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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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

It’s that time again! The 2023 American Academy of Family Physicians Congress of Delegates begins this week in Chicago. As in previous years, resolutions were submitted by state chapters and debated during virtual reference committees. During this week’s general session meetings, resolutions will be voted on, bylaws will be updated, and delegates will vote to…

Last week was the AAFP Student and Resident National Conference in Kansas City. Students come from all over the United States to meet with and learn about residency programs prior to the match. This is a really important conference that helps attract top students to come to Utah for residency and then stay to work…

Twice a year, UAFP publishes a print and online journal for our over 1100 members across the state of Utah. Our Spring/Summer 2023 issue is available online now. Special thanks to all those who contributed to this issue! If you have an idea for an upcoming issue, please fill out this form to be considered.…