This course can meet Sub-I qualifications. The sub-intern functions as an intern and is responsible for the admission, evaluation, and continuing care of patients under the supervision of a Resident and an Attending. Subinternships are offered at DHMC, P/SL, UCH, VAMC, and St. Joseph's Hospital..

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Experience hopitalist medicine first hand by working one-on-one with an attending and developing a quality improvement initiative. You will also gain the skills to excel from the start of intern year by being the primary provider for your patients. This Sub-I course meets the CU SOM requirement for graduation.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Designed to offer a broad general exposure to adult cardiology, including history, physical examination, and an introduction and review of standard noninvasive testing. Rotations will be at UCH, DVAMC and DHMC with assignments based on timing of request and availability.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Offered at UH and NJMC. Allergy and clinical immunology with direct patient contact in allergy and immunology clinics. Opportunities to participate in inpatient consultations, observe clinical immunology laboratory techniques, and library research.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Fall.

A four-week elective course in electrolyte, hypertensive, acute and chronic renal failure, glomerular (including diabetes) disorders, and hospital services. The students will see consults on all services, learn to maintain and analyze flow sheets, and review problems with residents and fellows.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

UCH and DHMC. Hospital assigned. Hospitalized patients with a variety of infectious diseases are available for study. Diagnosis, pathophysiology, immunology, epidemiology, and management, including use of anti-microbial agents are emphasized. Students attend and participate in ward rounds and conferences. Note: a 2 week elective maybe available. Student must make arrangements with Student Affairs and be pre-aprroved by Program Director before being confirmed to take elective course.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Repeatable. Max Credits: 16.

Typically Offered: Fall.

Students will participate in work up of both hospitalized and ambulatory patients with gastrointestinal (GI) illnesses. Gi pathophysiology will be emphasized. Students attend weekly conferences in clinical gastroenterology, radiology and pathology. They are invited to observe procedures. Hospital is assigned.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Repeatable. Max Credits: 24.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This elective offers broad experience in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Students participate in consultations, attend conferences and clinics. A wide variety of pulmonary and critical care cases are seen.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Students will learn how to recognize, diagnose, and treat common rheumatic disorders. Students will attend all formal teaching conferences in the Division of Rheumatology and attend 6 or more outpatient clinics each week.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Spring.

Introduction to evaluation and management of endocrine disorders via outpatient clinics and inpatient consults at VAMC, DHMC, and UCH. Endocrine-focused history-taking and physical examination with a complete problem-oriented approach to patient care. Multiple conferences and close interaction with fellows and attendings.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Repeatable. Max Credits: 12.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Students are exposed to a wide range of patients seen in consultation for hematologic and oncologic problems. Students may also elect to attend the numerous subspecialty outpatient clinics for patients with various malignancies.

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Repeatable. Max Credits: 12.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This elective is for students interested in Internal Medicine and care for under-served populations. Students will rotate in a clinic at Denver Health, the DAWN clinic (student-run clinic for under-served patients), and complete a healthcare disparities project.

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This is an introduction to hospice and palliative care. You will become a member of the interdisciplinary team at the Hospice of Saint John, focusing on the physical, social, psychological, and spiritual aspects of patient care for the terminally ill.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Repeatable. Max Credits: 8.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This course will introduce the conduction system of the heart and review the physiology behind an array of fascinating cardiac arrhythmias. Instruction will focus on the fundamentals of reading EKGs. This course is designed to provide a base of knowledge of EKG reading that will be applicable for all students, regardless of their intended clinical field of interest. Education will be supplemented by exposure to inpatient and outpatient consultative electrophysiology as well as procedural observation if of interest to specific patients.

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Typically Offered: Spring.

Welcome to the Geriatric Medicine elective. This course is designed to expose learners to the care of older adults across different care settings. This course will introduce students to the complexities of medical care for older adults, including challenges that are unique to the older adult population.

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Typically Offered: Spring.

Medicine Consult is for students interested in learning about medical issues of surgical patients and performing general medical consultations for non-medical services. This elective will be useful to the student interested in a career in hospital medicine or surgical subspecialties. Offered for 2 or 4 weeks.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Students will learn the basic aspects of medical oncology by evaluation of patients in the general oncology and subspecialty oncology clinics. They will attend the weekly multi-disciplinary tumor conferences and fellow didactic conferences.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Repeatable. Max Credits: 12.

Typically Offered: Spring.

This course can meet Sub-I qualifications. Student functions as an intern-equivalent and admits patients during overnight call every third day. Student will attend daily ICU interdisciplinary rounds and enhance skills in reporting, interpreting clinical information, communication, and patient management plans. Student will present an EMB-research clinical question.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This rotation will provide training in the care of critically ill ICU patients. Emphasized skills will include management of respiratory failure, hemodynamic instability, severe electrolyte abnormalities, gastrointestinal emergencies and common ICU procedures.

Grading Basis: Medical School HP

This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive exposure to the field of cardiology, focusing on the various subspecialties that shape patient care. Throughout the course, students will work alongside experienced cardiologists in areas such as general cardiology, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, and cardiac imaging. Students will gain hands-on experience in cardiology procedures, such as those performed in the catheterization lab, electrophysiology studies, and imaging techniques used to diagnose and treat heart disease. This course aims to give students a well-rounded understanding of the clinical, procedural, and diagnostic aspects of cardiology.

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Typically Offered: Spring.

This Medicine elective will be held at a site in Colorado, another statue, or internationally. Students must obtain departmental approval one month prior to the start. Additionally, international sites must be preapproved by Student Affairs. Course offered 2 or 4 weeks.

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Repeatable. Max Credits: 8.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Course provides an opportunity for seniors to participate in research at the clinical or basic science level. The student must consult with the course director about the varieties of options available. Course is graded on a pass/fail basis only.

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Repeatable. Max Credits: 24.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This Medicine research elective will be held at a site in Colorado, another stat, or internationally. Students must obtain departmental approval one month prior to the start. Additionally, international sites must be preapproved by Student Affairs. Course offered 2, 4, 6, or 8 weeks. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis only.

Grading Basis: Pass Fail with IP

Repeatable. Max Credits: 16.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.