Author: fammedvitalsigns

This is the official blog for the Family Medicine Residency which is housed within the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah. If you have questions, please email us at fmvitalsigns@hsc.utah.edu

God took your only child – Choosing words for our patients’ stories

September 13, 2017

  Osman Sanyer MD As a teaching family physician, I am frequently asked, by friends, students, and colleagues working in other areas of medicine, to share my thoughts on which skills and traits best define the specialty of family medicine. My customary response is, I suspect, fairly similar to the response that would be offered … More God took your only child – Choosing words for our patients’ stories

Why Utah?

September 1, 2017

Our Intern Residents were recently asked the question, “Why Utah?” Below are the responses from our Madsen Clinic Interns… China Cox: My couples match partner, Justin, and I really wanted to live somewhere new for a while, and residency provided a great time-limited opportunity to do just that. Neither of us had to compromise on … More Why Utah?

Why Utah?

August 25, 2017

Our Intern Residents were recently asked the question, “Why Utah?” Below are the responses from our Sugar House Clinic Interns… Robin Brown: I’ve been a lifelong Pacific Northwesterner and I was feeling the pull to try something new. I was attracted the the warmth, kindness and openness of the current residents, to Dr. Van Hala’s … More Why Utah?