Overview
The Graduate Medical Education (GME) Office is under the leadership & direction of Carol M. Rumack, M.D. FACR, Associate Dean for GME at the University of Colorado School of Medicine (CUSOM), Distinguished Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics, & Designated Institutional Official (DIO) for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
The GME Office is responsible for the oversight of the ACGME accreditation & educational environment, and payroll & benefits for CUSOM GME Residency & Fellowship training programs.
Mission: CUSOM GME provides leadership, education, and support to its Residencies & Fellowships to ensure that the Residents/Fellows continue the standards of excellence in patient care, teaching, & research that have been established by CUSOM GME training programs.
Vision: CUSOM GME will achieve the highest level of ACGME accreditation for the CUSOM institution, and Residency & Fellowship training programs.
Values:
- Accountability & Transparency
- Equity & Fairness
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Excellence & Innovation
- Stewardship & Service
- Leadership & Collaboration
- Protecting & Promoting Resident/Fellows Wellbeing
The GME Office implements policies of the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) of the School of Medicine. The ACGME charges the GMEC with responsibility for monitoring & advising on all aspects of Residency education including compliance with ACGME work hours, patient safety & quality improvement requirements, and in maintaining a strong learning environment.
The GMEC is composed of Program Directors, GME Faculty Liaisons from the affiliated teaching hospitals & Officers of the Housestaff Association. GMEC reports to the Dean of the School of Medicine through the Associate Dean for GME & Senior Associate Dean for Education. The GME website is: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-medical-education.
Application Process
- To apply for a CUSOM GME Residency or Fellowship, applicants must meet the minimum selection criteria described in the GME Eligibility and Selection Policy, located here.
- Recruitment is coordinated by each training program. Inquiries & details about the process should be directed to the specific residency or fellowship. For the list of CUSOM GME Residencies and Fellowships, refer to the GME Program Directory.
- Many CUSOM GME Residencies & Fellowships participate in the National Residency Matching Program, Electronic Residency Application System and/or the San Francisco Central Application System.
- All residents in GMEC approved programs are required to successfully complete the USMLE Step 1 or COMLEX Step 1 examinations, and USMLE Step 2 (CK) or COMLEX Level 2 (CE and PE) examinations, as evidenced by obtaining a passing grade for that examination, prior to starting a residency. Original transcripts must be provided 6 weeks prior to the incoming Resident's start date.
- All residents in GMEC approved programs are required to successfully complete the USMLE Step 3 examination or COMLEX Level 3 examination, as evidenced by obtaining a passing grade for that examination, prior to the mid-point of the second post-graduate year (PGY2).
- All fellows entering GMEC approved programs must have successfully completed the USMLE Step 3 examination or COMLEX Level 3 examination or the Canadian LMCC examination, as evidenced by obtaining a passing grade for that examination prior to starting a fellowship.
- International Medical Graduates, must meet the following criteria:
- Have a valid ECFMG Certificate.
- Residents in our program must be a U. S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or possess the appropriate documentation to allow residents to legally train at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine.
- Minimum selection criteria.
- Any other criteria as determined by the program.
Training Programs
Contact information for CUSOM GME Residencies & Fellowships can be found at on the GME website: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-medical-education/programs/program-directory .
Department | Program Name | Type | ACGME | Non-ACGME |
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Anesthesiology | Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology | Fellowship | X | |
Anesthesiology | Advanced Fellowship in Pediatric Perioperative Quality Improvement | Fellowship | X | |
Anesthesiology | Anesthesiology | Residency | X | |
Anesthesiology | Critical Care Medicine | Fellowship | X | |
Anesthesiology | Critical Care Medicine (Emerg. Med. 2nd Yr.) | Fellowship | X | |
Anesthesiology | Neuroanesthesia Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Anesthesiology | Neurohospitalist Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Anesthesiology | Obstetric Anesthesiology | Fellowship | X | |
Anesthesiology | Pediatric Anesthesiology | Fellowship | X | |
Anesthesiology | Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology | Fellowship | X | |
Anesthesiology | Perioperative Management of Liver Transplantation for Anesthesiologist Fellowshi | Fellowship | X | |
Anesthesiology | Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Management | Fellowship | X | |
Dermatology | Dermatology | Residency | X | |
Dermatology | Immunodermatology | Fellowship | X | |
Dermatology | Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology | Fellowship | X | |
Dermatology | Pediatric Dermatology | Fellowship | X | |
Emergency Medicine | Administration, Operations, & Quality Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Emergency Medicine | Climate and Health Science Policy Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Emergency Medicine | Fellowship in Global Emergency and Public Health | Fellowship | X | |
Emergency Medicine | Fellowship in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine | Fellowship | X | |
Emergency Medicine | Medical Education Science | Fellowship | X | |
Family Medicine | Addiction Medicine Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Family Medicine | Family Medicine Junior Faculty Development Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Family Medicine | Hospice and Palliative Medicine | Fellowship | X | |
Family Medicine | Occupational and Environmental Medicine | Residency | X | |
Family Medicine | Occupational Medicine ABPM Pathways Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Family Medicine | Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) | Fellowship | X | |
Family Medicine | University Hospital Family Medicine | Residency | X | |
Family Medicine | University Hospital Family Medicine Rural Training Track | Residency | X | |
Medicine | Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Advanced Cardiac Imaging | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Advanced Nephrology | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Advanced Pulmonary Fellowship in Interstitial Lung Disease | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Advanced Research Program in Infectious Diseases | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Allergy and Immunology-Adult | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Allergy and Immunology-Adult Research | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Cardiology Fellowships | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Cardiovascular Disease | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Developmental Therapeutics | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Diabetes Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Endocrine Research | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Gastroenterology | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Gastroenterology Research | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Gastrointestinal Cancer Clinical/Translational Research | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Geriatric Medicine | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Geriatric Research | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Hematology and Oncology | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Hospital Medicine Fellowship in Quality and Systems | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Infectious Disease | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Internal Medicine | Residency | X | |
Medicine | Internal Medicine Chiefs | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Internal Medicine/Pediatrics | Residency | X | |
Medicine | Interventional Cardiology | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Interventional Pulmonology | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Investigational Cancer Therapeutics-Thoracic Oncology | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Mycobacterial Infections | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Nephrology | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Obesity Medicine Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care Research | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Rheumatology | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Rheumatology Research | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Sleep Medicine | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Thyroid Cancer Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Transplant Hepatology | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Transplant Infectious Disease Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Transplant Pulmonology | Fellowship | X | |
Medicine | Vascular Medicine Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Neurological Surgery | Complex Spinal Surgery Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Neurological Surgery | Endovascular Neurosurgery/Neurointerventional Radiology | Fellowship | X | |
Neurological Surgery | Neurological Surgery | Residency | X | |
Neurological Surgery | Neurological Surgery Critical Care | Fellowship | X | |
Neurological Surgery | Neurosurgery Stereotactic & Functional Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Neurological Surgery | Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Neurological Surgery | Pediatric Neurological Surgery | Fellowship | X | |
Neurological Surgery | Skull Base Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Neurology | Adult Epilepsy | Fellowship | X | |
Neurology | Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry | Fellowship | X | |
Neurology | Child Neurology | Residency | X | |
Neurology | Child Neurology Neurohospitalist Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Neurology | Clinical Neuromuscular Pathology | Fellowship | X | |
Neurology | Headache Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Neurology | Movement Disorders | Fellowship | X | |
Neurology | Multiple Sclerosis | Fellowship | X | |
Neurology | Neuro-Infectious Diseases & Autoimmune Neurology | Fellowship | X | |
Neurology | Neuro-Ophthalmology | Fellowship | X | |
Neurology | Neurohospitalist Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Neurology | Neurology | Residency | X | |
Neurology | Neuromuscular Medicine | Fellowship | X | |
Neurology | NeuroOncology | Fellowship | X | |
Neurology | Pediatric Epilepsy | Fellowship | X | |
Neurology | Vascular Neurology | Fellowship | X | |
Obstetrics and Gynecology | Complex Family Planning | Fellowship | X | |
Obstetrics and Gynecology | Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery | Fellowship | X | |
Obstetrics and Gynecology | Gynecologic Oncology | Fellowship | X | |
Obstetrics and Gynecology | Maternal-Fetal Medicine | Fellowship | X | |
Obstetrics and Gynecology | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Residency | X | |
Obstetrics and Gynecology | Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospitalist Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Obstetrics and Gynecology | Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology | Fellowship | X | |
Obstetrics and Gynecology | Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility | Fellowship | X | |
Ophthalmology | ASOPRS Fellowship in Oculofacial Plastic & Orbital Surgery | Fellowship | X | |
Ophthalmology | Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery | Fellowship | X | |
Ophthalmology | Glaucoma Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Ophthalmology | Ophthalmology | Residency | X | |
Ophthalmology | Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Ophthalmology | Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery | Fellowship | X | |
Orthopedic Surgery | Anterior Spinal Access & Complex Adult Spine Surgery | Fellowship | X | |
Orthopedic Surgery | Hip Preservation Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Adult Reconstruction | Fellowship | X | |
Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Hand Surgery | Fellowship | X | |
Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Spinal Surgery (Non-ACGME) | Fellowship | X | |
Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine | Fellowship | X | |
Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine-Steadman Hawkins Clinic-Denver | Fellowship | X | |
Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery | Residency | X | |
Orthopedic Surgery | Pediatric Hip Preservation Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Orthopedic Surgery | Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery | Fellowship | X | |
Otolaryngology | Otolaryngology | Residency | X | |
Otolaryngology | Pediatric Otolaryngology | Fellowship | X | |
Pathology | Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine | Fellowship | X | |
Pathology | Breast & Gynecological Pathology | Fellowship | X | |
Pathology | Cytopathology | Fellowship | X | |
Pathology | Dermatopathology | Fellowship | X | |
Pathology | Forensic Pathology | Fellowship | X | |
Pathology | Gastrointestinal & Liver Pathology | Fellowship | X | |
Pathology | Hematopathology | Fellowship | X | |
Pathology | Molecular Genetic Pathology | Fellowship | X | |
Pathology | Pathology Research | Fellowship | X | |
Pathology | Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical | Residency | X | |
Pathology | Pediatric Pathology | Fellowship | X | |
Pathology | Soft Tissue Pathology | Fellowship | X | |
Pathology | Surgical Pathology | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Adolescent Medicine | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Advanced Neonatology Research | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Advanced Pediatric Allergy & Immunology-CHCO | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Advanced Pediatric Allergy & Immunology-NJH | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Advanced Pediatric Cardiology | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Allergy and Immunology-Pediatric CHCO | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Allergy and Immunology-Pediatric NJH | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | American Board of Pediatrics Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapeutics Clinical Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Child Abuse Pediatrics | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Clinical Biochemical Genetics | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Laboratory Genetics & Genomics | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Medical Biochemical Genetics | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Medical Genetics & Genomics | Residency | X | |
Pediatrics | Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Cardiology | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Clinical Hematology | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Clinical Nutrition | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Research | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Emergency Medicine | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Emergency Medicine Research | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Endocrinology | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Endocrinology Research | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Experimental Therapeutics | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Gastroenterology | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Gastroenterology Research | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Heart Failure & Transplant Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Hematology/Oncology | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Research | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Hospital Medicine | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Infectious Diseases | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Nephrology | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Neuro-Oncology | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurogenetics Research | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Pulmonology | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Pulmonology Research | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Rheumatology | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatric Transplant Hepatology | Fellowship | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatrics | Residency | X | |
Pediatrics | Pediatrics/Medical Genetics & Genomics | Residency | X | |
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Pain Medicine | Fellowship | X | |
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Pediatric Rehabilitation | Fellowship | X | |
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Pediatrics/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Residency | X | |
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Residency | X | |
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Spinal Cord Injury Medicine | Fellowship | X | |
Psychiatry | Addiction Psychiatry | Fellowship | X | |
Psychiatry | Addiction Psychiatry Research | Fellowship | X | |
Psychiatry | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Residency | X | |
Psychiatry | Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry | Fellowship | X | |
Psychiatry | Forensic Psychiatry | Fellowship | X | |
Psychiatry | Psychiatry | Residency | X | |
Radiation Oncology | Physics | Fellowship | X | |
Radiation Oncology | Radiation Oncology | Residency | X | |
Radiation Oncology | Stereotactic Radiosurgery Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Radiology | Abdominal Imaging | Fellowship | X | |
Radiology | Breast Imaging | Fellowship | X | |
Radiology | Cardiothoracic Radiology | Fellowship | X | |
Radiology | Fetal Cardiac Imaging | Fellowship | X | |
Radiology | Interventional Radiology (Independent) | Fellowship | X | |
Radiology | Interventional Radiology (Integrated) | Residency | X | |
Radiology | Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention | Fellowship | X | |
Radiology | Neuroradiology | Fellowship | X | |
Radiology | Nuclear Radiology | Fellowship | X | |
Radiology | Pediatric Neuroradiology Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Radiology | Pediatric Radiology | Fellowship | X | |
Radiology | Radiology-Diagnostic | Residency | X | |
Surgery | Burn Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Cardiac Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pediatric) | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Congenital Cardiac Surgery | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Endourology | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Hepatopancreatobiliary International Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | International Pediatric Surgery | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Pediatric Bariatric Minimally Invasive Surgery | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Pediatric Colorectal Surgery Fellowship | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Pediatric Surgery | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Pediatric Surgery Research | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Pediatric Urology | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Pediatric Urology Research | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Plastic Surgery | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Plastic Surgery Integrated Residency | Residency | X | |
Surgery | Reconstructive Urology | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Surgery-General | Residency | X | |
Surgery | Surgical Critical Care (Burn) | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Surgical Critical Care-Adult | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Surgical Critical Care-Pediatric | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Thoracic Surgery | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Thoracic Transplant | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Transplant (Solid Organ) Surgery | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Trauma and Acute Care | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Urology | Residency | X | |
Surgery | Vascular Surgery | Fellowship | X | |
Surgery | Vascular Surgery (Integrated) | Residency | X |
Contact GME
CU Anschutz Medical Campus
Fitzsimons Building
13001 East 17th Place
Suite N4223
Mail Stop: B205
Aurora, CO 80045
Phone: 303-724-6031
Email: GME@UCDENVER.EDU
The GME Staff Directory can be found on the GME website: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-medical-education/about-gme/contact