Archive for June 2022
Member of the Week: Dr. Brian Zehnder
Practice: Medical Director and chief strategist for Exodus Healthcare Network, a multispecialty private company whose vision is to be a catalyst in the blessing of hope, health and prosperity for Magna and her neighbors. Residency: University of Utah Have you completed any additional fellowships or training? Special interest in gastroenterology, commercial real estate, and community…
Read MoreMember of the Week: Dr. Sarah Woolsey
Practice: I am currently a medical director for the Association of Utah Community Health (AUCH), a non-profit support organization for the 14 community health center (CHC) systems across the state CHCs care for underserved and vulnerable populations. I lead quality initiatives, participate in advocacy for the primary care access provided by AUCH members. I am…
Read MoreMember of the Week: Dr. Gabriela Walsman
Practice: I am a solo practitioner working at Grateful MD Direct Primary Care (DPC) this model allows me to provide more time and effort on caring for my patients because we use a simplified method of payment for services. Grateful DPC is located in Taylorsville Utah, and provide preventive, acute and chronic medical care services…
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Two Utah Family Medicine Residents Selected for AAFP Family Medicine Leads Emerging Leader Institute
As the health care field grows increasingly complex, there’s an ongoing need to develop leaders in family medicine: Medical skills and leadership skills are both required to successfully guide this in-demand specialty into the changing future. To meet this need, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Foundation sponsors the Family Medicine Leads Emerging Leadership…
Read MoreMember of the Week: Dr. Andrew Garrison
Practice: I work with Community Health Centers, Inc (CHC), as a physician, and also serve as CHC’s medical director. CHC is Utah’s largest Federally Qualified Health Center, with around 40 providers historically serving around 50,000 patients. Our practice is focused on caring for the underserved; 50+% of my patients do not have insurance, 60+% are…
Read MoreUAFP Statement on Recent Gun Violence
These past few weeks have been especially tragic with shootings in Texas, New York, California, Oklahoma, and by the time this is published, there will likely be more to add to that list. The Utah Academy of Family Physicians extends its condolences to all those who have been victimized by gun violence. This unending and…
Read MoreMember of the Week: Dr. Brinton Woods
Practice: Currently in practice at the Intermountain Healthcare Kaysville Creekside Clinic Residency: Brown University – Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island A bit about Dr. Woods: I grew up in Taylorsville, Utah. Went to college at the University of Utah and medical school at A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona. Married to my…
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