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My name is Lynsey Drew, and I am a family medicine physician. Across Utah, family physicians are delivering babies, managing chronic conditions, and supporting patients through life’s most difficult moments. My own practice is focused on caring for older adults in a skilled nursing facility, but I am proud to represent a specialty that provides cradle-to-grave care…

Practice: I currently practice in an urgent care setting at the InstaCares through Intermountain. Even though it’s an acute care environment, I feel very fortunate that our clinics are equipped with strong support systems. This includes the ability to obtain advanced imaging like CTs, labwork, and also allows us to reach out to care managers…

Practice: As of January 13th, 2025 I opened up a private practice focused on Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine. I am the current medical director of Advanced Wound Care & Hyperbaric specialists serving the community of Layton, Utah. Residency: University of Wyoming – Cheyenne, where I completed my Rural Family Medicine residency Any additional fellowships…

Practice: I run a small clinic called Healthspan Utah that focuses on primary care, prevention, hormone health, and personalized care. It’s a membership model that allows me to spend real time with my patients and work on long-term goals like energy, longevity, and feeling good in your body again. My practice is located in Heber…

Last week, AAFP held the Family Medicine Advocacy Summit (FMAS) in Washington, D.C., with UAFP CEO and member of the AAFP Commission on Federal and State Policy, Maryann Martindale in attendance. It was a quick but productive few days, meeting with legislators, learning from AAFP and other various policy and elected representatives about the current…

Practice: Working in Ivan‘s Utah family medicine with an emphasis in G.I. issues like IBS, chronic abdominal pain. Residency: Boise Idaho and a rural track in Jerome/Twin Falls Idaho A bit about Dr. Harmon: I grew up in Taylorsville, Utah in a middle class family. I served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ…

By Kelcy Brock, MPA – Utah Office of Substance Use and Mental Health *This article was originally published in Issue 1 of the Utah Family Physician, the official journal of the Utah Academy of Family Physicians. Links to resources in the article are included in the text. The Utah Department of Health and Human Services…

Utah’s own Dr. Kyle B. Jones was featured in AAFP’s Family Doc Focus this month for Mental Health Month. The following was originally published in AAFP’s Family Doc Focus feature. May 13, 2025, David Mitchell — Although roughly one-fourth of U.S. physicians experience clinical depression, few feel comfortable talking about it. Fears related to the licensing and…

Practice: I enjoy full spectrum family medicine in Tooele County from newborns to great-grandparents I also provide OB care including deliveries, Newborn nursery rounding at the local hospital, EGDs and Colonoscopies, and opioid use disorder treatment. Residency: Southern New Mexico A bit about Dr. Heywood: I was raised in Magna, Utah. Attended the University of…

Whether you are a MS1 student interested in exploring what a specialty in family medicine looks like or a family medicine resident hoping to network with other residencies in the U.S., FUTURE is a fantastic learning and networking experience! The AAFP Foundation and UAFP Foundation would like to help offset the cost of attending. Take a few minutes…