Welcome to Colorado Works for International Physicians (CO-WIP), a dynamic partnership between the Spring Institute and Denver Health dedicated to empowering current Colorado residents who have graduated from international medical schools with MD-equivalent degrees to excel in primary care residency programs and obtain their medical license to practice in the United States.

Medical Career Collaborative

The Medical Career Collaborative (MC²)

The Healthcare Interest Program (HIP) supports Denver Health’s workforce development needs by creating pathways into the healthcare field for the next generation of healthcare providers.

Sample schedule based on 4 weeks inpatient + 4 weeks outpatient model. 

All residents will have:

• 12 x 4 week rotations
• 2-week Intern Bootcamp (hands-on training sessions integrated into clinic and wards)
• Holiday Break (either Christmas or New Year’s week off)

Please note that every schedule will vary slightly and will differ from this schedule by a couple of weeks.

Read more detailed descriptions of all electives

Special electives offered to Primary Care residents:

Interns in the Primary Care track attend weekly dedicated curricular sessions during two months out of their first year (7-8 Tuesday mornings in June/July and March/April). For our upper level residents, there are weekly Wednesday morning conferences on outpatient or elective months and 6 Wednesday mornings each year (12 Wednesdays in total) are dedicated to the Primary Care track.

Common to all three Denver Health Primary Care resident sites:

• Caring for patients in a Federally Qualified Health Center with level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home distinction. We are able to provide access to the highest quality health care, whether for prevention, or acute and chronic diseases.
• Variety in patient populations, including age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. There are large Medicaid and Medicare populations and organizational discount savings programs available to uninsured and undocumented patients.

Contact Information:

• Yasmin Sacro, MD

  • Program Director

Class of 2027

Jared Barnett, MD, MPH

Jared graduated from the University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson. He has a master's in public health from the University of Arizona. 

He is passionate about community medicine and inclusive care. He is also dedicated to global health and has worked in hospitals and clinics in Central America, Africa, and Asia. 

How to Apply

We only accept applications through ERAS (Electronic Residency Application System). We ask all applicants to address why they are applying to our residency program with a focus in community medicine within their personal statement. Please review the rest of this page for additional information about required application materials. Please contact us at dchsfmr@dhha.org for any additional questions.

Applications should include the following: