Here are some questions to ask when considering whether to pursue a doctoral degree.. Article by Virginia Valentin, DrPH, PA-C.

The Department of Family & Preventive Medicine is pleased to announce that our search for a Division Chief for Public Health has successfully concluded with the selection of Steven E...

Dutch PA faculty and students made a return visit to the University of Utah in October 2019. Article by Jennifer Coombs, PhD, MPAS, PA-C.

The third annual Sundwall Lecture took place on Thursday, October 24th at the Crimson View room in the University of Utah’s OIpin Union Building. The lecture this year was given...

This year, sixteen volunteers took time out of their busy Forum schedules to visit McKinley Technology High School, a STEM-based school in northeast Washington, DC. Project Access is an outreach...

Please join Utah AHEC for the 4th Annual Primary Care Summit on October 18 at the Cultural Celebration Center in West Valley, UT. The Primary Care Summit is where primary...

The Department of Family & Preventive Medicine is pleased to welcome Trenton Honda, PhD, PA-C as the Chief for the Division of Physician Assistant Studies and as an Associate Professor...

The 3rd Annual David N. Sundwall Lectureship is scheduled for October 24, 2019, 6: 00 PM at the A. Ray Olpin Student Union. Mark your calendars to hear from special...

Dr. Kelly Baron was featured on the Booming Forward segment on Fox 13 Salt Lake City on August 16, 2019. She spoke about how sleep habitats can impact the health...

Congratulations to our Physician Assistant Studies faculty and students at the Dixie State Campus in St. George, UT. On Saturday, September 7, 2019 the group was recognized as the Outstanding...

One of our former post-docs recently testified in front of a congressional subcommittee regarding uranium exposures on tribal lands. Check out this testimony and several other articles he was quoted...

Join us for our upcoming Food for Thought Seminar that will be held on Friday, August 9. We will hear from our very own, Dr. Kelly Baron on sleep health...

Please join us for the 2019 Public Health and Disasters on September 23 – 24 at the Viridian Event Center. The conference is an annual, multidisciplinary national conference that brings...

This year the Physician Assistant Studies program will be hosting two Physician Assistant Student Community Engaged Evidence Based Practice Poster Sessions for both the St. George and SLC PA Classes...

Please join us for this upcoming lecture by Dr. Tammy Chang, Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan as she talks about what it is really like to be a...

The Physician Assistant Studies recently completed its 6th Annual Nepal Rotation. Dr. Jennie Coombs wrote a great article about this year’s rotation that is being featured on the front page...

NORDP Supports Academic Research Enterprise through Alliance with National Research Mentor Network. Article mentioning Kristin Eide Boman.

Have you ever considered that your sleep trackers and devices may be doing you more harm than good? Dr. Kelly Baron and her research were mentioned in this recent New...

Those were the words of the University of Utah PA program’s (UPAP’s) medical director and Pokhara site coordinator Richard Backman, MD, as he prepared our group, comprised primarily of University...

Following a $10 million increase in funding for the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program and the announcement of a PA program-specific competition late last year, the Health Resources...

Feature articles in the Journal of Physician Assistant Education allow an author to focus on a special area such as Cultural Perspectives or Exploring Medicine Through the Arts. Lessons Learned...

Congratulations to our Industrial Hygiene graduate program on being ranked #3 in the top IH programs in the nation. We congratulate and thank all who have made this ranking possible...

Each year, fifteen PA students are selected to participate in this exciting year-long fellowship, designed to explore foundations in teaching, expose students to the current educational environment, and expand professional...

Last month, the department held its Inaugural Education, Research, and Community Engagement Student Poster Summit. With more than 55 posters, the poster session was a success. Click to read more...