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Pediatrics at CU School of Medicine is among the best in the nation! World-class pediatric residency program and research facilities. Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado

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Joseph Grubenhoff, MD, received the Best Use of Physical Exam Skills Golden Stethoscope Award from the Foundations of Doctoring/Office of Community Based Medical Education, CU School of Medicine.

KFGO via Reuters Health: "Marijuana-related ER visits by Colorado teens on the rise" - “We wanted to study the immediate health impact on adolescents, specifically emergency and urgent care visits,” said George Wang, MD, “Marijuana-related (emergency department/urgent care) visits are of significant concern as patients are having significant acute medical or psychiatric symptoms requiring evaluation.”

U.S. News and World Report: "Simple Drug Packaging Could Save Toddlers' Lives" - A new study authored by Sam Wang, MD, and published in Pediatrics found that single-dose packaging of the narcotic, buprenorphine, saw a 79 percent decrease in the number of unintentional exposures among kids under age 6.

Welcome to Emergency Medicine

The Department of Pediatrics Section of Emergency Medicine provides clinical services at Children's Hospital Colorado Emergency Department, on Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, CO, as well as at six other locations in metro Denver and Colorado Springs. These include a 24/7 ED and after-hours Urgent Care at South campus in Highlands Ranch; a 24/7 Urgent Care at North campus in Broomfield; an after-hours Urgent Care in Uptown Denver; a 24/7 Emergency Department at Parker Adventist Hospital; an after-hours Urgent Care in Wheat Ridge; and an after-hours urgent care at Briargate, Colorado Springs.

Each year we care for over 160,000 pediatric patients at these seven facilities. Our large group of pediatric faculty includes pediatric emergency physicians, pediatricians, advanced practice providers (nurse practitioners and physicians assistants), PhDs and fellows.

Please explore our website for more information.

CLINICAL SERVICES
We serve as the region's only Level I Regional Pediatric Trauma Center, delivering high-quality care 24/7 to an enormous geographic area. »

EDUCATION
We offer a variety of educational programs including a Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Children's Hospital Colorado. »

RESEARCH
Our research reflects a wide variety of clinical interests among our faculty, with many projects in injury prevention. »

DID YOU KNOW:

Our Pediatric Emergency Department is the largest in the nation.
Our section has the highest rated medical student clerkship for several years running.

We are involved in global health education and humanitarian efforts in Haiti, China, Ecuador, Mexico, Vietnam, the Philippines, Ghana, and Indonesia.

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