Denver Health is a Level 1 academic health care facility. All full-time physicians are members of the University of Colorado School of Medicine faculty.

As University of Colorado faculty members, Denver Health physicians also conduct extensive research, much of it focused on improvements in clinical care. Denver Health doctors receive an average of $30 — $35 million annually in research funding to further high quality health care for all. Research funding comes from foundations, trusts, grants, government agencies, private corporations and individuals.

Many of Denver Health physicians are renowned in their fields for their innovative new approaches to solving medical dilemmas. Denver Health is a training site for medical residents in 28 specialties, and offers on the job training in 22 allied health care fields.

Physicians, healthcare providers and research staff members at Denver Health are involved in various studies to keep on the cutting edge of medicine, clinical care and science.

Recent research funding:

• The annual 330 Grant from Heath Resources and Services Administration, to fund community health centers
• Denver Health has a grant to train 9,000 Colorado health care workers for biological disaster response.
• Denver Public Health has a grant to provide services to HIV/AIDS patients in primary care, dental care, transportation, mental health, pharmacy and substance abuse treatment services from the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Denver Health has numerous funded research projects.