JJ Cohen Mini Med School
JJ Cohen Mini Med School
JJ Cohen Mini Med School
JJ Cohen Mini Med School
JJ Cohen Mini Med School
COAHEC presents the JJ Cohen Mini Med School
Since 1989, Mini Med School at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical campus has educated and thrilled audiences of all ages and interests throughout Colorado and beyond with presentations by renowned doctors on topics ranging from chronic medical conditions to current and emerging medicine.
It is a series of eight lectures on basic science as it relates to medicine and is presented by medical doctors from the CU Anschutz School of Medicine.
The 8-week lecture series is split into two semesters. The Fall semester has four lectures on Wednesday evenings in October, while the remaining four occur in April during the Spring semester. Each semester includes a “Frontier’s in Medicine” presentation.
2025-2026 Program Schedule
Wednesdays from 7-8 PM
Fall Semester: October 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2025
Spring Semester: April 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2026
October 2025 Schedule | |||
| Location | Date | Session Title | Presenter |
In-person and Virtual | October 8, 2025 | A day in the clinic with a child neurologist | Chris Latimer, MD
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In-person and Virtual | October 15, 2025 | Why The Hype About Hypertension? | Dr. Rodriquez, MD |
In-person and Virtual
| October 22, 2025 | Understanding and Treating Diabetes | Dr. Douglas Speedie, MD |
In-person and Virtual
| October 29, 2025 | Let's Talk about Death | Liz Gundersen, MD |
All in person sessions will be on the CU Anschutz Campus.
ED2N, Room 1102
13120 E. 19th Ave., Aurora, CO 80045
Interactive CU Anschutz Campus Map
Can't make it to the Anschutz Medical Campus in-person? Check out the following site locations near you!
Southeast Colorado Area Health Education Center
Rawlings Library
100 E Abriendo Ave,
Pueblo, CO 81004
Held in Bret Kelly B.
Janeel Valdez
Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center
Commons Building
701 Camino Del Rio,
Suite 219,
Durango, CO 81301P
April Sandman
Western Colorado Area Health Education Center
Meeker
Pioneers Medical Center
100 Pioneers Medical Center Drive,
Meeker, CO 81641
Amy Peck MSN, RN
Georgia Hoaglund
San Luis Valley Area Health Education Center
Anita Martinez
Front Range Area Health Education Center
Eric Stevens
Centennial Area Health Education Center
Melissa Jensen
Meet our Presenters!
Christopher Latimer, MD is one of the General Child Neurologists, and Assistant Professors of Pediatrics and Neurolog at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and Children's Hospital Colorado. He completed Medical School at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey, then residency training in Pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA, followed by Child Neurology residency training at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. He see patients throughout childhood and adolescence, with a variety of neurologic conditions/concerns, and has a special interest in patients with Vestibular and Balance Disorders, as part of the Balance Clinic with ENT, Physical Therapy, and Audiology at Children's Hospital Colorado.
Dr. Rachel Rodriguez is a family medicine physician; practicing in Lone Tree, Colorado since 2017. She attended medical school at CU School of Medicine (where she was blessed to have been taught by the one and only Dr. JJ Cohen, whose brilliance and passion for education led to the development of The Mini-Med School) and completed her residency at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. Her favorite part of her job is spending time with her patients and additionally she wears the hats of Physician Informaticist and the Associate Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs for the Department of Family Medicine. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and has been a 5280 Top Doc since 2024.
Dr. Doug Speedie is a semi-retired doctor with 48 years of experience.
Dr. Speedie’s experience includes serving as an ER Doc and spending more than two decades in a West Slope Internal Medicine practice, with extensive experience in hospitals and the ICU. He served for 12 years as a Medical Director at Rocky Mountain Health Plans, an insurance company, and was responsible for quality review for both the West Slope and the Front Range. Finally, he has over six years of experience as a PACE Medical Director, caring for the poor and elderly with disabilities. He has served on several nonprofit boards, including CPHP, a statewide board, and WCAHEC on the West Slope. He was Chairman of the Delta Health Board in Delta. Obtained an MBA to understand the business of medicine better. Has been an Assoc. Prof for CU Health teaching Med Students and Residents, as well as more recently PA students from CU and CMU. He’s the proud owner of dogs for eight overlapping generations; there are many life lessons to be learned from Dogs.
Currently, he volunteers as a SHIP and SMP counselor, helping people with Medicare Issues and Fraud, Error, and Abuse in the medical system.
Liz Gundersen, MD is a dedicated physician committed to advancing patient care and medical education. With a background in internal medicine, Dr. Gundersen believes, “Everyone has a story. I believe in learning people's stories so I can treat them as whole people and partner with them in their care.”
Dr. Gunderson is an associate professor in internal medicine, practicing at the UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital. Her specialty is in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
She attended medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University (2000) and completed her residency at the University of Massachusetts Program, Family Medicine (2003) and fellowship at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2013).
In addition to her work with patients, Dr. Gundersen is the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.