The Rural Medicine Fellowship will provide additional training in emergency and trauma care and maternity care for physicians who already are in, or who wish to practice in Colorado underserved rural communities. This is a new fellowship program recently established through cooperative efforts of the University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine, and physicians at Swedish Medical Center with funding from the Colorado Health Foundation, Colorado Physician’s Insurance and the Colorado Medical Society.
This program is ideal for physicians in at least two categories:
1) Newly graduated Family Physicians who want to enhance their skills prior to entering rural practice
2) Physicians who are already in a rural practice and find the need for enhanced skills
Scheduling can be flexible to accommodate physicians in practice and even involve a “job sharing” arrangement. Salary and benefits will be provided in the annualized range of $75,000 to $90,000 depending on duties.
Goals and Objectives
The duration of training is flexible based on individual needs and prior experience, but is conceived as including 4 to 6 months of work in each of the Emergency Medicine and Obstetrics departments.
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Emergency and trauma care |
Maternity care
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Evaluation and stabilization of trauma
patients |
High quality, evidence-based prenatal and
intrapartum care |
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Evaluation and stabilization of patients
presenting with symptoms of acute
coronary syndrome
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Recognition and management of common
pregnancy complications including, but not
limited to gestational diabetes, hypertensive
disorders, dystocia and abnormal fetal
surveillance findings |
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Evaluation and stabilization of patients
presenting with symptoms of acute stroke |
Antepartum and intrapartum fetal
assessment, assisted vaginal delivery and |
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Evaluation and stabilization of patients
presenting with other acute problems |
Cesarean delivery
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Emergency procedural skills including
airway management, central venous
access and point-of-care ultrasound |
Teamwork and collaborative care
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Accessing the expertise and services of a
tertiary care center |
Accessing the expertise and services of a
tertiary care center |
Application
Applications are currently being accepted. Physicians accepted into this program will have a clinical faculty appointment at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and a medical staff appointment at Swedish Medical Center. This is NOT a “Graduate Medical Education (GME)” program and does not lead to any specific additional GME certification in Emergency Medicine or Obstetrics.
Applicants must meet these prerequisites:
1. Graduation from an accredited Family Medicine Residency
2. Board Certification in Family Medicine (or eligible to take the FM Boards within the year)
3. Colorado medical licensure
4. DEA certificate
5. Eligible for core Family Medicine hospital privileges at Swedish Medical Center
6. Interview by Fellowship director and directors of EM and OB departments
7. Written commitment to join, or return to, a rural Colorado site that qualifies as a safety-net or critical access practice
Interested applicants should contact the Fellowship Director, in writing, explaining their training and experience as well as their specific commitment to a rural Colorado site that qualifies as a safety-net or critical access practice.
Mark Deutchman MD
Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine
Director, Rural Track, School of Medicine
Director, Rural Medicine Fellowship
Mail Stop F-496
Academic Office 1, Room 3617
12631 East 17th Ave.
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-9725
mark.deutchman@ucdenver.edu