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by Katherine Hastings The first time I heard about the STFM Emerging Leaders Fellowship was while I was struggling to write a letter of intent for my application for a position with the University of Utah. I was trying to explain why they should invite me to join their faculty group fresh out of … More STFM Emerging Leaders Fellowship and Learning to Transition Gracefully
by Osman Sanyer For over a decade, I’ve had the opportunity to spend three or four days in Kansas City in the summer heat of late July or early August. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) National Student Conference is an opportunity for medical students interested in Family Medicine and Family Medicine residency … More Meeting the Next Great Generation of Family Docs: The AAFP National Student Conference
by Susan Pohl Each summer those of us in residency education experience a bittersweet time of transition. Our seasoned third year residents graduate and begin their chosen career. A new class of first year residents arrives and starts the residency educational cycle. It is a busy time for faculty. We spend hours orienting our new … More How Health Care Teams Resemble Star Trek
Editors Note: The Institute of Medicine released a report on graduate medical education on July 29th. As with all posts on this blog, this viewpoint represents the opinion of the author and not necessarily the University of Utah Family Medicine Residency. More information about the report can be found here. by Kyle Bradford Jones The … More IOM Recommendations Can Help What Ails America
by Ann Clark My first rotation as a senior Family Medicine resident was this past July at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center, more affectionately known as “The Reg”. With three months under my belt as an intern at the hospital, I felt as ready as I ever would be to take on the challenge of … More Evolving into a Senior Role: a resident shares her experiences supervising residents and students
by Kyle Goerl What a year! As I write this blog post, I am sitting in the shoes of someone at the culmination of his medical education. I finish my Sports Medicine fellowship recently, and it is hard to believe that this year is, for all intents and purposes, over. To be certain, I don’t … More Report from the Field: Sports Medicine Fellowship
Family Medicine Vital Signs 