For the past eight years, Kirsten Stoesser, MD, has served as Program Director for the Family Medicine Residency Program. During her tenure, she has guided the program through some of...
The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine is very pleased to announce the appointment of Bernadette Kiraly, MD and Jim VanDerslice, PhD as joint holders of the T. H. Morton...
As mental health care increasingly shifts into primary care settings, the University of Utah’s Family Medicine Residency Program is evolving to ensure its residents are prepared to meet this growing...
Misha Fotoohi, MD, is a 2023 graduate of the University of Utah’s Family Medicine Residency Program. She currently serves as an attending physician and hospitalist at a 180-bed community hospital...
We are excited to announce that Michael C. Flynn has been appointed as the Interim Director of the Utah Health Research Network (UHRN), the Practice-Based Research Network within the Department...
After completing the University of Utah’s Family Medicine Residency Program earlier this year, three members of the Class of 2025 chose to continue their careers within the University of Utah...
For years, the University of Utah’s Family Medicine Residency has partnered with Community Health Centers (CHC). Residents rotate through CHC clinics and gain experience in various specialties, particularly labor and...
Family medicine providers are often the first point of contact for patients experiencing mental health challenges, especially in outpatient settings where psychiatric support may be limited or unavailable.
On September 4, 2025, the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (DFPM) gathered at Salt and Olive for its annual Faculty Appointment, Review, and Advancement (FARA) Awards Reception.
John Barrett, MD, has been appointed to the George D. Gross, MD, and Ester S. Gross, MD, Presidential Endowed Chair at the University of Utah’s Department of Family and Preventive...
Aaron Bia hoped that his path through medicine would eventually take him back home. And when the day finally came, the good news spread quickly through the Navajo Nation in...
Last month, the University of Utah’s Division of Family & Community Medicine proudly celebrated the Class of 2025 at its annual Residency and Fellowship Graduation. Surrounded by family, friends, faculty...
A group of distinguished leaders from the University of Utah’s Department of Family & Preventive Medicine (DFPM) recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in Capitol Hill Day and advocate...
On April 17, 2025, the Medical Student Education team gathered at the University Guest House to celebrate the 15 graduating medical students who matched into a Family Medicine residency program.
On April 16, 2025, the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine (DFPM) Education Committee hosted its 7th annual Education, Research, and Community Engagement Summit...
Medical students from the University of Utah’s Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG)— with the support of Medical Student Education Program Manager Ashley Crompton, Family...
We are excited to announce some changes to the leadership team within the Division of Family and Community Medicine which will take place July 1, 2025.
The Division of Family & Community Medicine (DFCM) at University of Utah Health is part of a statewide initiative to improve colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates and improve early detection...
The University of Utah’s Department of Family & Preventive Medicine (DFPM) ranked second in the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) annual...
On March 12, 2025, the Division of Family & Community Medicine hosted the 5th annual Dr. Sarah Hawley Memorial Lecture. The annual lecture commemorates and celebrates the life and interests...
