Housestaff Association of the University of Colorado Hospitals
The Organization Which Represents You, the Houseofficer
Informational Links:
Education, Accreditation & Licensing
- ACGME & RRC Educational Requirements:
- The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) website
provides current accreditation requirements for all specialties and information
about Residency Review Committees.
http://www.acgme.org - Academic Information – Teaching Hospitals:
- The Association of American Medical Colleges provides
the latest information on all aspects related to teaching hospitals, data
gathered from residencies in teaching hospitals, debt management, and current
legislative news.
www.aamc.org
- Colorado Board of Medical Examiners:
- For licensing, reporting and Medical Practice Act information.
http://www.dora.state.co.us/medical/
Student Loan & Debt Information
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Select "Financial Aid review" and get PIN.
- National Medical News & Legislation:
- The American Medical Association provides current information: political
issues, legislative bills and articles of interest to anyone in the medical
field. They also have a Resident Physician Section.
www.ama-assn.org
Find your loans: Go to http://www.NSLDS.ed.gov
National News
Organizations
Medical/Humanitarian Organizations:
- For those of you with medical-social-humanitarian interests.
- Physicians for Social Responsibility
http://www.psr.org/
Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org - Professional Memberships:
- Houseofficers planning to open or join a practice in Colorado might want
to establish membership with the state and county medical societies.
www.cms.org
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GME WebPages contain useful information: insurance benefits, provider directory, current stipends, the Housestaff Manual containing policies & procedures, links to training programs, loan deferments and debt management, etc.
www.uchsc.edu/gme/ - EMPLOYEE DISCOUNTS - Housestaff are eligible for this
- discount program with no membership fee. Check the website often as it changes frequently and may have downloadable coupons - http://administration.ucdenver.edu/admin/hr/eediscount.htm
- You may contact Saleha Farooq at 303-315-2742 with questions.
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Denver Spouses of Doctors & Medical Residents Meetup Group
Current contacts for the Spouse Group:
fordusguys@hotmail.com
anagloriar@aol.com
- Housing Information - List or Seek Rentals
- www.cudenverhousing.com
University of Colorado Health Sciences Information
- Child Care Information - under Additional Services
- Place or Review Classifieds
- www.uchsc.edu/studentassistance/index.htm
- Relocating to Denver:
- Living in Denver www.uchsc.edu/gme/denverr.htm
- Denver Chamber of Commerce www.denverchamber.org
- RelocationCentral www.leasingdenver.com/
THINGS TO DO: Check out Attractions, Events, Recreation ...
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