The Colorado Springs LIC Program is focused on the core clinical year of medical education. Students start and finish at the Anschutz Medical Campus where they participate in the preclinical and post‐clerkship phases of the Trek Curriculum. Students transition to the Colorado Springs LIC Program at the start of their second year to complete their longitudinal integrated clerkship (LIC) year in Colorado Springs and surrounding Southern Colorado communities such as Pueblo, Monument, Woodland Park, and Cañon City. Through collaboration with our community partners, hundreds of preceptors and patients, students work in multiple health systems to understand the interface between academic and community medicine, and experience the mosaic of private, corporate, military, non‐profit, and public service organizations that come together to care for a community. Students participate in a curriculum focused on how physician leadership in quality improvement and community engagement can impact health equity. We hold wellness and self-care as a core value, striving to keep students and preceptors healthy and happy while working toward clinical excellence. The program welcomed its first class of 24 students in 2016 and with the support and enthusiasm of our community we will grow to 30 students with the Class of 2028! Striving for continuous improvement anchored by our strong community connection brings fuel to our branch as we always look into the future to see where we can grow from here!
Assistant Dean for the Colorado Springs LIC Program
Jaime Baker, MD | Heather Cassidy, MD |
Erin McKay, MA | Julia Walden |