Welcome to the University of Colorado School of Medicine on the Anschutz Medical Campus. A Top Ten Medical School, our departments, centers and institutes work with the University of Colorado Hospital, The Children's Hospital and Barbara Davis Center.

Key Areas of Study

• Health Policy
• Medical Economics
• Health Care Systems
• Physicians in Society
• Contemporary Issues in Health and Health Care

Medicine and Society Measurable Preclinical Competencies:
For common pathological processes (tobacco related illness, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, common malignancies, vaccine preventable diseases, HIV/AIDS, drug resistant pathogens, low-birthweight infants, etc.):

1. Describe the role of social and economic factors in its pathogenesis and prevalence. (Examples include: educational attainment, industry and marketing, SES status, economic incentives, employer and school policy, governmental policy, cultural factors, etc.)
2. Describe population-based strategies to prevent it, or reduce its impact or prevalence
3. Describe the roles of physicians in identifying and implementing strategies to prevent it, or reduce its impact or prevalence.
4. Describe and define barriers to implementing these strategies.

For clinical interventions (therapeutic or preventive) for common pathological processes (see list above):

1. Describe and define the barriers to access appropriate care
2. Describe and define strategies to reduce or remove barriers to appropriate care
3. Describe and define obstacles to implementing those strategies.

Medicine and Society Measurable Preclinical Competencies: