Goals
There are three primary goals for the proposed Grand Junction Clinical Branch Campus (GJCBC)
- Increase the number or physicians practicing nationally, in Colorado, and on the Western Slope
- Provide exceptional Western Slope training for 48 medical students.
- Improve access and quality of care to communities and patients on the Western Slope
3 Stage Plan for GJCBC - Presentation
Our Leadership
Richard D. Krugman, MDVice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean UCD SOM
- Board Certified Pediatrician; internationally renowned expert on child abuse and neglect; elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2005
- Chair of Association of American Medical Colleges
- Boards of Directors: Princeton University, Hasbro Children’s Foundation, Denver Health Medical Center
- 17 1/2 year tenure as dean; 35 years on faculty
- President of University Physicians, Inc. ($275 million budget)
Rob E. Feinstein, MD
Senior Associate Dean of Education
- Director of Development for UCD SOM Grand Junction Clinical Branch Campus
- Professor of Psychiatry
- Vice Chairman of Clinical Education and Evidence Based Medicine UCD SOM Department of Psychiatry
David West, MD
Interim Associate Dean Grand Junction
- Interim Associate Dean UCD SOM Grand Junction Clinical Branch Campus
- Director of St Mary’s Hospital Family Practice Residency Training Program
News Articles on GJCBC
Grand Junction Free Press - Medical School Training in GJ?, February 22, 2008
Montrose Daily Press - Health and Fitness, February 25, 2008
Grand Junction Sentinal - Fiscal Rx Needed, February 26, 2008
Grand Junction Sentinal - CU Denver Med School Seeks Funds, February 26, 2008
Grand Junction Sentinal - Support Sought, February 26, 2008
KrexTV.com - Proposed Med School Could Have Huge Impact, February 26, 2008
KJCT8.com - Possible Solution to Doctor Shortage in GJ, February 26, 2008
Multimedia Coverage on GJCBC (may required appropriate media player)
KCFR.org - Filling the Doctor Gap in Rural Colorado (audio)
