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University of Colorado Medical Genetics and Genomics

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
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Getting in

How it chooses

  • Applicants apply through ERAS, and the program fills its positions only through the NRMP Main Residency Match, with no positions offered outside the match.

Who started, by class

Started 20251 on record · 1 international · 1 published before starting
  • Manesha PutraAirlangga Univ21 papers · 12 first author · 4 case reports · 2 reviews
Started 20242 on record · 1 US MD, 1 international · 2 published before starting
  • Maxwell SummerlinGeorge Washington University Medical School3 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report · 2 reviews
  • Maria RodriguezColegio Mayor De Nuestro Senora Del Rosario1 paper

Training

3 training sites.

Months at each site

  • Children's Hospital Colorado18 mo
  • University of Colorado Hospital6 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Fellowship2
  • Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship2
  • Family Medicine Residency1
  • Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship1
  • Pediatrics - Medical Genetics Residency1
  • Pediatrics Residency1

Where graduates work now

  • Children's Hospital Colorado4
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center1
  • Colorado Permanente Medical Group PC1
  • Denver Health Medical Center1
  • Duke University Hospital1
  • Oregon Health & Science University1

Research

705 papers by its people, 21,085 citations

  • 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

Life

$80k to start, $86k by PGY-3.

Pay by year

  • PGY-1$80,025
  • PGY-3$85,841

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.

More programs at University of Colorado School of Medicine

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  • Medical Biochemical GeneticsPositions: 2
  • Molecular Genetic Pathology (Multidisciplinary)Positions: 1

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