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Practice: My current practice is the Intermountain West Valley Clinic which opened in 2016. It started with Dr. Cordell Watson and myself and has now grown to six family medicine providers. It’s been so rewarding to see our practice grow and serve a very diverse community, often with complex social and medical needs.Residency: I trained…

Practice: University of Utah South Jordan Health CenterResidency: Utah Valley Family Medicine Residency A bit about Dr. Chen: I was born at the University of Utah Hospital and have been a Ute ever since. I did undergrad and medical school at the University of Utah and then crossed the Point of the Mountain to do…

In an effort to highlight our amazing family medicine physicians in Utah, UAFP is highlighting a different member each week. We hope that this can help our members get to know each other better and facilitate networking and support opportunities. To kick off this new feature, we wanted to introduce you to our President-Elect, Dr.…

To start off; at this point we are still planning to hold this event. However, our planning committee made up of family physicians met to discuss enhancing our safety protocols and how to move forward given the present uncertainty around the virus.  The safety of our guests and our staff is incredibly important. We have been looking forward…

Dr. Leisha Nolen, State Epidemiologist On Thursday, December 9, 2021, State Epidemiologist, Dr. Leisha Nolen joined us for a one-hour presentation and Q & A on the risks and benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine for primary care providers and public health professionals. Download PDF of Presentation Slides here

The Utah Department of Health is seeking physician representation on two state Child Care Licensing Committees: the Residential Child Care Licensing Advisory Committee and the Child Care Center Licensing Committee. The committees are an opportunity for clinicians to assist the Utah Department of Health in maintaining high quality child care delivery while gaining knowledge into child care issues. There…

The MMI is designed to assess communication skills, specifically verbal and nonverbal skills that cannot be measured by standardized exams or transcripts. The  MMI typically consists of four very short interviews pertaining to the following Teamwork & Professionalism; Compassion & Service Orientation; Motivation, Preparedness for Medicine & Personal Awareness; and  Social & Cultural Awareness. Volunteers…