Primary Care Program Structure
Primary Care Intern Year:
Be a part of a group of 9 PC Interns per year in an overall Internal Medicine intern class of 61 (PC, Categorical, Hospitalist, PSTP, Prelim).
- PC intern schedules are aligned to all take in-patient rotations together at the same time, ambulatory rotations at the same time.
- Prior to starting, PC Interns submit preference for their continuity clinic home location within Denver Health's safety network of Federally Qualified Health Centers
- Additional 4 PC Intern half day educational sessions in July and 4 PC Intern half day educational sessions in March only for PC Track
- Wednesday Educational Sessions with larger Internal Medicine class on ambulatory (yellow blocks)
- Monday morning Clinic Didactics during clinic blocks with Denver Health clinic residents (PC/Cat/Hospitalists)
Primary Care Intern Schedule Requirements: Geriatrics, Urgent Care
Sample Schedule
Primary Care R2 year
- Select a Longitudinal Clinic in which to develop primary care specialty skills (HIV, Addiction, Geriatrics, Rheumatology, Student Run Free Clinic, many more). This will be a half day per week during clinic blocks and continue through graduation.
- Select a Pathway to further develop skills in a professional area of interest that complements Primary Care: Health Equity, Research, Medical Education, Global Health, Medical Leaders Program. Pathways will meet during certain Wednesday Educational Sessions and continue through graduation
- Monday morning Clinic Didactics during Clinic blocks with opportunities to teach outpatient topics to resident colleagues
- Wednesday Educational Sessions weekly during Ambulatory (yellow) blocks. Of these, 6 per year will be scheduled as Primary Care class only.
Primary Care R2 Schedule Requirements: Womens Health/Neurology
Sample schedule
Primary Care R3 year
From R2 year, our PC R3 residents continue:
- Longitudinal Clinic selected prior
- Pathway selected prior
- Monday morning Clinic Didactics during Clinic blocks with opportunities to teach outpatient topics to resident colleagues
- Wednesday Educational Sessions weekly during Ambulatory (yellow) blocks. Of these, 6 per year will be scheduled as Primary Care class only.
Primary Care R3 Schedule Requirements: PC Select
Sample Schedule
See our PC ELECTIVES page for more information on our wide selection of PC priority electives, particularly with a focus on underserved care.
