Eric Coleman received a B.A. (1987) from the University of California at Davis, an M.P.H. (1991) from the University of California at Berkeley, and an M.D. (1992) from the University of California at San Francisco. He completed his residency (1993–1995) in primary care internal medicine and fellowship (1995–1998) in geriatric medicine at the University of Washington. In 1998, he joined the faculty of the University of Colorado at Denver, where he is currently professor of medicine and head of the Division of Health Care Policy and Research and director of both the Care Transitions Program and the Practice Change Leaders Program.