North Colorado Family Medicine is a great place to train if you want to become an excellent Family Doc who can thrive in any environment. Since 1973, we’ve trained well-equipped physicians who practice across the country and around the world. We offer five distinct programs that share a common core curriculum and a shared mission: to develop excellent family doctors who are competent, compassionate, and ready for anything.
NCFM's 5 programs offer 11 total categorical positions per year:
If you are interested in any of our specific programs, you must apply separately to each NRMP number. You may apply to, interview with, and rank as many of our programs as you wish. Applicants interested in the Sunrise Program, the Hospitalist Program, or either of our rural programs must also apply to the Core Program.
Learn more about applying by reviewing below.
The criteria to interview include:
Letters of invitation to interview will be sent out as applications are received and reviewed. Interviews will begin mid-October and continue through mid-January.
International Medical Graduates
IMG applicants must also apply through the ERAS residency application system. All medical graduates invited to interview must be eligible for licensure in Colorado during their second year of residency. For international medical graduates this requires:
IMG applicants will not be considered by North Colorado Family Medicine until satisfactory documentation of post graduate medical training has been received. It is the applicant's responsibility to provide this information. Our sponsoring institution does not offer visa sponsorship.
*The physician licensing requirements in the State of Colorado are likely changing. We will continue to re-evaluate our eligibility criteria. If you have questions about Colorado physician licensing please refer to the Board of Medical Examiners.
How to Apply
North Colorado Family Medicine participates in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) application process. Your dean's office at your school will have information on how to apply to our program through this system.
NCFM offers 11 total categorical positions per year across our five programs. Each program has its own number of designated match slots (Core – 5; Sunrise – 2; Hospitalist – 1; Wray – 1; Sterling – 2). If you are interested in any of these program sites, you must apply separately to each NRMP number.
You may apply to, interview with, and rank as many of our programs as you wish. Applicants interested in the Sunrise Program, the Hospitalist Program, or either of our rural programs must also apply to the Core Program.
Only applications received through ERAS will be considered.
Signals will be accepted by NCFM and considered for interview offers but will not be used for ranking purposes.
Applications will be reviewed holistically and in their entirety starting the day ERAS opens to programs. Invitations to interview will be sent on a rolling basis through Thalamus starting within the first few days after ERAS opens to programs.
Interviews will be held between mid October through mid January. Both virtual and in-person options will be offered.
Positions for the first-year class are filled each year through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Main Residency Match and/or Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP).
We adhere strictly to NRMP rules and do not discriminate with regard to sex, race, age, color, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, disability, or any other applicable legally protected status. All members of the recruitment and selection committee (including but not limited to application reviewers and interviewers) complete implicit bias training.
Direct Applicant Inquiries to:
North Colorado Family Medicine
Attn: Program Office
1600 23rd Ave.
Greeley, CO 80634
(970) 810-2800
Fax: (970) 810-2820
Program Coordinators:
Interviews are conducted virtually or in person for the CORE Program, Sunrise Community Health Center Program and Hospitalist Program from Late October through January.
Interviews for the Rural Training Track Program in Wray and Sterling are conducted in person.
Example of Interview Day:
Current Salaries
Residents training in family medicine at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colorado, are employees of Banner Health. All Banner Health employees are required to undergo a pre-employment drug screen and a criminal background check. Residents work under the terms and conditions of an annual training agreement effective July 1 through June 30. Through state funding, Wray and Sterling rural residents are paid an additional stipend of $1,000 per month after moving to their rural sites.
Residents are employees of Banner Health, and these are the benefits you can expect with some minor changes anticipated year-to-year.
Paid Time Off and Leave
Paid time off and leaves = 25 days
License and Registration Fees Paid
Professional Memberships Paid
CME and Technology
Banner Benefits
Additional Benefits
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