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Practice: I’m currently the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at Noorda-COM in Provo. We currently have MS1’s and MS2’s and have already begun interviews for next fall. Most of my time has been spent building our core and adjunct faculty ranks, creating lecture content, working with area hospitals and health systems as we gear up…

RSV is a common virus which can cause serious illness in young children. RSV season occurs in UT each year, usually between December and April. The COVID 19 pandemic and infection control measures implemented during the pandemic have changed the timing of these seasonal outbreaks. This has important consequences for when to start passive immunization…

UAFP’s Annual Meeting was held this year at Thanksgiving Point. We are so glad to be able to host this event in-person once again and see so many physicians at every stage of their careers; from those early in their medical school journey to those semi-retired. We were also excited to kick off our 75th…

Practice: I work at the Intermountain Draper Family Practice Clinic, and still do a few Instacare shifts per month for variety. I found my passion in preventative care medicine, and really enjoy and value long-term relationships with my patients. Residency: Utah Valley Family Medicine Residency A bit about Dr. Christensen: I am a long-term Utah…

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…