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Residency Brochure PDF File
PDF of 2007-08 brochure*

Online Residency Brochure
º  Applying to Our Program
º  Program & Curriculum
º  Training Future Pediatricians
º  Program Features
º  Teaching Facilities
º  Subspecialties
º  Residents
º  Rotation Schedule
º  Teaching Rounds & Conferences
º  Benefits in Brief
º  About Denver
º  Social Events

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º  Opportunities in Resident Research
º  Bioterrorism Course
º  Breastfeeding Basics
º  Pediatric Career Info

 
Pediatric Residency Program
Social Events

Resident Fun
Chiefs' "Best Picks" for Fun





Resident Fun

Mountain Fun Events sponsored by the Department include the Intern Barbecue, Holiday Party, Skit Night, Professor's Challenge, and the Annual PL-3 Recognition Dinner. Coverage is arranged for PL-1s on Intern Day Off, for all residents for the Holiday Party and Skit Night, and for PL-3s for their dinner. Off-campus retreats are held yearly. Residents arrange a weekly informal social event.

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Chiefs' "Best Picks" for Fun

Best Day Trips

Maroon Bells Celestial Seasonings Tea factory (Boulder)
Coors Brewery
(Golden)
Fat Tire Brewery (Fort Collins)
Garden of the Gods
(Colorado Springs)
Georgetown Loop Railroad
Pikes Peak (Colorado Springs)
Rocky Mountain National Park (Estes Park)
Royal Gorge (ride train or white-water raft)
US Olympic Training Center (Colorado Springs)


Best Evening/Weekend Outings

Red Rocks Botanical Gardens
Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Denver Zoo
Jazz at the Park (City Park on Sundays in the summer)
Museum of Contemporary Art
Red Rocks (Concerts)
Washington Park


Professional Sporting Events

Coors Field Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Crush (arena football)
Colorado Mammoth (lacrosse)
Colorado Rapids (soccer)
Colorado Rockies

Denver Broncos
Denver Nuggets


Best Skiing/Snowboarding

Skiing Arapahoe Basin
Beaver Creek
Breckenridge

Copper Mtn.
Keystone
Steamboat
Vail
Winter Park


Best Athletic Events

Courage Classic Bolder Boulder (10k run)
Cherry Creek Sneak (5k run)
Colorado Colfax Marathon
Courage Classic (3-day, 150-mile bike ride)
Elephant Rock Century (100-mile bike ride, et al)
Moonlight Classic (20-mile night bike ride)
Ride the Rockies (advanced 6-day, 400-mile bike ride)
Susan G. Komen - Race for the Cure (5k run)


Best Annual Events

Cinco de Mayo in Civic Center Park Cherry Creek Arts Festival (Cherry Creek North - July)
Great American Beer Festival (downtown - late September)
National Western Stock Show and Rodeo (Denver - January)
Renaissance Festival
(Larkspur - summer)






 
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