Information for Preceptors

Teaching Opportunities

COMMUNITY-BASED TEACHING PROGRAMS

Appointment and Promotion Process for Clinical Faculty:

Potential clinical faculty must submit a current curriculum vitae, a copy of their Colorado medical license, copy of their DEA license, ABIM (if applicable), and a completed application and teaching hours document (provided by the Department of Medicine). The Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, and the Regents review appointments and promotions. The process can take several months. Appointment renewals and promotions are reviewed on an annual basis.

For additional information or questions, please contact:

Kristina Oatis
Volunteer Clinical Faculty Coordinator
Department of Medicine
303-724-1798

kristina.oatis@ucdenver.edu

More information about:

Preceptor Faculty Development

Faculty/CME Opportunities

Academy of Medical Educators

Teaching Opportunities and Benefits

Course Description: This curriculum (formerly, the Primary Care Course) is a three-year longitudinal preceptorship, which introduces students to the concepts of primary care and to the use of the focused history and physical exam in the outpatient setting.
Time Commitment: One afternoon weekly
Time of Year: For first and second year medical students: September through May; for third-year medical students- September through June
Preceptors Needed: Primary care internists (and other primary care physicians) in the Denver metropolitan area

Course Description: This required third year clerkship is a combined eight week block and focuses on primary care, chronic disease management and preventive medicine.
Time Commitment: Four weeks each
Time of Year: Year round
Level of Trainee: Third year medical students
Preceptors Needed: Rural and urban primary care internists
Additional Information: Preceptors may share students with their physician partners

Course Description: This elective gives fourth year students an opportunity to learn about the combined specialty of medicine and pediatrics.
Time Commitment: Two to four weeks
Time of Year: year round
Level of Trainee: Fourth year medical students
Preceptors Needed: Med/Peds trained physicians in the Denver metro area and statewide
Additional Information: Most students taking this elective are exploring the career option of med/peds.

Course Description: This elective gives students the opportunity to participate in the care of ambulatory patients in a primary care internal medicine practice.
Time Commitment: Full time for two to four weeks
Time of Year: year round
Level of Trainee: Fourth year medical students
Preceptors Needed: Primary care internists in the Denver metropolitan area and statewide
Additional Information: Preceptors may share students with their physician partners. Most students who take this elective have either already decided on a career in internal medicine or are strongly considering such a career.

Course Description: This rotation gives internal medicine residents an opportunity to improve ambulatory internal medicine practice skills and to understand the practice of internal medicine in a community practice setting.
Time Commitment: One calendar month
Time of Year: Year round
Level of Trainee: Second or third year residents
Preceptors Needed: Primary care internists in the Denver metropolitan area and rural Colorado
Additional Information: Preceptors may share residents with their physician partners

Clinical faculty status and the opportunity for promotions
Eligibility for the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine Community-Based Teaching Certificate
Access and borrowing privileges at Health Sciences Library and the availability of medical literature searches at a reduced cost
Mini-sabbaticals at CU tailored to individual faculty learning needs
Tuition discount (50%) for CU CME courses
Eligible for a 25% discount at the Annual Updates in Internal Medicine Program in Estes Park
Access to classes, seminars, and other campus activities
Bookstore discount

Tools & Resources

CU Campuses

CU Anschutz Medical Campus

Division of General Internal Medicine

School of Medicine

Information for Preceptors

Teaching Opportunities

COMMUNITY-BASED TEACHING PROGRAMS

For additional information or questions, please contact:

More information about:

Teaching Opportunities and Benefits

General Internal Medicine

Information for Preceptors

Teaching Opportunities

COMMUNITY-BASED TEACHING PROGRAMS

For additional information or questions, please contact:

More information about:

Teaching Opportunities and Benefits

Foundations of Doctoring Curriculum

Adult Ambulatory Care and Rural and Community Care Clerkship

Medicine/Pediatrics Elective

Fourth-Year Primary Care Elective

Preceptorships for Internal Medicine Residents

Benefits for Clinical Faculty

General Internal Medicine