Denver Region

Core Site assignments are for year three only. Clerkship placement during year four is based solely on the site’s availability and approval. Students must follow the scheduling protocols outlined by the location and the Clinical Education Guidelines.

Clerkships in the Denver Region offer a wide variety of training opportunities. Each clinical experience is completed with an assigned physician or group of physicians. Students follow these physicians to their affiliated clinics and medical facilities located throughout the metropolitan area.

Hospital statistics are provided below for the primary hospitals in which students may have exposure during years 3 and 4. 

Hospital Statistics

Third-Year Clerkships

• Behavioral Health (4 weeks) - Inpatient/Outpatient
• Child and Adolescent Health (4 weeks) - Inpatient/Outpatient
• Family Medicine (4 weeks) - Inpatient/Outpatient
• Internal Medicine (8 weeks) - Inpatient/Outpatient
• Women's Health (4 weeks) - Inpatient/Outpatient
• Surgery (8 weeks) - Inpatient/Outpatient

This site schedules clinical experiences in four-week increments.

Third-Year Selectives

• These are clinical experiences completed in addition to the third-year core clerkships.  The student may have some ability to choose from a list of available selective clerkships.  The Core Site determines the selective clerkships available based on the resources at the Core Site.  If applicable, selective opportunities will be communicated to students at the core site’s discretion after the match.

• Selective clerkship opportunities are not available away from the Core Site during the third year.  Exceptions to this policy may occur for students officially enrolled in the Military and Global Health Tracks or completing third-year selective(s) away from the Core Site as part of the Specialty Track requirements.

Residency Information

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Resources & Benefits

• Facility Resources: Students have access to a call room, classroom with video conference capability, computers, dining room, internet, medical library, phones, printers, secured storage area, shower, study space and WiFi while on duty at some of the hospitals
• Meal Benefits: Some hospitals offer meal allowances while on duty
• Housing: Unavailable at this time

Duties & Opportunities

• Student Duties: Students are required to participate in night call, weekend call and weekend rounds as assigned by the preceptor or service
• Didactic Opportunities: Students are required to participate in lectures, patient rounds and required reading as assigned
• OMT/OPP Opportunities: Opportunities for skill development in OMT/OPP is available during some clerkships. OMT/OPP clerkships are also available upon request

Unique Site Characteristics

• Application through Clinician Nexus required for fourth-year clerkships at HCA facilities
• Background check required annually
• BLS and ACLS certifications must be current
• Copy of Curriculum Vitae (CV), BLS Certification, Driver's License, HIPAA and OSHA Certificates and Medical Insurance Cards required
• Drug screen required annually
• Global Track and Military Track students must communicate third-year clerkship obligations to site as soon as the Clerkship Match Process is finalized
• Orientation provided prior to the first clerkship
• Speaking Spanish is helpful
• TB screening required annually (only two-step skin test or blood test accepted)

Once the Clerkship Site Match is finalized for your class, KCU Clinical Education will notify students when contacting clerkship sites directly is permitted.  

Contact Information

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• Core Site Contact: Kris Ritter
• Regional Assistant Dean:  Scott Primack, DO

Additions or changes to this site's information may occur at any time - information last updated 2023-09-13