The CU Anschutz School of Medicine continues to boost its standing in the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research rankings, moving to No. 8 among public medical schools in the nation and to No. 21 among all medical schools, with half of its 18 clinical Departments landing in the top 15. Annual Blue Ridge rankings are determined by total funding granted from the National Institutes of Health to researchers at U.S. medical schools and their departments.
For more than two decades at CU Boulder and a decade at CU Denver, the Learning Assistant model has strengthened classroom learning by empowering students to serve as peer mentors and instructional leaders. Now, thanks to a CU Next system award, that impact is expanding systemwide – including at UCCS – marking a new chapter for the nationally recognized approach. Watch the video to see how the Learning Assistant model is evolving at CU – and why it continues to shape the future of teaching and learning.