At the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, we address current and emerging health care needs by educating health care professionals, conducting basic and applied research, and implementing state-of-the-art clinical and community-based health services. The Department houses the Divisions of Family Medicine, Physician Assistant Studies, Public Health, and Occupational and Environmental Health.
We strive to provide a science-based framework by which individuals and communities can access the best health outcomes, and to train skillful, competent clinicians who serve their communities with compassion, knowledge, and experience in the best of contemporary healthcare practice.
The University of Utah Physician Assistant Program received a $1,201,656 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals...
The program commenced in Antigua, where students engaged in intensive medical Spanish training at the Ixchel language school, benefiting from personalized 1:1 sessions with experienced language instructors.
Dr. Sundwall was an esteemed colleague and a fierce advocate in the fields of public health and primary care. He was a pioneer of public health policy, making significant contributions...
Kathy Pedersen has devoted her greater than 40 year career to enhancing Global Health and raising awareness of the Physician Assistant (PA) profession.