Residency

Internal Medicine at University of Colorado

Aurora, Colorado
Program website
Accepts J-1 Accepts H-1B Accepts F-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required at application
    “Must be ECFMG certified at the time of your application or far enough along in the application process that you will receive certification no later than February 1”
  • No graduation-year cutoff
    “a comprehensive, holistic review for all applications submitted to us regardless of graduate types, years since graduation, etc.”
  • US clinical experience not required
    “We strongly recommend having one month of clinical experience in a U.S. healthcare system. Tele-rotations do count as clinical experience; however, we do not count observerships or research as clinical experience.”
per medschool.cuanschutz.edu ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $79,223 PGY-2 $81,109 PGY-3 $83,747
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost Paid leave 84 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 62 Longest shift (Y1) 16 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 3% (2025 survey) DO 0.6% US-MD 96.4% Total positions 168 Interviews per spot ~9 Faculty:resident 9.7 Setting University-based NRMP main match Yes
Requirements
Prior US GME No USMLE first attempt required Yes Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs Yes Recommendation letters 3 Required letters Faculty, Chair Applies via ERAS Yes
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Primary care, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Offered Starts June Interviews begin 2025-11-07
Benefits Moving allowance, Free parking, On-call meal allowance, Placement assistance upon completion of program into practice, fellowship or academia

From the AMA's 2025 program survey. Confirm with the program.