The University of Colorado’s School of Medicine and the Children’s Hospital Colorado believe that diversity is a value that is central to their educational, research, service and health care missions. The Diversity In Pediatrics Committee’s (DIPC) mission is to recruit and support diverse pediatric residents, to better reflect the community we serve, and to increase cultural competency in the health care workforce; all while fostering a program culture that promotes and values diversity.
As part of this mission, the DIPC “Commitment to the Medically Underserved Externship Stipend” was designed to help offset the costs of an away externship rotation for fourth year medical students interested in caring for medically underserved pediatric populations in Colorado and increase the exposure that medical students have.
Any medical student attending a United States medical school (allopathic or osteopathic), other than the University of Colorado School of Medicine, who will be a fourth-year student at the time of their externship at the Children's Hospital Colorado is eligible to apply for this stipend.
Applicants shall meet the following criteria:
Stipends of $2500 will be awarded to students who meet the above criteria and have demonstrated a commitment to caring for the medically underserved through a competitive process. The funds will be distributed in one disbursement to the award recipient at the start of the externship experience.
As part of the externship experience, stipend recipients will be assigned to a weekly ½ day clinic at a location which serves the medically underserved population of metro Denver. In addition, the recipient will be assigned a resident mentor for the duration of their externship rotation.
The following should be sent in one complete postal mail packet or via a single email (contact information below):
DIPC@childrenscolorado.org or mail to:
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Attn: Brandi Freeman, MD, MS
13123 E. 16th Avenue, B065
Aurora, CO 80045
For additional information, you may visit our Diversity and Inclusion website, or contact the Resident Diversity Committee at: DIPC@childrenscolorado.org
You will be notified of the status of your application via email. If you have questions about your application, or if there is a status change in your externship rotation application, please contact us at the email above.
Note: the stipend application process is completely independent from the externship application process. Semi-finalist status for the stipend does not guarantee the student will be offered an externship spot. Students must be accepted to do an externship at The University of Colorado School of Medicine in order to have their stipend award status finalized.