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About Rose Family Medicine Residency
Welcome! The University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency at Rose was built upon the oldest, university-affiliated, community-based generalist training program in the nation. Begun in 1947 as a two-year general practice residency, the program converted to a three-year family medicine program in 1970. With this conversion, Rose Medical Center served as the first home for the University of Colorado's original Family Medicine Residency. Over the next few decades, the residency grew and established a permanent additional presence at University Hospital, with the University track evolving into the current University FM program based at AF Williams. The Rose FM program continued at Rose Medical Center. With continual accreditation for more than 40 years, the program's mission is to equip residents to be excellent family physicians in whatever setting they choose. The program is located in Denver, which is a thriving and vibrant city with an abundance of cultural opportunities as well as easy access to recreational activities in the Rocky Mountains. Rose Family Medicine is fully accredited by the Family Medicine Residency Review Committee, with our next review scheduled in 2015.
A Community-Based, University-Administered Program
Rose Family Medicine Residency exists today as a unique collaboration between three entities: Rose Medical Center, The Colorado Health Foundation, and the University of Colorado. This unique partnership gives Rose residents the best of all worlds. Rose residents have an opportunity to train at a hospital that is similar to where they will likely practice, while having the support of a well-respected academic institution. The Rose Residency exists as the largest family medicine practice at Rose Medical Center and provides care to a wide variety of patients of all types, to include those with private insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and the uninsured. The Rose Residency, like all of the family medicine residencies within the state, is considered a “safety-net” clinic for the people of Colorado. It is part of the state-wide effort devoted to teaching the concepts of the Patient Centered Medical Home within the family medicine residency education programs.
Rose Medical Center is a 250 bed, full-service hospital located in the heart of Denver. RMC has been repeatedly recognized both locally and nationally, including as a Top 100 US Hospital. Rose's commitment to the training program is stronger than ever, having supported the buildout of our new office on the hospital campus. Family physicians at Rose Medical Center enjoy full privileges, including obstetrical care.
The Rose Residency is proud of its affiliation with the The Colorado Health Foundation, an independent, nonprofit, community service organization committed to excellence in health care by supporting medical education, research and philanthropy, and by representing the community as an equal partner in Denver's largest health care delivery system. This affiliation, announced January 2002, strengthens the residency's ability to provide care in the community and continue innovation in graduate medical education.
RFMR also enjoys a close relationship with the University of Colorado, which hosts a Department of Family Medicine that was ranked among the Top 10 in US News and World Report. Residents reap many benefits as a result of this affiliation and have been active in the University's housestaff association.
Rose Family Medicine Receives National Recognition for Tobacco Cessation Project
Rose Family Medicine has been recognized by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) for successfully completing a Tobacco Cessation Office Champions pilot project. During the year-long project, the practice implemented a series of system changes to integrate tobacco cessation activities into daily office routines and create a culture that encourages patients to quit smoking.
The U.S. Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline calls on clinicians to change the culture and practice patterns in their offices to ensure that every patient who uses tobacco is identified, advised to quit, and offered evidence-based treatments.
The AAFP's pilot project trained "Office Champions" to lead improvements in clinical and operational systems. Vanessa Rollins, Ph.D. took on the role of Office Champion for Rose Family Medicine made a series of changes to ensure that patients who use tobacco are offered the opportunity and resources they need to quit.
"The changes Rose Family Medicine made during this project could impact their patients for years to come," said Tom Houston, M.D., Chair of the AAFP's Tobacco Cessation Advisory Committee.
Rose Family Medicine was one of only 50 family medicine offices across the United States selected to participate in the Office Champions pilot project. The results of the project, which is supported by a grant from Pfizer Inc, will be disseminated to family medicine practices nationwide.
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