CAPA Conference

The Colorado Mesa University Physician Assistant Program will be donating all the money raised to Roundup River Ranch. Roundup River Ranch is a western Colorado based organization that offers fun camp experiences for children with serious illnesses and their families. Any donations made to this organization makes the summer camps possible for these kids.

Roundup River Ranch

8333 Colorado River Road
Gypsum, CO 81637
Phone: 970.524.2267
https://www.roundupriverranch.org/

Our Mission
Roundup River Ranch enriches the lives of children with serious illnesses and their families by offering free, medically-supported camp programs that provide unforgettable opportunities to discover joy, friendships, and confidence.

Our Vision
Roundup River Ranch provides free, year-round programs and camp experiences to all children with serious Illnesses and their families from the extended Rocky Mountain region. Our campers experience the true joys of childhood through old-fashioned camp fun as they make friends, try new activities and simply be happy, worry-free kids. Parents have the peace of mind of knowing that our camp is a respectful, safety-conscious, medically-supported place, staffed by incredible employees, volunteers and renowned medical professionals. We also offer a welcoming place for the entire family to join in the fun and live in the happiness of the moment. Roundup River Ranch is a positive, long-lasting, life-enhancing experience for campers, their families, volunteers, staff, and the community. Through camp programs, we help children and families create a world of possibilities.

The CMU PA Program offers a student-centered curriculum that has a unique emphasis on training compassionate and competent PAs to be ambassadors of wellness in their careers and communities. Our program places emphasis on wellness promotion and disease prevention for the individual patient and the community.

Starting every January, the program is a rigorous 27-month, full-time, on campus program consisting of 112 credits. The CMU PA Program curriculum is designed to educate future clinicians with the knowledge and skills to be agents of excellence and innovation in the delivery of quality healthcare to the communities of Western Colorado and beyond.