Archive for September 2022

Practice: I have been in practice since 2014 at the Intermountain Saratoga springs clinic. Residency: Utah Valley Family Medicine Residency A bit about Dr. Sullivan: I grew up in Hyrum, Utah and was the youngest of five kids. Growing up, I played every sport that I could, and eventually settled on playing tennis, basketball, and…

by UAFP Alternate Delegate, David Cope, MD Wednesday was the final day of the 2022 Congress of Delegates for the American Academy of Family Physicians. With the concern that two years’ worth of work was going to have to be dealt with prior to adjourning the congress, all were relieved that the matters were dealt with…

by UAFP Delegate, Thea Sakata, MD Tuesday was an exciting day today in setting organizational policy at the Congress of Delegates. Due to the pandemic, much of the business of the 2021 Congress was carried forward into this year, including Utah’s resolution to have the AAFP advocate for abolishing the slavery exemption clause in the…

by UAFP Delegate, Jordan R. Roberts, MD Because of COVID-19, for the previous two Congress of Delegates there were special sessions where reference committees heard resolutions and submitted their recommendations via consent calendars, but no general debate was heard. This year, in addition to debating resolutions submitted for this congress, we heard debate on extracted…

by UAFP CEO, Maryann Martindale After two years of virtual Congress of Delegates (COD), doctors and staff executives from around the country were happy to return to in-person proceedings; this year in our nation’s capital. At each Congress of Delegates, resolutions are presented by each state chapter, debated during reference committees, and voted on during…

by UAFP Alternate Delegate, Kirsten Stoesser, MD I am pleased to provide an update following the first day of the 2022 AAFP Congress of Delegates (COD) in Washington, D.C.! The conference runs this year from Sept 19-21, and it presents a welcome return to in-person attendance, following two years of virtual meetings. The Utah delegation…

Practice: I currently work at Intermountain Draper Clinic, a small suburban family practice clinic with 3 docs and 1 PA, hopefully about to bring on another provider in the next couple of months. I just started a half time position in informatics with Intermountain as well. Residency: Utah Valley Family Medicine Residency A bit about…

By Saphu Pradhan, MD, FAAFP UAFP President The Utah Medical Association House of Delegates (UMA HOD) meeting is an annual opportunity for representatives from individual physician groups with membership in the UMA to represent their specialty’s association, county of residence, training entity, or other medical organization, to guide the direction of the UMA in issues…

CHFM is currently accepting applications for the 2022 CHFM Student and Resident Essay Contest. The Center for the History of Family Medicine (CHFM) at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Foundation is sponsoring its second essay contest for medical students and residents. Possibilities are wide open – the scholarly essays must simply cover a topic…

Practice: I am a faculty physician in the U of U’s Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, and am co-director of the Family Medicine Clerkship of the Spencer Eccles Fox SOM. I spend almost half of my time teaching Med students and residency; let me know if you’d like to join our amazing group of…