One year research fellowship. Research typically focuses on orthopedic trauma and hand surgery. Fellowship includes accommodations and an annual stipend.
Hand/Limb Microvascular Replantation: Preservation of the Amputated Part
When you respond to a report of a complete or partial amputation, what you do in the field can have a tremendous impact on the patient's outcome.
This video gives an updated overview of the Pharmacy Residency Programs at Denver Health, featuring inter
The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency conducted by Denver Health in Denver, Colorado, is accredited by
The PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency conducted by Denver Health in Denver, Colorado is accredited by ASHP
The PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency program conducted by Denver Health in Denver, Colorado is accredited by ASHP
The Denver Health Pharmacy Resident Mentorship Program (PRMP) is an innovative and holistic support program designed to reinforce and aid residents as they develop professional skills, strategies, and expertise as a practicing pharmacist under the guidance of a pharmacist mentor. The purpose of this support and growth is to supplement the expected learning and development overseen by clinical…
Learn more about our pharmacy residency people and programs by clicking on one of the links below:
Sarah Goldsmith, PharmD (PGY-1)
Dr. Sarah Goldsmith is from Aurora, Colorado and completed her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Her clinical interests include behavioral health, substance use disorders, and critical care.
2025-2026 Residency Preceptor Directory
Becky Reiss (PGY1, RPD)
Becky is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Behavioral Health and the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director at Denver Health Medical Center.
Program Overview
The Denver Health Pharmacy Resident Mentorship Program is an innovative and holistic support program designed to reinforce and aid residents as they develop professional skills, strategies, and expertise as a practicing pharmacist under the guidance of a pharmacist mentor.
Program Overview
R.E.S.U.L.T.S. stands for Residents Establishing Skills Utilizing Learning and Team Support. The program is designed to be tailored to the research conducted by PGY-1 residents at Denver Health and to provide additional support to residents engaging in this research while simultaneously increasing independence and building clinical research and project management skills.
In coordination with the University of Colorado, Denver Health's Family Medicine Residency provides extensive experience in providing care to Denver residents.
The American College of Surgeons Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Course emphasizes the rapid initial assessment and primary management of the injured patient, beginning at the time of injury and continuing through initial assessment, lifesaving intervention, reevaluation, stabilization and transfer to a trauma center.
Ongoing research is a vital component of Denver Health's Rocky Mountain Regional Level I Trauma Center and allows Denver Health to provide the most advanced and highest quality trauma care to patients.
Denver Health’s trauma surgeons, in conjunction with colleagues from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, are continually researching predictors of multiple organ failure in critically…
The University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) /Denver Health Surgical Critical Care (SCC) Fellowship is an ACGME/RRC approved training program whose goal is to educate fellows in the advanced care of critically ill and injured patients. The SCC Fellowship is the first year of a two-year Surgical Critical Care and Trauma and Acute Care Surgery training program.
Denver Health's Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (TACS) Fellowship was approved as an official training site by the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) in May 2008. This fellowship encompasses trauma and non-trauma surgical emergencies, as well as surgical critical care. TACS training provides comprehensive emergent surgical and critical care to trauma and non-trauma conditions in…
Denver Health's Level 1 Trauma Center, named the Ernest E. Moore Shock Trauma Center, is committed to providing trauma education to trauma centers, hospitals, physicians and pre-hospital agencies throughout the Rocky Mountain Region. Our physicians and nurses travel to outlying hospitals to provide educational lectures for health care providers.
Trauma Education
The Ernest E. Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health Denver is committed to educating to hospitals, physicians and EMS agencies throughout the Rocky Mountain region. The monthly Denver Health Trauma Lecture Series spotlights one of our renowned faculty providing education on timely topics, such as COVID-19 and coagulation, to timeless topics such as trauma resuscitation and…
Denver Health is pleased to offer you the opportunity to view many of our past Pediatric Trauma Grand Rounds recordings. Please click on the recording below that you would like to view.
Denver Health is pleased to offer you the opportunity to view many of our past trauma lectures. Please click on the lecture below that you would like to view.
Employees can find information about the Leave of Absence Process and The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Please do not hesitate to contact the Leave of Absence Processing Team, Employee Relations via email at loafmlprocess@dhha.org.
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Information on this page will be updated frequently. For additional information on specific human resources and clinical procedures, please visit the Pulse subsite, accessible from the Pulse homepage
City Curfew Extended Through This Week
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has ordered an extension to the curfew for the City & County of Denver from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. each night this week until the morning of Friday, June 5.
Exemptions:
Medical Staff Services and Provider Enrollment OfficeOur department supports almost 1700 Medical Staff and Advanced Practice Providers through comprehensive credentialing and privileging processes that ensure each provider meets the highest standards for delivering safe, high-quality care.We serve as a key resource to the organized Medical Staff, offering guidance on bylaws, rules and regulations…
Documents and forms under this section (FML for Family Member Condition) are for an employee who has a spouse, dependent child, parent or domestic parent that has a serious health condition under the FMLA.
This section contains the necessary forms needed to complete your Leave of Absence process.
A spouse, child, parent, or next of kin may take up to 26 weeks of FMLA during a single 12-month period to care for a member of the Armed Forces including a member of the National Guard or Reserves, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness in the line…
An employee can take up to 12 weeks of FMLA leave for any qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that the spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent of the employee is on active duty (or has been notified of an impending call or order to active duty) in the Armed Forces in support of a contingency operation. This leave is not confined to a single 12-month period. The 12-weeks are also reduced by…
Denver Health's Unique Approach to LeanUnlike many other hospitals in the nation who only implement select Lean tools, Denver Health has installed a unique strategy-based approach to Lean systems deployment:
Denver Health Lean Academy offers a menu of certification options for professionals of all levels! Immerse yourself in Lean Management Systems with our foundational courses, lasting 1-2 days, setting the stage for career and operational excellence. The 14 Deep Dive courses, aligned with the LMS framework, offer practitioners the chance to deepen their understanding and drive transformative change…
Learners enhance their journey toward operational excellence with our bespoke Lean coaching and custom instruction services. Tailored to a learner’s unique needs and goals, our expert guidance ensures maximum impact and sustainable results in one’s Lean transformation journey.
Please contact us with any questions you may have about the Denver Health Lean Academy. You can also sign up for our newsletter and follow us through social media to keep up with the latest Academy developments.
If you are currently a leader within your organization, or have direct responsibility for divisions, departments or projects within your organization, these workshops will help you become a Lean leader and coach others in Lean.
Start the week off in Lean Management Systems where you will gain a clear understanding of Lean concepts for leadership roles and also learn how the five critical…
Parking at Denver Health is available for a nominal fee for all attendees staying outside of walking distance. Parking information and maps will be emailed to all participants prior to your course date.
We are committed to building a continuing education program that supports high quality, interprofessional learning opportunities. See our list of programs along the left-hand side.
Denver Health is an accredited sponsor of multiple graduate education programs offering robust training for the next generation of clinicians committed to providing high quality, low-cost integrated care.
Abraham M. Nussbaum, MD, MTS
Chief Education Officer
Denver Health
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Office – 303-602-6920
Pager – 303-201-1057
The Rocky Mountain Regional Level I Trauma Center offers a variety of education and training opportunities for professionals in the field. Pre-Hospital HospitalAcademic
Denver Health is a leader in training the next generation of health care professionals, whether the students are in medical school, undergraduates or thinking about a future health career as high school students. See our offerings in the list on the left.
DH Academy June 2023 Leadership Courses
Greetings,
The DH Academy is your source for organizational learning by providing education for your development needs. Below is a list of our course offerings for June 2023. You can register in Cornerstone! You can also register for a specific course by either clicking on the link above the course description or by clicking on the Cornerstone…
The Denver Health job shadowing program is designed for students ages 14 years or older interested in a career in health care. The student must be enrolled in a high school or a college undergraduate program. Shadowing a health care professional at Denver Health lets students experience the day-to-day life of the professional and provides information on the skills and education required for the…
Denver Health offers a 2-day Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) training for Colorado licensed, practicing providers on-site at its community health centers. More than 55 providers have completed the one-on-one program since 2016, strengthening skills in contraceptive counseling and LARC insertion & removal procedures. Priority is given to clinical providers employed with Colorado…
Denver Health's Professional Development Department is an American Heart Association (AHA) Training Center.
All courses are conducted in accordance with AHA guidelines. An AHA certification card or e-card will be issued after successful completion of the class and is valid for two years.
The Denver Health Administrative Fellowship Program is a year-long project and rotation-based fellowship that allows the fellow to work on a wide variety of projects throughout the enterprise. The fellow will serve as project manager or provide project support on multiple projects throughout the year, while rotating through different clinical and administrative services.
OverviewThe Denver Health APP Post-graduate Fellowship in Behavioral Health will provide an intense, well-rounded, 12 months of clinical and didactic training to facilitate a successful career as a behavioral health physician assistant or nurse practitioner.
Program Start Date: October 2025
Program End Date: July 1, 2026
We will accept applications for the 2025-2026 cohort starting February 3, 2025, and ending February 28, 2025.
Please apply early to the program, we fill interview spots on a rolling basis.
Information Session, Current Resident Q & A
Agenda:
Important DatesApplications for Cohort No. 3 will open April 1, 2025.ASPIRe Cohort No. 3 (anticipated): September 2025-August 2026.Personal Interviews for selected applicants will be offered on a rolling basis until available slots are filled. Early application submission is advised.
Denver Community Health Services Family Medicine Residency is a vibrant young program built on a solid foundation of community service and medical education.
**Note: We are no longer accepting applications for the 2024-25 academic year.**
Administrative Fellowship
AO Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship
Welcome to Denver Health! We are excited to have you join us for rotations during your residency program. If you are a CU School of Medicine new intern attending the New Intern Orientation at Denver Health on June 16 or 17, 2021, please be sure to complete the following pre-orientation assignments PRIOR to attending orientation:
Emergency Medicine Residency (ACGME-accredited)
General Practice Dental Residency (CODA-accredited)
On July 1, 2020, Denver Health became the official clinical home base for the Primary Care program – all primary care trainees have their continuity clinics based in the Denver Health system, and their outpatient clinical focus lives in the Denver Health system as much as possible.
Becca Barlow, 2022—2023
Overview: Denver Community Health Services Family Medicine Residency is vibrant, innovative teaching health center built on community service and medical education.
Program Director: Kimberly Insel, MD, MPH
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…
How to ApplyWe 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…
Contact Information:
Yasmin Sacro, MD
Program Director
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.
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.
Detailed descriptions of all electives are included here.
Special electives offered to Primary Care residents:
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.
Learn more about how high school students interested in medical careers can apply to be an intern through Denver Health's Medical Career Collaborative (MC2) program.
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.
The International Visiting Physician Program is offered by Denver Health in order to support collaboration in medicine and advancement of education. The intent of the program is to share the knowledge and expertise of Denver Health Physicians with international colleagues by providing shadowing, research, and other educational opportunities.
AIM
AIM is Denver’s only hospital-based violence intervention program (HVIP) that uses best practices from the National Network of Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs (NNHVIP), trauma-informed care and a public health approach that ut
Program OverviewThe School of Medical Laboratory Science is an 11-month hospital-based education program, offered by Denver Health, designed to provide theoretical knowledge and student and clinical labo
This form is for those who have been accepted into the International Visiting Physicians program at Denver Health.
Prerequisite CoursesThe student must have prior to starting the program:
Medical Laboratory Science Profession
A Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) (also referred to as a Medical Technologist) is a healthcare professional who works in the following areas of the clinical laboratory: chemistry, immunology, hematology, hemostasis, urinalysis, microbiology, molecular diagnost
The program is offered over 46 weeks and begins in January. Students will spend the first several months participating in didactic lectures and student laboratory to gain knowledge and develop a basic level of competency before entering the clinical rotations.
Student tuition is $21,000. Upon acceptance to the program, the Program Director will provide scholarship/grant information for which students may apply. Accepted students may obtain a scholarship up to $12,000 with a commitment to work at Denver Health as an MLS for a minimum of 2 years.
EpicCare Link connects you with your patient's Denver Health recordsEpicCare Link is a web-based application intended for outside clinical providers that allows them to connect with their patient’s health history in real time, using an Internet browser.
Denver Health’s Department of Radiology offers a broad range of imaging services for referring physicians to aide in the screening, diagnosis and treatment of acute/chronic diseases as well as emergent injuries.
To refer a patient to our Denver Health Radiology, please submit the request through EpicCare Link.
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The 24-hour Transfer Center at Denver Health is a one-call resource for transfers and consultations to Denver Health. Dedicated clinical staff answers the phone and takes care of coordinating transfers for all trauma and direct inpatient transfers for adults and children.
Process:
Call the Denver Health Transfer Center; anytime, day or night. Your call will be answered promptly and will be…
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About 100 children in the United States are killed every year while walking to or from school; another 25,000 children are injured as a result of school zone accidents. 1 in 5 children killed in traffic crashes are pedestrians.
In 2010, more than 4,000 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in the United States and another 70,000 were injured. This means every 2 hours someone is killed…
Backpacks are wonderful ways to carry our school supplies. But, as helpful as they might be, they can strain muscles and joints and cause back pain if they’re too heavy or are used incorrectly.
Heavy backpacks can affect a child’s body in many ways. The spine is made of 33 bones called vertebrae. These vertebrae have discs that help absorb the shock to our bodies as we walk and move. The…
Ensure Proper Bike Fit and Always Wear a Properly Fitting Helmet
Bring your child when shopping for a bicycle to make sure it's the right size for the child — not one they'll have to "grow into." The child’s feet should be able to touch the ground when sitting on the seat. Before using your bicycle, always make sure it's ready to ride by inspecting all parts are secure and working properly.
Bullying is unwanted often aggressive behaviors, in which someone intentionally and potentially repeatedly causes another person physical or emotional harm. Bullying takes on many forms and can happen to individuals of all ages. As stated by President Obama “being bullied is not just a rite of passage or part of growing up.”
Common examples of bullying include being:
Button Batteries
Small, coin-sized batteries can be found in products in nearly every home in America. From the flashlight sitting on the table, to the remote control next to the TV, "button batteries" as they are commonly referred to, are in thousands of products used in and around the home. Young children and senior adults are unintentionally swallowing the button batteries and in some cases,…
It only takes a few minutes to save a life. In today’s world of technology and multi-tasking, it is easy to lose track of time or make a costly mistake. Even on a cool day, a vehicle can reach dangerous temperatures quickly. In only 10 minutes the inside of a car can climb 20 degrees even with the windows cracked.
Carbon monoxide is an invisible, odorless, colorless gas created when fuels (such as gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, oil, and methane) burn incompletely. Sources of carbon monoxide in the home include heating and cooking equipment that burn fuel, like a gas stove or fireplace.
