University of Colorado School of Medicine
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | |
Dean | John J. Reilly Jr. |
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Academic staff | 3,964 |
Students | 717 in MD Program |
Location | , , United States 39°44′42″N 104°50′15″W / 39.74503692°N 104.83753502°W |
Website | CU School of Medicine |
The University of Colorado School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Colorado system. It is located at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado, one of the four University of Colorado campuses, six miles east of downtown Denver at the junction of Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue. CU School of Medicine is consistently ranked in the top 10 schools for primary care and in the top 30 schools for research.[1]
History
The school was founded in 1883 in
The School of Medicine offers a four-year program leading to an
The University of Colorado's School of Pharmacy (SOP) began in 1911 as a division of the School of Medicine. It became an independent college in 1913 and a school in 1957.[8] It received its accreditation in 1938–1939 and awarded a B.S. in Pharmacy degree in 1995–1996 when it received a full accreditation status awarding the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree by the ACPE.[9] In 2008, the school moved to the Anschutz Medical Campus, rejoined the medical school, and offers medical and graduate degrees in pharmacy, the pharmaceutical sciences, molecular toxicology, and pharmaceutical outcomes research.[10] 30% of its class is from out of state.[11] In 2009, the NIH awarded $7,310,389 and $19,189,543 in grants towards the SOP and Pharmacology department, respectively.[12] In 2011, the school moved into its new building, the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, located on the Anschutz Medical Campus.[13]
Achievements
The school and its affiliates have a distinguished record of clinical and research achievements. The University of Colorado Cancer Center is designated a
Affiliations
The school's major teaching affiliates are the
Students
The school has admitted men and women on an equal basis since its founding. The school received about 14,000 applications for the MD program for the 2019–20 academic year. There are 184 students accepted each year, including 24 assigned to the new Colorado Springs branch. There is a Medical Scientist Training Program. The school also operates physical therapy, physician assistant, and other degree programs which enroll several hundred more students.[17]
Notable people
- Jule Eisenbud
- Patricia A. Gabow
- Dane Prugh
- John Kappler
- C. Henry Kempe
- Darrell Kirch
- Kjell Lindgren
- Philippa Marrack
- Theodore Puck
- Maurice H. Rees
- James Robb (pathologist)
- Florence Sabin
- Thomas Starzl
- David Talmage
- Yanyi Wang
- Howard L. Weiner
References
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- ^ Casey, Chris (22 August 2014). "Ninth and Colorado redevelopment draws community praise".
- ^ "LongdelayedVA hospital in Aurora sets opening". www.bizjournals.com. January 17, 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ^ "DOCTORAL PROGRAMS". University of Colorado Denver. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
- ^ "MSTP admissions". University of Colorado Denver. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
- ^ "About the School of Pharmacy". CU School of Pharmacy. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- ^ "Accreditation History University of Colorado Denver School of Pharmacy". Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "School of Pharmacy Academic Programs". CU School of Pharmacy. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- ^ "University of Colorado Denver School of Pharmacy". The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Archived from the original on 2003-04-29. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
- ^ "Institution Detail for 2009". National Institutes of Health. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ "New Building". CU School of Pharmacy. Archived from the original on 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ a b "Facts & Figures - School of Medicine - University of Colorado Denver" (PDF). www.ucdenver.edu.
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- ^ "Beyond Expectation". The Scientist Magazine.
- ^ "Degree Programs - School of Medicine - University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus". www.cuanschutz.edu/.