Our Residents

Learn more about our residents and resources to assist you during your time with North Colorado Family Medicine.

Current Residents

• Class of 2025
• Class of 2026
• Class of 2027 

Salary 

Current Salaries

• First year: $60,302
• Second Year: $62,864
• Third Year: $66,143

Residents training in family medicine at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colorado, are employees of Banner Health. All Banner Health employees are required to undergo a pre-employment drug screen and a criminal background check. Residents work under the terms and conditions of an annual training agreement effective July 1 through June 30.

Benefits 

Paid Time Off and Leave

Paid time off and leaves = 25 days

• 15 days paid vacation
• 5 days paid personal/sick days
• 5 days paid continuing medical education (CME) days
• Maternity/paternity leave
  • Option 1: PTO + elective away month (child development) = 6 weeks off
  • Option 2: Leave of absence - time made up at end of third year
  • Option 3: Combination of Options 1 and 2

License and Registration Fees Paid

• State of Colorado Physician Training License (intern year)
• State of Colorado Physician License (second year of residency)
• American Board of Family Medicine In-Training Exam (yearly)

Professional Memberships Paid

• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
• Colorado Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)
• Colorado Medical Society
• Weld County Medical Society

CME and Technology

• 5 days CME
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Up to $1,000 yearly reimbursement for conference expenses, USMLE Step 3 exam, National Practitioners Data Bank Self-Query, DEA registration, clinical textbooks, journals, medical software and medical electronic media
• Up to $250 one-time reimbursement for PDA/smart phone

Banner Benefits

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  • Coverage for residents and dependents
  • Health insurance
  • Pharmacy insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
• Life insurance
  • Residents and dependents coverage equal to one times your base pay provided
  • Additional coverage is available to resident & dependents
• Disability insurance
  • Short term disability
  • Long term disability
• Malpractice insurance - provided by residency
  • $1 million / $3 million including "tail" coverage
• Retirement Plans
  • 401k: Matching funds up to 4% after first year of employment
  • Immediately vested
• Flexible spending account available
  • Health care
  • Dependent care (day care)
• Legal plan

Additional Benefits

• Meals provided while on call
• Pager service
• Lab coats with laundry
• Free parking at clinics and hospital
• Employee discounts