The University of Colorado has developed an innovative and highly learner-centered formal residency curriculum. We ensure a broad-based education for all housestaff yet provide multiple different curricular combinations to allow residents to tailor their training based on personal career goals.
A "Matrix" of options:
Each training "track" – CATEGORICAL, PRIMARY CARE, and HOSPITALIST – has its own curricular content. At the beginning of the second year, every resident also selects one of three "pathways" – CLINICIAN/EDUCATOR, RESEARCH, and LEADERSHIP. With three different training tracks and three different career pathways, there are nine potential formal curricular combinations available to our residents.
In addition to selecting a track and pathway, every resident attends a formal conference curriculum, morning reports and our Journal Club Classics.
Matrix
| |
Research |
Clinician/Educator |
Leadership |
| Categorical |
Subspecialist researcher |
Subspecialist clinician/educator |
Subspecialty leader |
| Primary Care |
Primary care researcher |
Primary care clinician/educator |
Primary care leader |
| Hospitalist |
Hospitalist researcher |
Hospitalist clinician/educator |
Hospitalist leader |