Andee Carefoot, MD PGY 4
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The best co-residents one could hope for!
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Amazing faculty and program coordinator
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Diverse training in the broad scope of PM&R
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Positive hospital atmosphere
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Incredible local mountain bike trails
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Access to amazing bike trails within just a few hours in all directions
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Some of the best skiing in the country within a 25 minute drive
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Easy commute to all the hospitals
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A big city with a small town feel
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I’ve never seen so many wildflowers in one place. It changes based on the season!

Casey Fenger, MD PGY 4
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The people. Everyone here is amazing! The techs, nurses, therapist, the cooks, the baristas, attendings, fellow residents, Adriana, .... everyone!
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The great outdoors!!! Epic skiing, mountain biking, fishing, camping.... The list goes on and on.
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The new hospital is incredible. It is wonderful to have a nice place to work.
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Patient exposure. You get to see a huge variety of patients at the University and the VA.
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Adaptive sports. I love adaptive sports and the TRAILS program is the reason I went into medicine and PM&R. Its incredible to see your patients out skiing, sailing, and cycling.
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Exposure. We get significant exposure to many different areas of PM&R.
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Fun. Every here has fun and it is a great atmosphere to be a part of.
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Team environment. You get to be a part of a giant team environment. Everyone helps each other.
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Spinal cord injury care. I love SCI and knowing I would get exposure to a wide range of SCI patients was a huge draw for me.
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Have I mentioned how great all the people here are??!!

Omar Rachdi, MD PGY 3
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Excellent training in a great learning environment with truly phenomenal resources in abundance - I sometimes feel like a kid in a candy store
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There are more opportunities to do research here than anywhere else I have ever been and you also don't have to do research if you don't want to.
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My program paid for a "Rage Room" where all the residents went and broke stuff, had amazing food catered by a locally owned Black business, and this was considered part of our didactic time for the week - what better built-in wellness could one ask for?
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Great exposure from everyday 'bread & butter' medical/rehabilitation presentations to Zebras that make you scratch your head and think, "why would anyone name this disease state THAT?" haha
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The residents. My cohort consists of some of the best people I have ever met and I am grateful to be among them. We all here the "right fit" analogies for applicants & programs, but I think each one of us in my cohort BELONG here rather than 'fitting in' per se.
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The outdoors here are wonderful (all of the mountains, hiking trails, ski season, etc.) and I have also come to love the movie scene. Some of the best movie theaters I have been to are in Salt Lake City, my wife and I are so close to earning our Platinum membership for Cinemark this year, and the Sundance Film Festival is just a couple miles down the road.
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I am able to rent a house in SLC with a large enough backyard for my garden and a run for my chickens. I have four chickens (Stevie, Twyla, Moira & Jocylen) - I really don't know of many places in the country where a resident could train AND have room/affordability for chickens (eggs in this economy are worth their weight in gold)
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The music scene is pretty great in SLC, from bands like Gorillaz, the Milk Carton Kids, Metric, Cake, and much more.
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My career plans have changed throughout my time in residency multiple times and I have felt nothing but support from admin/leadership.
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One of my general philosophies I share with medical students is that "One should never want to go to a program because of any one individual, should be several people/reasons why. " Knowing that, I would say that Dr. Hansen (our PD) is possibly the one person who made me consider breaking my own rule - she is incredible and I am a better person because I am training here.

Arianna Lanpher, MD PGY 2
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Absolutely amazing co-residents from PM&R, Internal Medicine, and other preliminary programs - everyone is just the best!
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Access to the outdoors is unreal. Even if you haven't participated in some of the popular outdoor sports before everyone is eager and wiling to show you the ropes.
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A supportive program with broad exposure to all aspects of rehab
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Faculty committed to helping you grow both professionally and personally.
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Ability to take weekend trip to many different national parks.
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A growing restaurant and bar/brewery scene
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The U of U cultivates a culture that values both academic excellence and work life balance
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Did I mention you make lifelong friends here?
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The views while at work cannot be beat!
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Patient care is at the forefront
