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Member of the Month – March: Dr. Colson Healy
Practice: I work full-time for Intermountain Healthcare at their Sunset Clinic in St. George, Utah. I practice mainly adult primary care and geriatrics. I am also an adjunct professor of primary care at Rocky Vista University in Ivins, UT, teaching clinical skills to 1st year medical students. Residency: Southern Hills Hospital in Las Vegas, NV…
Read MoreArthritis Learning Series in Utah
Improving Musculoskeletal Health: From Screening to Treatment Join Comagine Health for an asynchronous learning series that breaks down how your clinic can measure, assess and improve upon existing protocol for arthritis screening and diagnosis. This series of four self-paced modules is for clinicians, support staff and community health workers looking to improve musculoskeletal health for patients in…
Read MoreMember of the Month – February: Dr. Namealoha Sells Hekekia
Practice: Majority of my time now is spent teaching our next generation of physicians and oversee the clinical years at Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine. We are in the final stages of getting our primary care clinic up and running and will see patients 1-2 half days a week. I enjoy taking our students to…
Read MoreCongratulations 2025 Poster Session Winners
UAFP hosted another student & resident poster session in conjunction with our CME & Ski conference. Nine groups of residents and students presented their research to our judges and attendees at the conference and all of them did an outstanding job. Thank you to our judges and to our Poster Session sponsor, Comagine, for providing…
Read MoreHow YOU Can Raise Your Voice for Family Medicine in 2025
UAFP is preparing for what may be one of the most impactful legislative sessions yet. Now more than ever, we need Utah family physicians to learn how to speak out on behalf of their profession, their patients, and public health. UAFP has a number of ways you can be engaged: Engaging with legislators is a…
Read MoreResident and Med School Student Scholarships Available for Family Medicine Advocacy Summit
Take an active role in shaping family medicine’s future when you come together with peers at the AAFP Family Medicine Advocacy Summit (FMAS), taking place Sunday-Tuesday, June 22-24, 2025. Whether you’re a first-time attendee or an advanced advocate, you’ll learn tactics for being a specialty champion. Plus, you’ll flex your skills when you lobby directly with members of Congress to…
Read More2024 Utah Fam Med PAC Endorsed Candidates
Dear UAFP Members, The UAFP Political Action Committee (Utah Fam Med PAC) has endorsed the following candidates for the 2024 general election. These are candidates who, as elected officials, have shown strong support for the important issues that directly affect family physicians and/or their patients. If these candidates are in your voting district(s), we encourage…
Read More2024-25 Match Resources
Download the AAFP’s FREE Guidebook for this Year’s Match!With practical tips and expert advice to lean on every step of the way, Strolling Through the Match has been helping medical students for decades in the dash to match. As a comprehensive guide to the Match, this booklet provides reliable insight on professional development for all osteopathic and…
Read MoreUtah Academy of Family Physicians Celebrates National Family Medicine Week
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 Maryann Martindale CEO, Utah Academy of Family Physicians martindalemm@utahafp.org Utah Academy of Family Physicians Celebrates National Family Medicine WeekSalt Lake City, UT — The Utah Academy of Family Physicians celebrates National Family Medicine Week and thanks the family physicians, residents, and medical students in Utah for their commitment…
Read MoreFive Things to know About Alcohol SBI and Pregnancy during FASD Awareness Month; SBIRT Training Opportunity October 9
September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Month. This annual observance highlights the importance of talking about FASD, preventing FASD, and supporting families living with FASD. FASDs are a group of conditions that can occur in a person who was exposed to alcohol before birth. It is estimated that up to one in 20…
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