Training Sites
The University of Colorado Med-Peds Residency Program offers world-class training in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics through an exceptional combination of clinical and academic settings. Our residents train across premier institutions at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus—home to Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Hospital, and the Rocky Mountain VA Medical Center—as well as at Denver Health, a nationally recognized, integrated safety-net health system. Denver Health encompasses our cherished Med-Peds continuity clinic at the Federico F. Peña Family Health Center, serving as metro Denver’s primary public health and safety-net institution and a national model for equitable, community-based care.
The Anschutz Medical Campus provides an unparalleled environment for cross-disciplinary collaboration, bringing together the University of Colorado’s Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health alongside leading research centers and partner hospitals. This rich ecosystem fosters innovation, interprofessional learning, and comprehensive clinical training—preparing our residents to provide compassionate, evidence-based care for patients of all ages and backgrounds.
Denver Health Medical Center
Denver Health is a 555-bed (acute care) integrated health system and as Colorado’s primary safety-net health system, Denver Health provides care regardless of ability to pay, with more than 80% of visits involving Medicaid, Medicare or uninsured patients, and delivers hundreds of millions in uncompensated care each year. Denver Health has been treating the people of Denver for over 165 years (founded in 1860). The healthcare system serves nearly 25% of Denver’s population annually one in every two babies born in the Denver-area each year. As Colorado’s primary Level I adult trauma center and Level II pediatric trauma center, Denver Health provides comprehensive care across specialties — from urgent and emergency services to outpatient, school-based, and community clinics (including 19 school-based health centers and mobile/community health sites). With more than 26,000 hospital admissions each year, the system serves a broad and diverse patient population, including many medically underserved and high-acuity individuals. Denver Health is nationally recognized for its commitment to health equity, value, inclusivity and community benefit; in the 2025 Lown Institute Index it ranked No. 4 among U.S. hospitals for social responsibility.
Denver Health also includes key public health and specialty resources that strengthen its mission. The Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety Center (RMPDS) is one of the country’s leading poison control and toxicology programs, providing 24/7 consultation and outreach services to Colorado and several surrounding states. The Denver Health Public Health Institute integrates clinical care with population-level health initiatives—addressing areas such as disease prevention, behavioral health, and health equity—and partners with community organizations to improve the wellbeing of Denver’s most vulnerable residents.
Guided by its principle of “Level One Care for All,” Denver Health serves as metro Denver’s primary public health and safety-net institution and is a national model for equitable, community-based care. Med-Peds residents gain rich experience through inpatient, ICU, and ambulatory rotations, including continuity clinic at the Federico F. Peña Family Health Center, where they provide comprehensive, longitudinal care to a diverse patient population representing the full spectrum of Denver’s cultural and socioeconomic landscape.
Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO)
CHCO was founded in 1908 and is the Rocky Mountain region’s only hospital exclusively devoted to treating sick and injured children. CHCO currently has 632 licensed inpatient beds across its network and includes advanced intensive-care units (including a PICU, NICU, and CICU), surgery and radiology facilities. The hospital serves an eight-state referral area, providing residents with a richly diverse and high-acuity training environment. In recent rankings, Children’s Hospital Colorado achieved significant distinction: it was named to the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report “Best Children’s Hospitals” Honor Roll—one of only 10 children’s hospitals in the nation to earn that status. prnewswire.com+2Children's Hospital Colorado+2
University of Colorado Hospital
UCH is a 678-bed quaternary care academic medical center located on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. As the flagship hospital of the University of Colorado School of Medicine and part of the UCHealth system, UCH provides advanced care to patients from across Colorado and a seven-state referral region. The hospital is consistently ranked the #1 hospital in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region by U.S. News & World Report (2024–25), with nationally ranked specialties in Pulmonology & Lung Surgery, Cancer, Diabetes & Endocrinology, and Obstetrics & Gynecology.
UCH serves a richly diverse patient population that reflects the Aurora community—one of the most ethnically and culturally varied cities in the United States—offering residents valuable experience caring for individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, languages, and lived experiences. The hospital provides comprehensive services including solid organ and bone marrow transplantation, advanced critical care, stroke care, and leading programs in hepatology and cardiology. Internal medicine teaching services span General Medicine, Oncology, Geriatrics, Hepatology, Cardiology/CCU, and Pulmonary/MICU, with elective opportunities across all major subspecialties. Situated adjacent to Children’s Hospital Colorado, UCH provides a unique, collaborative environment for Med-Peds residents to train across the full continuum of care for adults and children.
Rocky Mountain Region VA Medical Center
The Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, opened in July 2018 on the 31-acre campus of the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, is one of the newest and most advanced VA hospitals in the nation. This state-of-the-art facility spans approximately 1.2 million square feet across multiple buildings and delivers full ICU services, complete imaging and diagnostic capabilities, and comprehensive subspecialty care including spinal-cord injury, acute rehabilitation, and organ transplantation referral — making it the major referral medical center for veterans in Colorado and across the Rocky Mountain region.
Its strategic location directly adjacent to Children’s Hospital Colorado, the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and major research institutes fosters seamless collaboration and exposure to multidisciplinary care for Med-Peds residents. Elective rotations in geriatrics, ambulatory care, and many subspecialty services are offered, and the twice-weekly post-discharge follow-up clinic enables inpatient teams to track transitions of care into the outpatient setting — enhancing continuity, patient safety, and hands-on educational experience.