Medical Student Opportunities

Medical Student Opportunities at NCFM

Late third-year and fourth-year medical students from many U.S. medical schools complete rotations at North Colorado Family Medicine (NCFM). NCFM offers rotations in Outpatient Family Medicine, as well as subinternships in Inpatient Adult Medicine, Inpatient Obstetrics/Newborn and Inpatient Pediatrics. Often, rotations can be combined (ie. 2 weeks inpatient medicine and 2 weeks inpatient OB). Rotations are also offered in both of our Rural Training Track Program sites at Wray, CO and Sterling, CO. Each of these rotations are with our family medicine teams which consist of family medicine residents and family physician faculty. Subinternships include one week of night call with the family medicine residency team. See below for more detail:


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Inpatient Pediatrics Subinternship

Students act as the primary clinician for several patients each day. They make daily rounds on patients, and participate in the admission process of new patients, both from the emergency department as well as direct admissions, by performing admission histories and physicals. Students may have limited participation in the neonatal intensive care unit. Students assist the family medicine residents with the service throughout the day. Apply

Inpatient Adult Medicine Subinternship

Students act as the primary clinician for several patients each day. They make daily rounds on patients, and participate in the admission process of new patients, both from the emergency department as well as direct admissions, by performing admission histories and physicals. Students assist the family medicine residents with the service throughout the day (following up on studies, calling consultants, re-evaluating patients, etc). Apply

Outpatient Family Medicine

Students act as the primary clinician seeing several patients (average 6) throughout the day in the family medicine residency clinic. Students also participate in other clinics (OB Ultrasound clinic, Gynecology clinic, OMT clinic, chronic pain group visits, dermatology clinics), skilled nursing facility rounds, and may observe a variety of procedures (obstetric ultrasound, colposcopy, vasectomy, skin procedures, etc). There are no overnight on-call responsibilities. Apply

Inpatient Obstetrics/Newborn Subinternship

Students act as the primary clinician for several patients each day by rounding on patients and participating in the care of patients in OB triage, labor and delivery, postpartum and normal newborn nursery. Students may observe and possibly assist in several procedures (OB ultrasounds, cesarean section, vaginal delivery, vacuum assisted vaginal delivery, perineal laceration repairs, artificial rupture of membranes, placement of fetal scalp electrodes, placement of intrauterine pressure catheters, cervical exams, and neonatal circumcisions). Apply

Rural Family Medicine

Students work with family medicine faculty and residents while acting as the primary clinician for several patients daily. Students see patients and assist team with tasks, while concurrently and longitudinally participating in the care of adults, children (both hospitalized and in the emergency department), patients in OB triage, labor & delivery, postpartum and normal newborn. Apply