Residency Training

A completed application consists of the following:

• Completed Electronic Resident Application Service (ERAS).
  • Application opens September 4, 2024. 
• Completed Residency Central Application.
• Completed Acuity Insights Assessments including Casper and Duet
  • Casper/Duet Dates:
    • Thursday, September 5, 2024, at 8pm EST
    • Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 8pm EST
    • Thursday, October 5, 2024, at 8pm EST

CU Categorical         1076040C0

CU Advanced            1076040A0

CU CACCM Track     1076040C1

CU Research Track  1076040C2

We will begin reviewing applications toward the end of September 2024. To promote equity and access, interviews will be held virtually starting October 30, 2024. The Combined Anesthesiology and Critical Care Track interviews will be on December 12, 2024, and January 16, 2025. Interview dates for the Research Track will be extended on a rolling basis.

The application deadline is September 25, 2024, at 7 am MDT. Selected applicants will then be contacted and invited to interview via Thalamus.

You are invited to join us for a Virtual Open House on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 5 pm MDT, where you will have the chance to meet the Program Directors for the residency program, CACCM track, and Research track, as well as current residents. Register here.

https://ucdenver.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3DBVqAqItuFQhUy

If you are attending the American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) Conference in Philadelphia, stop by our booth on October 19, 2024, to meet some of our residents and faculty and hear more about the CU Anesthesiology residency. We look forward to seeing you there!

At the conclusion of our interview season, you will also have the opportunity to join us in Denver on January 31 or February 14, 2025, for an in-person Second Look. At that time, you will be able to meet faculty and residents, tour the CU Anschutz Medical Campus and St. Joseph Hospital, discuss the CACCM track and Research tracks, and enjoy a night on the town.

We will review and select applicants in a manner consistent with provisions of equal opportunity employment and will not discriminate with regard to sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, disability or any other applicable legally protected status.

We look for ability, aptitude, academic credentials, communication skills, and personal qualities such as motivation and integrity, and the ability to function within parameters expected of a practitioner in the specialty.

Applicants must have passed USMLE Step 1 or COMLEX-USA and have a minimum USMLE Step 2 score of 225 or COMLEX-USA Level 2 equivalent.

Results from the Acuity Insights Assessment will be used to measure different competencies and attributes that we believe are important for successful students and graduates of our program. The assessments will complement the other tools that we use for applicant review and evaluation. In implementing Acuity Insights Assessments, we are trying to further enhance fairness and objectivity in our selection process.

Program signaling is one of the data points used to identify applicants who are most interested in the University of Colorado Anesthesiology Residency Program. 

To determine the appropriate level of education for individuals wishing to transfer from another training program, the program director must receive written verification of previous educational experiences and a statement regarding the performance evaluation of the transferring resident prior to acceptance into the program.

We participate in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

The Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Colorado does not discriminate with regard to age, sex, race, religion, national origin, disability, or Veteran status. 

Advanced and R2 residents must complete a PGY 1 year prior to entering the program. The PGY 1 year must be in direct patient care in accordance with Residency Review Committee specifications (see the ACGME for more information). 

Certification by the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), the National Board of Osteopathic Medicine (NBOME), or the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).

International medical graduates must hold a valid Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certificate, or have a full, unrestricted license to practice medicine in a U.S. licensing jurisdiction, or have completed a Fifth Pathway program provided by an LCME-accredited medical school.

The University of Colorado School of Medicine recognizes that House Staff enrolled in its program are trainees, not employees. As such, applicants also must be able to meet the conditions of the school’s House Officer Training Agreement. Specifically: 

1. Be a U.S. citizen or hold a valid Permanent Resident Card, i.e. Green Card.
2. Possess (or be eligible to obtain) all three of the following:  
   1. valid passport
   2. valid 1-94 card (obtained upon entry to the U.S.) that indicates D/S J-1 (Duration of Status for J-1 visa)
   3. J-1 visa sponsorship from the ECFMG to train at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology.