Dr. Connors is the Program Director of the University of Colorado Internal Medicine Residency Program, the Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Medicine, and an Associate Professor of Medicine in the division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. He earned his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan, his MD from Tulane, did residency and a chief year at the University of Colorado, and fellowship in pulm/crit at Johns Hopkins before joining the faculty at Yale. He moved to the University of Colorado in 2017 and has led the internal medicine residency program since that time. It is apparent in speaking with Dr. Connors that for him, medical education is more of a calling than a career – and he has spearheaded progressive reforms at the residency level during his tenure. These include the formation of a 4+4 schedule, building in research time for residents, and doing away with 28-hour call and extended duration shifts. Today, we discuss the past, present, and future of medical education and our training infrastructure, how it can and should change, and how to continually find joy in academic medicine and education.

Dr. Connor's Faculty Page: https://som.cuanschutz.edu/Profiles/Faculty/Profile/26859

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-       Bejan Saeedi

-       Joe Behnke

-       Michael Sayegh

-       Carey Jansen

-       Nielsen Weng

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-       Brian Robinson

-       Mary Horton

-       Talia Swartz

-       Chris Williams

-       David Schwartz

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