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 Briana Rueda, MD Personally, I find there is nothing more soothing after a long day of caring for others than to snuggle on the loveseat and get smothered with unconditional love and kibble-breathed kisses from my terrier. As it turns out, I am not alone! In fact, just the other day I had … More Who Rescued Who? -Health Benefits of Animal Interaction
By Patricia Avelar I was shadowing Dr. Kirby as he conducted a refugee screening with a woman from Somali and two of her small children. As he asked the woman general questions about her and her children’s health, she explained through an interpreter that she had three other children in addition to the two present … More Refugee Experience
Why (not) Family Medicine? is a series of posts from health care thought leaders, both inside and outside of Family Medicine. These will be posted every Friday. The participants were asked to focus on whatever they wanted in response to this question. We are glad that so many of these impressive leaders were willing to … More Why (not) Family Medicine? – Michael Magill, MD
Why (not) Family Medicine? is a series of posts from health care thought leaders, both inside and outside of Family Medicine. These will be posted every Friday. The participants were asked to focus on whatever they wanted in response to this question. We are glad that so many of these impressive leaders were willing … More Why (not) Family Medicine?–Wanda Filer, MD, MBA
By Jennifer Dailey As I sit in room 445 of the Utah Capitol building mentally prepping for my presentation to the Interim Health and Human Services Committee on Family Medicine residency expansion in Utah, I am reflecting a bit on my three years with the Utah Academy of Family Physicians (UAFP) as its director and … More Advocacy and Family Medicine: Where the Twain Shall Meet
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