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University of Colorado School of Medicine Medical Genetics and Genomics/Pediatrics

Residency · Aurora, CO

Sponsored by University of Colorado School of Medicine · Director Aaina Kochhar

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Class size
1
Visas
J-1
PGY-1 salary
$80k2026 to 2027

Red flags

  • New program. Its ACGME accreditation is initial, so few classes have trained here.

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

How it chooses

  • Applicants apply through ERAS and are ranked in the NRMP Match, and the program offers no positions outside the match.

Medical schools

  • Colegio Mayor De Nuestro Senora Del Rosario, Bogota
  • Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
  • University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
  • University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Medicine

Training

4 training sites.

Months at each site

  • Children's Hospital Colorado39 mo
  • University of Colorado Hospital5 mo
  • Denver Health Medical Center4 mo

Research

50% of current residents have a paper since 2023

2 of 4, 2 papers between them

  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research

People

Leadership

  • Aaina KochharProgram Director
  • Farrah RajabiAssociate Program Director
  • Shawn McCandlessHead, Section of Genetics and Metabolism

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Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 90°, winters fall to 18°. About 47 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.0M people live within 20 minutes of Children's Hospital Colorado by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,860 a month within 10 miles of Children's Hospital Colorado.

Hazards

  • Hail
  • Winter storms
  • Lightning
  • Cold waves