Application/Interview Process

Application Criteria

Following are the criteria for applying to our program:

1. We only accept applications through ERAS.
2. We don’t require specific USMLE scores, but preference is given to applicants who passed on their first attempt.
3. One of the three letters of recommendation must be from a U.S. physician who has worked with you long enough to attest to your clinical skills.
4. Preference is given to applicants who have hands-on U.S. clinical experience.
5. You must be ECFMG certified at the time you apply to our program.
6. Preference is given to applicants who have graduated from medical school within the past five years.
7. Residents in our program must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or possess the appropriate documentation to allow Resident to legally train at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
8. Preference is given to applications received by November 1, 2009.

How to Apply

The University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency currently accepts eight first-year residents, six for the University track and two for the Denver Health track.

The residency meets all the current and evolving requirements of the American Board of Family Medicine and ACGME.

The University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency only accepts applications through ERAS (Electronic Residency Application System). You will need to contact the Dean's office on your campus for your student workstation instructions on how to use ERAS. We do not accept paper applications. Applications should include:

• ERAS application
• Curriculum vitae
• Dean's letter
• Medical school transcript
• USMLE or COMLEX (Steps 1 and 2)
• Three letters of recommendation (at least one from a family physician)

Also, please incorporate into your personal statement:

• How you became interested in Family Medicine
• What it is about Family Medicine that appeals to you
• Experiences or interests that played an integral part in your life
• The type of practice you plan on pursuing after residency training
• The type of patient population you like to care for

For questions regarding the application process or requirements, please contact Alice Skram, Program Coordinator, at alice.skram@ucdenver.edu or 720-848-9096.

Interview Process

Upon a favorable review of the above information you will be extended an invitation for an interview. Interviews are by invitation only. Your spouse/partner is invited to attend the optional tour and lunch on the day of your interview, however, please let us know at the time you set up your interview if there will be additional attendees. The interview process will be conducted in the morning and interviews are scheduled from November 12, 2008, to January 21, 2009. An optional tour of our primary hospitals can be arranged upon request.

Interviews are conducted at A.F. Williams Family Medicine Center, 3055 Roslyn Street in Denver, and begin at 7:45 a.m. Because a fair amount of walking will be involved, wearing comfortable shoes is recommended.

Interviews for the University and Denver Health tracks are conducted simultaneously, allowing applicants to interview for both tracks on the same day and at the same location. Applicants who initially applied to only one track can change their minds at any time and apply to both tracks without any additional expense. They will need to indicate this change on ERAS so they can be ranked on both match lists.

A dinner is hosted for interviewees on Tuesday evenings, enabling potential new residents to meet and talk with current residents in a casual setting. All interviewees and their partners are invited and encouraged to attend.

Please direct any questions about the interview or schedule changes to Alice Skram, Program Coordinator, at 720-848-9096 or alice.skram@ucdenver.edu.