In order to increase exposure to the field of Primary Care Sports Medicine, students will participate in community based athletic coverage with faculty in the Division of Primary Care Sports Medicine. The course runs through Trimester 2 and 3.

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Course is open to & required for all students in the Rural Program. Sessions are focused on knowledge & skills that prepare Rural Program students for the rural longitudinal integrated clerkship & span these general domains: Clinical knowledge, clinical skills, community engagement & public health, professional ethics & healthcare business and finance.

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Students will attend 12 weekly 1 hour sessions on a variety of foundational topics in primary care including family planning and contraceptive options with an accompanying skills workshop in contraceptive procedures, sports medicine in primary care with skills workshop in joint injections, addiction medicine and behavioral health in primary care, family centered maternity care with accompanying skills workshop in OB ultrasound, common dermatologic conditions in primary care with skills workshop in biopsy techniques, health equity and delivery of care to underserved populations. Students will have the opportunity to explore various models of primary care delivery and fellowship opportunities in family medicine.

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

In order to increase exposure to the field of Primary Care Sports Medicine, students will participate in community based athletic coverage with faculty in the Division of Primary Care Sports Medicine. The course runs from fall to spring. Phase I and II students can take course

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Repeatable. Max Credits: 2.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

This course introduces students to healthcare of Denver’s homeless through a homeless healthcare workshop and clinical care at the Stout Street Health Center. Must be available on Thursdays to complete required clinical sessions. Phase I and II students can enroll

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Repeatable. Max Credits: 2.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

The course goal is to increase the number of students who eventually enter, and remain, in practice in rural Colorado. The track provides students with, mentor- ship, additional knowledge, broad skills and rural socialization experiences throughout the 4 yearsof school. Prereq: Student must have been accepted in the Rural Track or have course director approval to add. Course restrictions: A two-semester course, students must complete fall and spring semesters.

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Min:1 / Max:26. In this 4-week clinical experience students will live in a preceptor's community and participate in the professional and community life of a rural physician. Priority is given to students who have completed Rural Track elective FMMD 6628.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Summer.

Offered all sections. 4 wks. Max:1. Experience CU Family Medicine! Students will be members of the inpatient service team at the Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion, take call, and will spend 2 half days per week at the A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center (outpatient clinic).

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Students will be an acting intern on this Sub-I, including 3 wks of inpatient & 1 wk of outpatient. On inpatient, Sub-Is will complete orders, admission H&Ps, daily notes, discharge summaries, consultant calls, and attend didactics/teaching if time allows. On outpatient, Sub-Is will work alongside senior residents and faculty preceptors.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Spring, Summer.

Offered all sections. 4 wks. Max: 1. Course is an outpatient family medicine at A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center and Denver Health'sLowry Family Medicine Clinic. Multidisciplinary faculty including pharmacologists, behavioral scientist, and experienced family physicians and residents caring for a diverse group of patients.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Offered all sections. 2 - 4 wks. Students will learn principles of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. A variety of assessments ranging from sport physicals, commercial/FAA exams to complex disability evaluations will be taught. Elective taught by Drs. Stephen Gray or James Bachman. Prereq: Course director approval required to add this elective.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Repeatable. Max Credits: 8.

2 wks. Max:4. The focus of this elective is on recognition, assessment, triage and treatment of acute dental problems such as pain, infection and trauma. Students interested in rural or underserved primary care practice should take this elective. Prereq: 4th year medical student. Restrictions: This elective is offered only at selected times, students must communicate with Course Director about what times are available. It will not be offered in June, July, August, or December.

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Students work with family medicine faculty & residents while acting as the primary provider for several patients daily. Students see patients & assist team with daily tasks, while participating in the care of hospitalized adults, patients in OB triage, labor & delivery, postpartum, & normal newborn. 2wks inpt medicine, 2wks OB/Newborn.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

At the SJH FM Residency, the sub-intern will engage in both inpatient and outpatient clinical care. They will be an integral part of the Family Medicine Service during their inpatient weeks. The outpatient time will occur in the residency clinic, serving an urban, under-served patient population in Denver and surrounding areas.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Spring, Summer.

Students will engage in outpatient and inpatient care during this sub-internship at a Colorado family medicine residency. You will be supervised by the senior resident or faculty attending while on this rotation. This rotation is split into Inpatient, OB if desired, and outpatient clinics.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Students will practice as a PGY-1 on this Sub-I. The schedule includes 2 wks admitting and rounding on the teaching service, 1 wk of night float with a focus on independence, cross-cover, and evening ICU & Peds rounds, and 1 wk of the family med clinic, a fully-integrated PCMH. Faculty attendings give individual attention to learning.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

During the Sub-I at the Southern CO Family Medicine residency, students will work with 2 interns and 2 upper level residents on the inpatient medicine service, with some opportunities to cross-cover on pediatrics & obstetrics. Several half-days per week, the student will be able to attend High-Risk OB and specialty outpatient clinics.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Students will engage in outpatient and inpatient care during this sub-internship at the Swedish family medicine residency. Students will work with residents and faculty in the out-patient clinic, on the Inpatient Service, in the nursing home and at the school-based clinic.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Fall, Summer.

We provide students with exposure to full scope family medicine. Our Sub-I includes 3 weeks of inpatient medicine, seeing patients on the medicine, peds and Ob services. There is 1 week of outpatient, where Sub-Is will see adults, children, and prenatal patients; and do nursing home visits, procedures, and other specialty care clinics.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Students work with family medicine faculty & residents while acting as the primary provider for several patients daily. Students see patients & assist team, while longitudinally participating in the care of patients between the ED, hospital, labor & delivery, and clinic. Requires commitment to participating in care over multiple settings. Pre-requisite: Open to students interested in pursuing a career in family medicine with specific interest in full-spectrum and rural family medicine.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Students work with family medicine faculty & residents while acting as the primary provider for several patients daily. Students see patients & assist team, while longitudinally participating in the care of patients between the ED, hospital, labor & delivery, and clinic. Requires commitment to participating in care over multiple settings.Requisite: Open to students interested in pursuing a career in family medicine with specific interest in full-spectrum and rural family medicine.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Full spectrum outpatient family medicine. Emphasis in immigrant/refugee health and care for marginalized communities. FQHC with wrap-around services: integrated BH, clinical pharmacy, WIC, dental, family planning, etc. Special opportunities include refugee clinic, MAT, transgender care, procedures/vasectomy, sports medicine.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Spring.

Students who have done their core clinical clerkships in a rural area will identify a need or group of needs in a rural community, and complete a policy advocacy project to address this need. Prerequisite: Only students who have successfully completed the rural LIC are eligible for this elective.

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

In this course, the student will participate in the care of patients in a rural setting. Students will work together with the course directors to identify preceptor(s) for this course. Preceptors will be from a variety of specialties that are available in rural areas. Prerequisite: Open to all students who have successfully completed core clinical clerkships.

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Repeatable. Max Credits: 8.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Students will complete a 4 week elective and function as a team member on the Family Medicine Inpatient service at Denver Health Hospital. During thiselective, students will have the opportunity to function at the level of an acting intern to provide inpatient care to Family Medicine patients. Depending onstudent interest, there may be opportunities to spend time on the FM OB service at Denver Health, participating in the care of patients on labor and delivery, as well as rounding on newborn infants and providing postpartum care. Students will work directly with University of Colorado Family Medicine residents and Attendings.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Spring, Summer.

In this course, upper class Rural Program students will serve as Teaching Assistants (TAs)for the RP Foothills elective which occurs on Wednesdays from 10am-noon. TAs will assist with building the Foothills schedule, assist with hands-on workshops, and lead/facilitate at least one session for the 1styear students. Prerequisite: only open to students in CU School of Medicine's Rural Program

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

This Family Medicine elective will be held at a site in Colorado or another state. Students must obtain departmental approval one month prior to the start. 2 or 4 weeks.

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Repeatable. Max Credits: 8.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Students may participate in scholarly work directed by specific Family Medicine faculty members including practice-based research, curriculum development, patient education projects, and other scholarly activities. A DFM, MSA or research mentor must supervise and are responsible for evaluations.

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Repeatable. Max Credits: 24.