Detailed descriptions of all electives are included here.
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:
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Yasmin Sacro, MD
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Program Director
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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:
Family medicine physicians have some of the broadest skill sets in the world of medicine, and our curriculum is intended to create physicians fully ready to enter any kind of practice they desire. Our mission is to help our community thrive by fostering advocates for social justice. Our didactic curriculum has been carefully designed in partnership with the University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency and enhanced with changes to the ACGME requirements for Family Medicine.
Chautauquas: Alongside our University of Colorado Residents our residents will participate in three didactic focused months called “Chatauquas.” Each of these months will prepare residents for their upcoming rotations, introduce our longitudinal curricula, and create dedicated time for class bonding through:
- Focused review of medical topics, hands-on procedural workshops, and high-tech simulations
- Longitudinal learning and projects in:
- Practice Transformation Fundamentals (PTF)
- Population Health, Advocacy, and Community Engagement (PHACE)
- Behavioral Health
- Evidence Based Medicine
- Physician Wellness
- Class retreats, group projects, and most weekends off!
Major benefits of Chautauquas:
- Residents build and refresh skills before rotations begin because each Chautauqua focuses on preparing residents for the rotations that follow.
- Residents bond as a class and grow their identity as a family doctor.
PGY1 Rotations
- Chautauqua 1, which covers topics related to Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Emergency Medicine (first month of residency, usually June/July)
- Chautauqua II which covers topics related to Obstetrics, Pediatrics, and Newborn care (October/November, with 1 week of vacation during the final week)
- Obstetrics I
- Outpatient Pediatrics
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Adult Emergency Medicine
- Newborn Care (with 1 week of vacation)
- Family Medicine Inpatient Service at University Hospital with our UH attendings
- Adult Family Medicine Service at Denver Health with our DH attendings
- Internal Medicine Service at Denver Health with our DH attendings
- Behavioral Health
- Surgery
- Chautauqua III (May/June, with 1 week of vacation during the final week)
Interns do not do 24-hour call. Most inpatient rotations include approximately one week of night coverage. The Obstetrics I rotation includes two weeks of night shifts.
Our PGY2 year features a variety of inpatient and outpatient rotations. The most unique feature of PGY2 is the Advanced Primary Care Leadership I rotation.
PGY2 Rotations:
- Electives (3 Months)
- Family Medicine Inpatient Service at Denver Health and University Hospital
- Gynecology
- Inpatient Pediatrics
- MICU
- MSK I: Sports Medicine
- Obstetrics II
- Advanced Primary Care Leadership I
- Outpatient Pediatrics II
- Vacation (4 weeks total to be taken during rotations where vacation is allowed)
PGY2 residents have the option for Q4d 24-hour call during their MICU rotation. Most inpatient rotations include approximately one week of night coverage. The Obstetrics II will include night shifts.
Third year, we focus on how leadership and advocacy can result in population health advances. Residents complete a longitudinal community health project and carry out a class Quality Improvement project at Montbello Family Health Center. Gaining the skills to be leaders in advanced primary care practices during Advanced Primary Care Leadership II, Residents have time to engage with community partners during protected time during many rotations and engage with nonprofit organizations.
PGY3 Rotations:
- Adult Family Medicine Service at Denver Health with our DH attendings
- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- Electives (3-4 months)
- Geriatrics
- MSK II at Winter Park Ski Resort or UCHealth Sports Medicine clinics in Denver
- Advanced Primary Care Leadership II
- Rural Rotation sponsored by the Commission on Family Medicine (optional elective)
- Vacation (4 weeks total to be taken during rotations where vacation is allowed)
Program Director: Kimberly Insel, MD, MPH
Overview: Denver Community Health Services Family Medicine Residency is vibrant, innovative teaching health center built on community service and medical education.
