 | 11–Mar | 7–Apr | Newborn | 1 | Health Systems Mgmt | 1 | Urology / Wound | 1/2&1/2 |
11 | 8–Apr | 5–May | Sports Medicine | 1 | Ophthal / ENT | 1/2–1/2 | Dermatology | 1 |
12 | 6–May | 2–Jun | Elective | 1 | Homeless Clinic | 1 | Pediatric Emergency | 1 |
13 | 3–Jun | 30–Jun | Family Med Practice | 1 | Family Med Practice | 1 | Family Med Practice | 1 |
Total Months | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Sample Schedule (2020-2021)
PGY1
Rotation | Vacation Days | Duration (months) |
---|---|---|
FMP/clinic | 5 | 1 |
Inpatient Kaiser | 2 | 3 |
Obstetrics | 0 | 2 |
Surgery | 0 | 1 |
Inpatient Peds | 2 | 1 |
Cardiology | 0 | .5 |
Community Med | 5 | .5 |
Sports Medicine | 5 | 1 |
Psych | 0 | .5 |
Nursery | 0 | .5 |
Elective (OMM) | 5 | 1 |
PGY2
Rotation | Vacation Days | Duration (months) |
---|---|---|
FMP/clinic | 5 | 1 |
Inpatient Kaiser | 2 | 2 |
Emergency Care | 5 | 1 |
Geriatrics | 5 | 1 |
Obstetrics | 0 | 1 |
Sports Med (Crested Butte) | 5 | 1 |
Newborn Nursery | 0 | 1 |
Outpatient Peds | 5 | 1 |
Health Systems Mgmt | 5 | 1 |
Ophthal | 0 | .5 |
ENT | 0 | .5 |
Electives | 5 | 1 |
PGY3
Rotation | Vacation Days | Duration (months) |
---|---|---|
FMP/clinic | 5 | 1 |
Inpatient Kaiser | 2 | 2 |
Dermatology | 5 | 1 |
Emergency Care | 5 | 1 |
GYN | 5 | 1 |
Rural (second or third year) | 0 | 1 |
Pediatric ER | 5 | 1 |
Pain Management | 0 | .5 |
Neurology | 0 | .5 |
Outpatient Peds | 5 | 1 |
Urology | 0 | .5 |
GI | 0 | .5 |
Electives | 5 | 2 |