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Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine combines excellence in teaching, research, and clinical expertise to train tomorrow's physicians for the rapidly changing world of medicine. With a faculty of more than 1,000 physicians and researchers and 23 clinical and basic science departments, our medical school trains the majority of Utah physicians, offering:
- MD degrees
- physician assistant training
- residencies
- fellowship specialty training
- degrees in public health
- degrees in medical laboratory science
We are widely recognized for interdisciplinary research in the genetics of disease, cancer, biomedical informatics, infectious diseases, and other areas of leading-edge medicine.
Physician Assistant Program Extends Rural Health Care
For more than a decade, residents of a former fundamentalist Mormon stronghold had no access to health care. driven by the dire need in their remote community, local leaders fought to open a clinic.
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Student-Led Clinics are Good for Everyone
Student-led clinics bring accessible health care to under-resourced communities while augmenting new med school students' education. That's why we're making them an integral part of the MD program.
Landmark gift from Eccles Foundations
The University of Utah today announced a landmark gift of $110 million for its School of Medicine from the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation and the Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation.
Med School's Most Important Day
Commencement is only the second most important day of medical school. The first is a day held on the same Friday in March, everywhere in the county: Match Day.
Ultrasound on a Smartphone
This handheld probe replaces a $200,000 ultrasound device, allowing doctors to see ultrasound scans on a tablet. In 2021, we gave one to every one of our medical school students.
Upcoming Events
June 13, 2023
Geriatrics Division/GRECC Translational Research Grand Rounds - Cancelled
Geriatrics Division/GRECC Translational Research Grand Rounds, Presented by: CME Eligible?:&...
June 13, 2023
Meet The Research Education Office: Building Community Through Service, Education and Research
Every other month, the Clinical Trials Office will sponsor Research Professionals Grand Rounds. These meetings...
June 13, 2023
Morbidity and Mortality
The intent of M&M is to analyze medical errors using a systems-based approach, identify error reduction ...
June 13, 2023
M&I Faculty RIP
M&I Faculty RIP Event Contact Name: Kim Springer Event Contact Phone: ...
June 13, 2023
CANCELLED - Occupational Trauma and Grief Peer Support Group
Each meeting we will take a moment to honor patients who have died in the preceding 2 weeks, and then will be ...
June 13, 2023
Occupational Trauma and Grief Peer Support Group
Each meeting we will take a moment to honor patients who have died in the preceding 2 weeks, and then will be ...
Donate to the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
This School of Medicine Alumni Association Fund is used to support medical student programming, student scholarships, and alumni outreach. It provided start-up funding for the Student Emergency Fund and the Wellness Program. It also funds special requests from the Dean of the School of Medicine, finances speakers for CME and other training, and helps cover housing costs for the Rural Utah Underserved Training Experience for students doing rotations in rural communities around the state.