The US News and World Report is the premier US measurement for many graduate programs. Each year in mid-spring, the publication ranks graduate programs across the country on a variety...
The Utah Medical Orchestra is a volunteer ensemble for the University of Utah healthcare community. It invites faculty, staff, students and community members to participate in rehearsals and performances, helping...
Congratulations to the 2023 UAFP (Utah Academy of Family Physicians) Residency Leadership Award winner Dr. Rich Wolferz! This award is given based on nominations of faculty, residents, and staff. The...
Knowledge is key for addressing global health challenges, and the best way to advance that knowledge is to center research at the community level, allowing local individuals and institutions to...
Global Public Health, a program housed in DFPM’s Division of Public Health, is known locally and internationally for its top-tier training programs and collective expertise in community-based health interventions and...
We would like to give MPH Student Ida Tovar a massive shout-out for her accomplishments in receiving a $10,000 mini-grant for her project, Elevating Health of Populations and Providers: Applying...
“The research poster summit provides a valuable opportunity for learners in DFPM to showcase their work to students and faculty in other areas of the department, with whom they might...
The Society for Research into Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) recently named DFPM Department Chair Kolawole S. Okuyemi, MD, MPH the inaugural winner of the Pebbles Fagan Award.
The Global Public Health program at DFPM has a worldwide outreach, regularly sending learners to distant countries to learn the practice of research in the field as well as receive...
Class 52 students recently participated in Project Homeless Connect at the Salt Palace. The event was organized to provide support and resources to individuals experiencing homelessness in the community.
Many people use dry shampoo in their normal routine, stretching the days between washing their hair in the shower. In October of last year, the Food and Drug Administration found...
Rachel Ceballos, PhD, was recently announced for new appointments at HCI and DFPM. From an announcement sent by HCI on March 17, 2023. We are thrilled to announce that Rachel...
The impact of global climate change touches every aspect of modern living, and healthcare is no exception. Amidst the many health challenges created by a changing climate, there is a...
We want to give a massive shout-out to Esther Chun-Pin Chang and the other members of Dr. Mia Hashibe’s Research team for their hard work in completing many research publications...
2023's lecture series was supported by DFPM's Family Medicine Residency Program, Intermountain Health Care’s Continuing Medical Education Committee and the U’s Department of Pediatrics.
Research is a prime mission of the university: in large part, the most visible output of academic work is the steady publication and dissemination of new ideas and methods. The...
The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine is pleased to announce the appointment of Bernadette Kiraly, MD to the position of Division Chief for the Division of Family Medicine. Dr...
The Transgender Health Team in the University of Utah Health System is a patient-oriented group dedicated to providing multidisciplinary gender health care for patients across Utah and beyond.
In February of 2021 Don and Kathy Pedersen, alumni of the University of Utah’s Physician Assistant Program (UPAP), established the Don Pedersen Endowed Chair in the Division of Physician Assistant...
Industrial hygiene is defined by OSHA as the “science and art devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of those environmental factors or stresses arising in or from the...
Contraceptive care is a vital aspect of many patients’ health, and yet accessing that care can be challenging. Limited availability of contraceptive providers, cultural stigmas, financial barriers, and coverage gaps...
The scholarships are handed out yearly to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students in Utah whose commitment to equity advances the principles of inclusion and justice taught by civil rights...
The project will support collaborations across a broad community of nonprofit agencies and academic experts, expand and improve the training of Family Medicine and Pediatrics residents at the University of...