Family Medicine Residency Program - Multiple tracks

Family Medicine Residency Program

Mission Statement

HCA HealthONE Aurora Family Medicine Residency Program’s mission is to develop the next generation of physicians and physician leaders. As a part of HCA Healthcare, we are driven by a single mission: Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.

This program is designed to offer residents a rewarding, educational environment where residents are provided individualized learning opportunities by faculty and staff who support and sustain one another throughout quality care delivery. Our faculty are committed to ensuring the residents' clinical experience and educational needs are fulfilled while expanding residents’ perspectives to be inclusive of cultures, values, and ideals.

Program highlights

HealthONE Family Medicine Residency provides a unique community hospital training environment and a clinic in a more underserved area.

• Osteopathic Special Recognition
• High utilization of ultrasound for OB-GYN and MSK in clinic
• Direct one-on-one individualized teaching with faculty
• Diverse patient population from across Denver
• Very busy hospitals that couples excellence in stroke care, cardiac care and trauma with core internal medicine
• Fully functional educational library access
• Cultural competency learning opportunities
• Busy ER learning opportunities
• Sports medicine clinic and team coverage with fellowship-trained faculty
• Opportunity for specialized tracks in Sports Medicine, Maternity Care, Hospitalist, OMM and Wilderness Medicine.
• Fun outside of residency options during time off including outdoor activities like camping, hiking and skiing, restaurants, nightlife, 4 major professional sports, and more.

Our program also offers specialized tracks for interested participants.

Sports medicine

This track is for residents intending to pursue a sports medicine fellowship as well as those who simply desire sports medicine to be a significant part of their practice. Residents will have additional opportunities as a team physician with a local high school, event medicine and MSK ultrasound- diagnostic and injections.

Maternity care

The track is designed for the resident who intends to have maternity care as a significant part of their practice. The focus of the track is to provide additional experience in the care of pregnant women including prenatal care, limited OB Ultrasound, Antepartum NSTs and the management of complications of pregnancy.

Wilderness medicine

This track is for residents interested in additional wilderness medicine training. The track aligns with many of the Wilderness Medical Society criteria for Fellowship in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine. AWLS and other conferences are completed. There is an opportunity for an away elective.

Osteopathic manual medicine

This is for residents who want OMM as a large part of their practice. There will be extra opportunities at our clinic as well as rotations to provide OMM.

Global medicine

This track is designed to increase our residents' understanding of zoonotic diseases, travel internationally with faculty, and increase appreciation for our international patients' unique backgrounds.

Hospitalist

This track is designed for the resident who intends on having inpatient medicine as a significant part of his/her practice. It is anticipated that at the end of the residency, the resident will feel comfortable managing the wide variety of medical problems in adult patients, including those that are critically ill.

Training and education

Sky Ridge Medical Center is a 287-bed acute hospital serving residents and visitors of the southern Denver metro area. Owned by HCA Healthcare, Sky Ridge offers a Level II 24-hour emergency room, diagnostic services, inpatient and outpatient surgery options, cath lab and rehabilitation programs. Our inpatient rotations take place at Sky Ridge Medical Center and our outpatient clinic is Cornerstone Family Practice In Aurora CO.

Program Curriculum

Your curriculum is divided into 13 four-week blocks with a goal of balancing ACGME requirements with an abundance of available elective time to allow residents time to pursue specific tracks or just hone their skills.

Locations

• SRMC: Sky Ridge Medical Center
• TMCA: HCA HealthONE Aurora
• PSL/C: Presbyterian St. Lukes/Children’s Hospital

PGY 1

Orientation

• 1 month introduction to outpatient, inpatient, and labor and delivery, as well as workshops.

Family Medicine Practice

• 1-month outpatient clinic at Cornerstone Family Practice
• Initial development of skills and confidence in outpatient clinic, ultrasound and procedures as well as OPP and OMM

Inpatient medicine

• 3 months at SRMC
• Internal medicine and Family Medicine attendings provide an exceptional learning environment balancing patient volume and teaching

Obstetrics

• 2 months at TMCA
• Manage and deliver laboring patients in L&D with family physicians, private OB/GYNs, and OB laborists and go to OB clinic

Sports medicine

• 1 month in outpatient family physician / orthopedic surgery offices
• Opportunity to begin developing skills at diagnosis and treatment of bone and joint injury and procedures

Surgery

• 2 weeks at SRMC
• Become an intern on the general surgery residency service. Develop an understanding of surgical diseases including assisting in the OR

Cardiology

• 2 weeks at SRMC
• Develop skills of cardiovascular diagnosis and treatment

Inpatient Pediatric Cardiology

• 2 weeks at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at PSLMC
• Diagnosis and treatment of hospitalized sick children

Newborn nursery

• 1 month at TMCA
• Care for well newborns and recognize and treat sick neonates; spend time treating patients in NICU

Behavioral health

• 1 month of inpatient psychiatry
• Develop a better understanding of psychiatric diagnosis and treatment as it encompasses a good portion of outpatient family medicine office

visits

Elective

• 1 month to focus on a specific track or individual interests

PGY 2

Family Medicine Practice

• 1 month outpatient clinic at Cornerstone Family Practice
• Increase patient volume while further developing skills and confidence in outpatient clinic, ultrasound and procedures as well as OPP/OMM

Inpatient medicine

• 2 months at SRMC as a senior resident
• Attendings from Internal Medicine and Family Medicine provide an exceptional learning environment balancing patient volume and teaching

Obstetrics

• 1 month at TMCA
• Manage and deliver laboring patients in L&D with family physicians, private OB/GYNs, and OB laborists and go to OB clinic

Sports medicine

• 1 month in outpatient family physician/orthopedic surgery offices
• Opportunity to spend 1 winter month in Crested Butte, CO with a busy orthopedic surgeon balanced with time for winter activities
• Opportunity to further develop skills at diagnosis and treatment of bone and joint injury and procedures

Newborn nursery

• 2 weeks at TMCA
• Care for well newborns and recognize and treat sick neonates; spend time treating patients in NICU

Outpatient pediatrics

• 1 month with community pediatrician
• Care for well and sick children

Emergency medicine

• 1 month in TMCA emergency department
• Develop abilities in emergency and urgent care

Surgical subspecialties

• Ophthalmology: 2 weeks outpatient
• ENT: 2 weeks outpatient

Geriatrics

• 1 month at a facility that includes SNF/assisted living/nursing home
• Focus on the management of older patients through the continuum from the hospital to institutionalized care

Health systems management

• 1 month at Cornerstone Family Practice (includes 1 week with medical malpractice carrier)
• Various guest speakers in practice management, assigned readings and shadowing clinic leadership give the residents greater understanding of the health system

Elective

• 1 month to focus on specific track or individual interests

PGY 3

Family Medicine Practice

• 1 month outpatient clinic at Cornerstone Family Practice
• Continue to increase skills and confidence in outpatient clinic, ultrasound and procedures as well as OPP and OMM

Inpatient medicine

• 1 month at SRMC as a senior resident
• Internal medicine attendings provide an exceptional learning environment balancing patient volume and teaching

Pediatric emergency medicine

• 1 month at PSL/C
• Solidify skills in evaluation and treatment of sick children with emergency and urgent care concerns

Emergency medicine

• 1 month in TMCA emergency department
• Develop abilities in emergency and urgent care

Gynecology

• 1 month outpatient gynecology
• Experience in private OB/GYN office dedicated to well-woman health care, diseases of the genital tract, and procedures

Surgical subspecialties

• 2 weeks outpatient urology

Pain management

• 2 weeks of outpatient pain management clinic
• Outpatient experience dedicated to familiarization with addiction and pain management

Neurology

• 2 weeks of outpatient clinic
• Outpatient experience dedicated to diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disorders

Dermatology

• 1 month of outpatient clinic
• Solidify diagnosis and treatment (including procedures) of the skin

Outpatient pediatrics

• 1 month with community pediatrician
• Care for well and sick children

Rural rotation (can be done as PGY-2)

• 1 month outpatient in rural Colorado location
• Develop understanding of rural practice and its joys and limitations in rural Colorado

Electives

6 months to focus on a specific track or individual interests

• Wound care
• Research
• Integrative medicine
• Inpatient OMM/outpatient OMM
• ID
• Endocrinology
• Ophthalmology
• Ultrasound
• Advocacy
• Homeless clinic
• Sports medicine
• Wilderness medicine
• Obstetrics
• Podiatry

Salary & Benefits Information

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