Our mission is to train full spectrum family practice physicians for rural practice with a focus on integrated team care. We are dedicated to the education of thriving and engaged health professionals and to promoting family wellness through high-value whole-person care.

In Western Colorado, we have a unique position as the only referral hospital in an area of more than 250,000 square miles. When training for rural practice, you will be encouraged to:

• Gain exposure to the widest possible range of pathology
• Exercise your own judgment
• Utilize your elective time to achieve competence in all aspects of family medicine with a particular focus on your professional goals

Your experience will include training in didactics, quality improvement, longitudinal behavioral medicine, and training in a full-service family medicine clinic. We also provide opportunities such as choosing an area of concentration, additional training in global health, practicing in the HIV specialty care clinic, and developing skills in obstetrics and women's health, osteopathic medicine, addiction medicine, and behavioral health. 

Applicants must be graduates of approved US or Canadian medical schools. International Medical School Graduates please see additional requirements below.

Applications are only accepted via ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service).

All applications must include:

1. Transcript
2. MSPE (Medical Student Performance Evaluation)
3. USMLE board scores for Step 1 and 2 or the COMLEX Level 1 and 2, (Passing Step 2, and COMLEX Level 2 CE, PE scores due by rank order list deadline)
4. Personal statement
5. Three letters of recommendation in addition to the MSPE. One letter of recommendation must be from a family physician who has supervised you clinically

Application deadline is December 1.

At this time, all interviews will be conducted virtually and will last approximately 1.5 hours. We will offer both morning and afternoon interview options. Please note that we are on Mountain Time.

We will also extend invitations to additional opportunities to better get to know our residents, faculty and program.  These will be shared with applicants who receive an interview invitation. .

We have the perfect balance of medical education and outdoor adventure at their finest.

• Resident-led Wellness Committee
• Faculty/Resident and Whole clinic retreats
• Education fund money available for each year of training
• Access to free or low-cost mental health support services
• Close free parking at the clinic and hospital
• Moving allowance of $1,000
• Meals during call & conferences (remarkably good food!)
• Medical Library with full-time support staff
• and more!

More details are available in the document linked below. For more information about benefits, contact our program manager, Joan Cox at (970) 298-2195 or email stmarysfmresidency@imail.org.

St. Mary’s Family Medicine Residency offers four-week Acting Internships to fourth-year medical students from LCME-accredited or AOA-approved medical schools. This is a great opportunity to learn what it is like to be a family medicine resident in our program. This internship will include:

• One week in our PCMH-certified outpatient clinic, working one-on-one with a physician faculty or a senior resident
• Two weeks of days and one week of nights on our inpatient family medicine service where you will assist with admitting, rounding, and cross-covering for our busy and diverse inpatient service
• Time to interact with our robust behavioral health team, our care coordinators, and our nursing staff
• “Education Days,” a series of weekly didactic lectures on attended by all residents and faculty
• Half-day experiences on the labor and delivery unit, in the OMT clinic, or with our behavioral health team, if the schedule permits

International medical school graduates may apply if they:

• Have graduated from medical school within the past three years
• Hold a valid Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certificate with the CSA (Clinical Skills Assessment)
• Are able obtain a full unrestricted Colorado Medical License by their PGY2 year of training.  We encourage international medical school graduates to reach out to the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) for more information regarding their implementation of bill HB22-1050. 

Applications are only accepted and reviewed via ERAS.

Visas are not sponsored. No ECFMG J1 or other visas accepted.

*Unrestricted Colorado Medical License (not a training license) and DEA License.

**The program is aware of the passage of bill HB22-1050 regarding pathways to licensure for graduates from schools outside of the USA. There are multiple process and operational changes that will need to be created before there is a clear path to Colorado licensure for International Medical Graduates. We do not anticipate any change in our process or requirements.