Built for CU SOM applicants — a Public MD (allopathic) school in Aurora, Colorado, founded 1883. Its graduates most often match into Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Family Medicine. Personal statement, experiences, and signal strategy — reviewed by editors who've sat on selection committees.
Integrated organ-systems curriculum with early clinical immersion; located on the Anschutz Medical Campus alongside a freestanding children's hospital and cancer center; strong rural/underserved medicine focus.
MD (allopathic) — LCME-accredited
Located in Aurora, Colorado · Public institution
Founded in 1883
The specialties CU SOM students most commonly enter, based on the school's published match lists.
See CU SOM's full published match list →Areas of academic and clinical strength frequently highlighted in residency applications.
Three concrete moves we'll work through with you — calibrated to the specialties CU SOM students target.
Personal statement: anchor your story in the MD (allopathic) training model and patient mix that defines CU SOM — the same qualities that make the school distinctive. Reviewers can tell when a school's culture is reflected in the writing, and when it's not.
Experiences section: prioritise the rotations, research, and service that signal fit for the specialties CU SOM graduates most often enter — Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Family Medicine — and for whatever you're targeting beyond them.
Signal & program list strategy: balance reach, target, and safety programs based on where MD candidates from Colorado historically interview and match.
Competitiveness and match data for the fields you're targeting.
View all →GuideStructure, openings, and AAMC rules for the ERAS PS.
Read more →GuideSignals, geography, and reach/target/safety tiers.
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View all →We'll pair you with a reviewer who's served on residency selection committees in your target specialty. Personal statement, experiences, and signal strategy — line-edited against the bar that program directors actually use.
School data sourced from CU SOM official site and published match outcomes.