Mar 29, 2024  
2009-2010 Downtown Campus Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Downtown Campus Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

At a Glance: Anschutz Medical Campus


Students*

Graduate School:
  †Students below are shared with the Graduate School
 
School of Medicine: 1,297
  Medical Students Subtotal: 620
  DPT Students Subtotal: 137
  †Graduate Students Subtotal: 354
  MPAS Physician Asst Students Subtotal: 120
  Nondegree Students Subtotal: 66
School of Dental Medicine: 221
  Dental Students Subtotal: 200
  Undergraduate Dental Hygiene Students
      Subtotal: 21  
College of Nursing: 650
  DNP Students Subtotal: 38
  †MS, PhD Graduate Students Subtotal: 198
  Undergraduate Students Subtotal: 414
School of Pharmacy: 605
  PharmD Students Subtotal: 551
  †Graduate Student Subtotal: 54
Colorado School of Public Health: 226
  MPH Students Subtotal: 92
  †Graduate Student Subtotal: 58
  Nondegree Students Subtotal: 76
Anschutz Medical Campus Total: 2,999
 

Faculty-FT*

AMC Total: 1,842
  Dental Medicine: 64
  Medicine: 1,617
  Nursing: 65
  Pharmacy: 58
   Public Health: 38
 

Degree Programs

GRADUATE SCHOOL
§ Programs below are shared with the Graduate School
SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE
  Dental Surgery: DDS
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
  Biochemistry: PhD§  
  Biophysics and Genetics: MS, PhD§  
  Cell and Developmental Biology: PhD§  
  Clinical Science: MSCS, PhD§  
  Experimental Pathology: PhD§  
  Child Health Associate/Physician Assisstant: MPAS  
  Medical Science: BS  
  Medicine: MD  
  Microbiology and Immunology: PhD§  
  Neuroscience: PhD§  
  Pharmacology: PhD§  
  Physical Therapy: DPT  
  Physiology: PhD§  
COLLEGE OF NURSING
  Nursing: BS, MS§, DNP, PhD§  
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
  Pharmaceutical Sciences: PhD§  
  Pharmacy : PharmD  
  Toxicology: PhD§  
COLORADO SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  Analytic Health Sciences: PhD§  
  Biostatistics: MS§  
  Public Health: MPH  

    
         
   

 

    
    
    

At A Glance: Anschutz Medical Campus
 

Student Organizations

Academy of Students of Pharmacy/ASP-APHA
All aBout Couples—ABC
Alternatives in Science
American Association of Dental Education
American Association of Women Dentists
American Society of Clinical Pharmacy
American Student Dental Association
American Medical Student Association/AMSA
Christian Health Fellowship
Colorado School of Public Health Student Council
Colorado Society for Health-Systems Pharmacists
Colorado Student Nurses Association
Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative
  Medicine Student Interest Group (CAIMSIG)
CU Student Nurses Association (CUSNA)
Cycling Team
Dental Student Council
Dental Student Fraternities: Alpha Omega,
  Delta Sigma Delta
Emergency Medicine Interest Group
Graduate Student Council
Health Professionals for Social Responsibility
Medical Student Council
Melomania—HSC Orchestra
National Community Pharmacists Association
Nutrition and Preventive Health Student
  Interest Group
Oyate—Diversity Student Council
Positive Approaches to Wellness for Students
  (PAWS)—use of animals/pets in therapy
Pharmacists for Christ
Pharmacy Student Council
Phi Delta Chi—School of Pharmacy
Phi Delta Epsilon—School of Medicine
Phi Lambda Sigma/Alpha Xi Chapter—
  Pharmacy
Phi Rho Sigma
Prism—GLBTI and Supporters
Reproductive Health Interest Group
Rho Chi—Pharmacy Honor Society
Rural Health Network
Sigma Theta Tau—International Honor Society of Nursing, Alpha Kappa Chapter-At-Large
Silver Society—Child Health Associate/
  Physician Assistant Student Society
Student Academy of the American Academy
  of Physician Assistants (SAAAPA)
Student Interest Group in Neurology
Student National Medical Association
Student National Pharmaceutical Association
Student Senate—HSC Student Governance
Students for Global Health
 

Bragging Rights

U.S. News & World Report, America’s Best
  Graduate Schools: See At A Glance: UC Denver .
One of the country’s most selective schools
  of dental medicine.
Colorado’s only School of Medicine.
Region’s only school of public health.
The College of Nursing instituted the first
  nurse practitioner and school nurse
  programs in the U.S.
College of Nursing had the first doctor of
  nursing practice (DNP) program in the
  Rocky Mountain region, and one of the
  first 10 DNP programs in the U.S.
Medical students collectively donate 22,000
  hours of community service each year.
The Child Health Associate/Physician
  Assistant Program is the only pediatric
  physician assistant program in the country.
The College of Nursing has a 30-year history
  of distance education—with more than
  50% of courses available online today.
Sidney Altman, PhD, 1989 Nobel Price
  Winner in chemistry is an alumnus of the
  Graduate School.
College of Nursing PhD program initiated in
  1978 with over 200 graduates worldwide in
  nursing research and leadership positions.
   
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rankings
In 2008, the School of Pharmacy ranked third
  in percentage of PharmD faculty with NIH
  funding; third in the nation for NIH individual
  grant awards per PhD faculty; and ninth
  in the nation for total NIH funding.
Together with its five affiliated hospital partners,
  the School of Medicine ranks fourth of 75
  public medical schools in the country for
  NIH research expenditures (14th of 125
  among all U.S. medical schools).
Physical Therapy Program has provided 60
  consecutive years of accredited physical
  therapy education.

*Fall 2008 end-of-term enrollment data           ‡Fiscal Year 2007-2008 data