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MLK Day Celebrations in Utah
While this by no means an exhaustive list of the service projects, activities, and celebrations taking place in Utah to recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, these are some excellent opportunities to take part in. Let us know if we’re missing something here! Martin Luther King Day Beloved Community Celebration Monday, January 15, 2024,…
Read MoreAAFP Foundation Grants in Action
by Chad Spain, MD, FAAFP I’ve been fortunate enough to be the recipient of three Family Medicine Chapter Alliance Grant Awards (formerly AAFP Philanthropic Family Medicine Consortium Grants) in the past five years that have gone toward projects dedicated to bettering our community – this one is selfishly the most meaningful. Before my grandma passed…
Read MoreUtah Med Students – Want to attend CME & Ski?
UAFP has up to 10 scholarships for students attending any of the three medical schools in Utah; Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University – Southern Utah Campus, or University of Utah School of Medicine AND who are current members of AAFP to attend CME & Ski free. The Details: We do ask that…
Read MoreChronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Screening and Management Learning Collaborative
Comagine Health is currently recruiting clinics/providers for a chronic kidney disease learning collaborative. Comagine Health is a portfolio program sponsor through ABMS and they are offering MOC Part 4 certification for providers who participate in this QI project. This intervention will also help clinics meet the 2023 performance period CMS measure 951v1 Kidney Health Evaluation…
Read MoreUniversity of Utah School of Medicine Representative – Annie Galt, MS3
Hometown: Helena, MT Best thing about Utah? The mountains! Favorite way to de-stress: Hit the slopes 🙂 Fun fact: My identical twin sister is also in medical school at UW! Why family medicine? I love the longevity with patients and broad scope!
Read MoreAAFP Congress of Delegates – Day 4
The last day of the Congress of Delegates started off with delegates voting for a new president-elect. While awaiting the results of this vote, the Congress dealt with the remaining resolutions. We heard mostly supportive testimony for the resolutions our chapter had proposed asking the AAFP to advocate for hospitals to grant trained family physicians…
Read MoreAAFP Congress of Delegates – Day 3
October 26th at COD in the Books! Day three of the AAFP Congress of Delegates started with a report to the congress from executive vice president and CEO Shawn Martin. In his address, Martin highlighted several ongoing activities of the national organization such as fighting for the G2211 code that, if allowed to go into effect as planned…
Read MoreUtah Food Bank Human Race
Join the UAFP Team and Support the Utah Food Bank this Thanksgiving! Want to get those miles in early so you can enjoy the rest of the day with family and friends AND support the Utah Food Bank? Join the Utah Academy of Family Physicians Team for the Utah Food Bank Human Race again this…
Read MoreAAFP Congress of Delegates – Day 2
Day Two of COD: Fire up the Sausage Maker, and Watch the Snake Eat It’s Own Tail! Greetings from Day Two of the AAFP Congress of Delegates! Today marked the start of organizational policymaking, with remarks from president Tochi Iroku-Malize, president-elect Steven Furr, and speaker Russel Kohl, who demonstrated his evergreen talent for filling technical…
Read MoreAAFP Congress of Delegates – Day 1
Greetings from Chicago for the 2023 AAFP Congress of Delegates! Congress kicked off events yesterday afternoon with the Town Hall. This is a low key meeting were the current executive leaders of AAFP make some brief statements on what the Board has been working on over the past year. The topics included AI/technology, GME funding…
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