NCFM Medical Student Rotations

General Information
Fourth-year medical students from many U.S. medical schools complete rotations at North Colorado Family Medicine (NCFM). NCFM offers rotations in  Outpatient Family Medicine, as well as subinternships in Inpatient Adult Medicine, Inpatient Obstetrics/Newborn, and Inpatient Pediatrics. 

We look forward to your application for a medical student rotation. We have always enjoyed the presence of medical students, and feedback we have received from medical students indicates they have found their time at North Colorado Family Medicine to be an educationally rewarding experience.

If you have any questions or comments please e-mail or call (800) 336-6236.

• Requirements
  • U.S. Medical School
  • Fourth year medical students
  • Best score on USMLE/COMLEX will be considered.  Minimum passing scores of 200 on USMLE or 500 on COMLEX. 
  • Proof of Health Insurance
  • Proof of HIPAA training
  • Completed background check offered through Banner Health 
  • Official medical school transcript (copy is acceptable) 
  • Letter from administrative individual (Dean, Dean of Student Affairs, etc.) of the sponsoring institution indicating the applicant is a student in good standing
  • Letter from medical school verifying coverage of sponsoring institution's liability insurance at a minimum of $1 million per claim and $3 million aggregate
  • Due to the fact that medical student space is limited and the program is committed to assisting Colorado with its health workforce needs, students who apply to this program should have the potential to be resident physicians in the State of Colorado. This means the student could potentially become a licensed physician in Colorado by their second year of postgraduate training. Please visit the Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners web page for further information.
• Scheduling the rotation
  • Medical students are not accepted for rotations occurring in June and July.
  • Rotations are four weeks in duration.
  • All medical students will be restricted to a maximum of four weeks.
  • All rotations begin on Mondays at 8:00a.m. (holidays excepted)
  • Maximum of three days scheduled absence during the four week rotation. (excluding weekends)
• Supervision
  • Medical students will be on service with family medicine residents as their immediate supervisors. Faculty attending physicians (family physician, internist, and/or obstetrician/gynecologist) will have ultimate supervisory responsibility.
• Expectations
  • Medical students are expected to attend all resident teaching conferences.
• The program cannot monetarily compensate medical students nor their sponsoring institutions for rotations performed.

Rural Family Medicine
Third and fourth year medical students wishing to do a family medicine rotation at our Rural Training Track site in Wray, Colorado, should contact Dr. Monte Uyemura at (970) 332-4895. 

A variety of rotations in many other specialties and subspecialties are available with North Colorado Medical Center (NCMC) staff physicians. NCMC cooperates with the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine in training medical students. If you are currently not a University of Colorado or Rocky Vista student and are interested in a rotation in other specialties or subspecialties, please contact North Colorado Medical Center staff physicians individually.