Medical Sciences
Our new curriculum moves away from traditional medical education, with two years of basic sciences followed by two years of clinical training. Instead, the medical sciences are interleaved throughout the pre-clerkship phase, the clerkship phase, and the post-clerkship phase in order to help reinforce for our students the integral connection between the medical and clinical sciences.
There are twelve medical science content areas in the Trek curriculum: gross anatomy, embryology, histology, radiology, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, microbiology, immunology, biochemistry, cell biology, and genetics. These run longitudinally through the curriculum.
Content Directors for Anschutz Medical Campus Students
Katherine Frasca, MD
Microbiology
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Aimee Bernard, PhD
Immunology
Immunology & Microbiology
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Nicole Draper, MD
Pathology
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Cory Gritton, PhD
Anatomy
Cell and Developmental Biology
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Matt Zuckerman, MD
Pharmacology
Emergency Medicine-Medical Toxicology and Pharmacology
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Ilana Kafer, MD
Radiology
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Arun Kannappan, mD
Physiology
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Lisa Lee, PhD
Histology, embryology, and cell biology
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Jenna Bodmer, MD
Pathology
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Denver Pinto, MD
Radiology
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Stephanie Tow, MD
Anatomy
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Content Directors for Fort Collins Regional Medical Campus
Greg Amberg, PharmD, PhD
Physiology, Pharmacology
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Ilana Kafer, MD
Radiology
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Nicole Kelp, PhD
Biochemistry; Pathology
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Ellie McNutt, PhD
Anatomy
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Zach Throckmorton, PhD
Histology; Embryology,
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Jeff Wilusz, PhD
Microbiology
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Adam Chicco, PhD
Physiology
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Mission statement
Students will learn the principles of diverse scientific disciplines – from anatomy to microbiology to pharmacology – in the context of organ system-based courses and in concert with clinical training. This facilitates students’ ability to apply scientific knowledge to patient cases in the classroom and the clinic.