Students in the program participate in the Trek Curriculum identical to the main campus.  Since the class size is smaller, classroom learning is done in small group format.  Core clinical experiences occur in the LIC in a medical community that focuses on clinical excellence, quality, and interdisciplinary collaboration.  Elective experiences feature areas where CSU and Northern Colorado have expertise; there is focus on a One Health transdisciplinary approach to advance health for humans, animals, and the environment, working to solve complex problems at this intersection through research, training, outreach, and advocacy.  Students will participate with their classmates on the CU Anschutz campus during orientation, COMPASS weeks, and Base camp sessions, and some fourth year electives and acting internships may be completed at the CU Anschutz campus.

Fourteen students will matriculate at the campus each year.  Applicants who wish to be considered for admission to the 4-year regional medical program in Fort Collins submit an additional essay on the Colorado secondary application describing their interest.  There is a second opportunity to submit an essay for consideration for the Regional Medical Campus for accepted applicants as they respond to admissions requests.  Once students are admitted to the School of Medicine, acceptance to the FCRMC will be offered on a rolling basis until all slots are filled.

What do our current students say? 

“Getting to know doctors in the community, both general and in subspecialities has been such a great experience! The preceptors I have worked with have been so formative in developing me as a future physician. I can't thank them enough for taking us students on. I hope they have appreciated us as much as we appreciate them!”

“As an undifferentiated medical student, I had no idea what specialty to pursue. My preceptors at the Northern Colorado LIC helped me identify areas of interest and taught me the intricacies of medicine you can't learn from a book.  I will never forget the doctors I have worked with this year and the impact they had on my medical career.” 

“I will never forget scrubbing in my for my first time ever while helping with a C-section.  Those are great memories that will stay with me for a long time.”  

“It started with more shadowing, then I was seeing patients with him, then I was seeing some patient without him, and now I feel that I can function fairly independently.  This approach has been so helpful because I can look back and see how I have grown, and that has really helped my confidence that I am progressing as a third year student.”

“We talked about work-life balance, the advantages of different specialties, how to succeed in medical school and in residency, and so much more.  These conversations meant so much to me, and they really helped dissolve any sense of hierarchy of preceptor to student.”

“She is also great at actively including me in the OR, allowing me to scrub in and assist for the majority of her procedures."

During basecamp weeks, students can expect to spend some time with their classmates at the Anschutz campus, but the majority of Trek and Alpine basecamps are in Fort Collins. In contrast, the majority of Transition to Residency (TTR) Basecamp is held at the Anschutz campus to ensure students are able to engage with other students and residents matched in their specialty.

Students also go to CU Anschutz for 2 days during orientation which includes the White Coat Ceremony for the entire class, and optionally at their own choosing for some recruitment events. During third and fourth year, many acting internships (AIs) will be at CU Anschutz and the option to do electives at CU Anschutz is available as well and depends on career choice.

Housing is available at no additional cost to our students for TTR, Ais and electives while they attend these at the Anschutz campus (see below).

For full-time clinical students there is an allowance each semester to cover the additional mileage and parking during 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year. We work with the Colorado AHEC (Area Health and Education Center) to offer housing stipends and dedicated sites for our students to lodge while in Denver.