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
By Jose Rodriguez, MD Like many of the residents, medical students and faculty at the University of Utah School of Medicine, I too am new to the area (sort of). I left Utah in 1993, after completing my BA in Latin American Studies at Brigham Young University, for medical school at Cornell, in New York … More Creative Arts Journals
By Becky Abbey I am now three weeks into what is likely the most difficult rotation of residency thus far. The rotation is called “newborn baby care 24/7”, also know as the “being a brand new mom rotation.” So far, this rotation has had the cutest patients, OK actually just one patient, of any … More The Most Challenging Rotation of Residency
By Susan Cochella, MD, MPH Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP, and her team at the University of North Carolina have developed a data-driven tool that Utah can use to deliver more value by strategically planning the healthcare workforce. I learned about her work from a colleague on an advisory board in Florida when I asked if … More Delivering Value and Health through Workforce Plasticity
By Jason Lippman, MD For a century, the white coat has been the symbol of the medical doctor. Today, the vast majority of medical schools in the US begin with a White Coat Ceremony. There, the fledgling, future doctors stand together and recite a modified version of the Hippocratic Oath before being called up one-by-one … More Coats and ties: A consideration of professional attire in the medical field.
By Amy Locke Burnout is a popular topic of discussion among health care professionals, but preventing it often eludes us. While burnout is common in many professions, it is particularly present in healthcare. It is estimated that about half of all physicians in the United States suffer from burnout with numbers rising rapidly. Burnout is … More Physician Wellness and Resilience
By Katie Fortenberry, PhD I’m just coming out of two years of sleep deprivation. Due to some sleep apnea issues (hopefully finally resolved), my now two-year-old daughter slept like a newborn until this summer. Which means, like the mom of a newborn, I was up every three hours at night for the last two years. … More Living while Sleep Deprived
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