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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.…

The Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine is looking for volunteers to serve on their Interview Committee. Below is the service description and time commitment for the Interview Committee.   Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) –Interviewers will meet applicants one-on-one virtually via Zoom through the AMP Interviewer portal. Interviews are accessed from a laptop or PC (dual…

Practice: I’m currently an Assistant Professor at University of Utah Family Medicine Residency Program – one of two faculty who continues to practice full-spectrum family medicine (inpatient, outpatient and obstetrics). I also work with the School of Medicine as a Domain Expert in Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. My major passions are womxn’s health, LGBTQ+…

Practice: I work at Cope Family Medicine/Ogden Clinic in Bountiful, right close to Lakeview Hospital. We have 5 docs and 4 midlevels at our location. We offer Primary Care and Urgent care and have on site lab draw, x rays, counseling, and diabetes education. I enjoy working with all primary care populations including Medicare and…

Over the past few weeks UAFP members have been involved in service projects in an effort to connect with their local communities! Hygiene Kit and Food Drive for Community Action Services and Food Bank in Provo, UT The holidays are a perfect time for us to recognize what things we are thankful for and how…

Practice: I worked for twenty years with Premier Family Medical, originally Tri-City Medical in Pleasant Grove, Utah. I did OB and admissions at American Fork Hospital. I now work at Premise Health in an outpatient Family Medicine clinic, no call or after hours, three days a week in Utah County. Residency: Pueblo, Colorado A bit…

Practice: I am currently the Division Chief for Family Medicine at the University of Utah, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. Although I have a lot of administrative responsibilities, I still practice part-time at the Sugarhouse Health Center in Salt Lake City. I also supervise family medicine residents and health sciences students during their training.…

Interested in becoming a Qualified Medical Provider or a Limited Medical Provider with the Utah medical cannabis program? This video will help you: Understand the difference between the QMP program and the LMP program.  Learn what the qualifying medical conditions are for cannabis use in Utah.  Find out which types of medicinal dosage forms of…

The Utah Department of Health and Human Services is creating a long COVID surveillance system and we are depending on clinicians to use the long covid ICD-10 code (U09.9) to allow us to track this condition. ·       Long COVID is a syndrome comprising a wide range of symptoms that impacts approximately one in five people who…