Graduate Medical Education

MODULES FOR RESIDENTS/FELLOWS ENTERING A NEW RESIDENCY OR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM- University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine GME programs
(Does not apply to School of Pharmacy or School of Dentistry residents)

All residents/fellows in UCDenver SOM GME residency or fellowship programs must complete online modules. Before you provide patient care in the training hospitals, incoming Resident/Fellows, are required to document completion of modules containing content that is mandated by law, regulation, or the School of Medicine GME Office.

All Residents/Fellows who are new to a University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine Graduate Medical Education program must complete all the online modules listed below (GME 1000).

Residents/Fellows who are continuing in the same University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine Graduate Medical Education program must complete all the online modules listed below in (GME 2000).

All fellows who are new to a University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine Graduate Medical Education Internal Medicine subspecialty, or did not take GME 3000 during the 08-09 academic year, must complete all the online modules listed below in (GME 3000).

Please use this link to the Modules or type http://blackboard.cuonline.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp into your browser URL.

Before you proceed to the link, please read these instructions:

1. To access most modules (Blackboard CU Online), please contact your Program Coordinator to obtain your PeopleSoft ID, which is a 6-digit number you will use as your username and password.
2. Once you login to the UCDenver employee-training site, please select the organization "Graduate Medical Education 1000". To begin each module, please select the module name on the left. The GME office will track completion of all courses except the CITI Program.
3. If you wish to "test-out" of the module, you may take a pre test. You will only get one attempt at the pre test and you must score 80% or higher to "test-out" of the module.
4. You are not required to take the pre test. You may go right to the content by clicking on the module name.
5. If you do not take the pre test or if you score less than 80% on the pre test, you must take the post test after reviewing the content.
6. Note: a pre test is not available for Patient Safety I, Communication: Bedside Manner, HIPAA Regulations, and CITI Program - Informed Consent.

GME 1000 Modules - Residents/fellows new to UCDenver SOM GME programs
1. Patient Safety I (ELM)
2. Communication: Bedside Manner (ELM)
3. Sleep Deprivation and Fatigue
4. Infection Prevention and Control
5. Survival Guide to Health Information Management
6. Safety Training
7. Corporate Compliance
8. HIPAA Regulations
9. CITI Program - Informed Consent (COMIRB) - You must print a certificate of completion and provide a copy to your Program Coordinator. Failure to do so will require you to repeat this module.
10. Medical Student Assessment
11. Feedback
12. Teaching in a Clinical Setting
13. UPI Guidelines for EMR Documentation
14. GME Benefits

Supplemental Modules for residents and fellows rotating to affiliate hospitals

1. University of Colorado Hospital (UCH): Your Program Coordinator will inform you if you need to take the TouchWorks module prior to your rotation in a UCH ambulatory service. Please click on the link-the 3 Lessons are located near the bottom of the page, under Web Based Training- TouchWorks for Specialty Residents. If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to UCH-AmbulatoryServicesTraining@uch.edu

2. Veteran's Affairs Medical Center: Your Program Coordinator will inform you if you need to take the VAMC specific modules. Please click on this link to begin the VAMC training modules.

3. Denver Health Medical Center: Your Program Coordinator will inform you if you need to take the DHMC specific modules. Prior to your rotation, please click on the link and follow the instructions.

If you have any questions regarding the ELM modules, please call 888-315-4ELM (4356), option 1. The call center is available 24/7. ELM Support is also available via e-mail - elmsupport@elmexchange.com

GME 2000 Modules - Residents and fellows continuing in the same UCDenver SOM GME program
Please use this link to the Modules or type into your browser URL - http://blackboard.cuonline.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp

GME 2000 modules must be complete by December 1, 2009

Before you proceed to the link, please read these instructions:
1. To access the modules (Blackboard CU Online), use your 6-digit PeopleSoft ID number as your username and password.
2. Once you login to the UCDenver employee-training site, please select the organization "Graduate Medical Education 2000" and select the module name on the left. The GME office will track completion of all courses.
3. If you wish to "test-out" of the module, you may take a pre test. You will only get one attempt at the pre test and you must score 80% or higher to "test-out" of the module.
4. You are not required to take the pre test. You may go right to the content by clicking on the module name.
5. If you do not take the pre test or if you score less than 80% on the pre test, you must take the post test after reviewing the content.
6. Note: a pre test is not available for Patient Safety I.

GME 2000 Modules
1. Patient Safety I (ELM)
2. Sleep Deprivation and Fatigue
3. Medical Student Assessment
4. Feedback
5. Teaching in a Clinical Setting
6. UPI Document Review: Physician Billing (Select quiz based on specialty)
7. GME Benefits

GME 3000 Modules - Fellows in Internal Medicine subspecialties in UCDenver SOM GME programs
Please use this link to the Modules or type into your browser URL - http://blackboard.cuonline.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp

GME 3000 modules must be complete by November 30, 2009

Before you proceed to the link, please read these instructions:
1. To access the modules (Blackboard CU Online), use your 6-digit PeopleSoft ID number as your username and password.
2. Once you login to the UCDenver employee-training site, please select the organization "Graduate Medical Education 3000" and select the module name on the left. The GME office will track completion of all courses.
3. If you wish to "test-out" of the module, you may take a pre test. You will only get one attempt at the pre test and you must score 80% or higher to "test-out" of the module.
4. You are not required to take the pre test. You may go right to the content by clicking on the module name.
5. If you do not take the pre test or if you score less than 80% on the pre test, you must take the post test after reviewing the content.

GME 3000 Modules
1. Critical Assessment of the Literature
2. Health Information Technology
3. Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
4. Clinical Ethics
5. Medical Genetics
6. Quality Assessment and Quality Improvement
7. Preventive Medicine (Behavioral Medicine)
8. Pain Management
9. End of Life and Palliative Care
10. Physician Wellness and Impairment