University of Colorado Program

Program Identity & Fit

University of Colorado is a large, academic, tertiary/quaternary anesthesiology program built around four distinct clinical sites—University of Colorado Hospital, Children's Hospital Colorado, Denver Health, and the Rocky Mountain Regional VA—giving residents exposure to high-acuity transplant, cardiothoracic, neurosurgical, obstetric, and pediatric/congenital cases alongside trauma and safety-net populations. The program formalizes career differentiation through named tracks: the Virtue Research Scholars Program (a structured, mentored T32-linked research pathway with dedicated funding and a post-residency signing bonus) and the Combined Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine (CACCM) track, signaling that it actively cultivates both clinician-scientists and critical-care subspecialists rather than a single generic graduate profile. A Joint A/P arrangement with St. Joseph Hospital for internal medicine or surgery preliminary years, plus strong fellowship offerings in cardiothoracic and critical care anesthesia, point to a program oriented toward subspecialization and academic career-building, with many graduates staying on as CU fellows or faculty. The program explicitly values applicants who demonstrate targeted interest via ERAS signaling and, for the research track, a documented record of research productivity and articulated scholarly goals.