A program launched in 1970 as “a grand social experiment” aimed at increasing access to health care has been a resounding success. The Utah Physician Assistant Program focuses on medically...
In our everyday verbal and written communications, the inconsistent use of professional titles for men and women has become a behavioral norm stemming from cultural, implicit, unconscious bias. We can...
As Huntsman Mental Health Institute marks a half year after dedication, CEO Mark Rapaport, MD, provides a progress report on its accomplishments and outlines HMHI’s vision to better treat and...
After a period of consistent decline, we are experiencing a steady increase in coronavirus cases in Utah. These new cases are translating into new hospitalizations. Recent transmission rates, which measure...
Since the School of Medicine organized a core group of medical education faculty in 2018, there has been a wonderful evolution among this highly-engaged community of educators. This month's virtual...
After a period of low and stabilizing cases, hospitalizations, and deaths from coronavirus, we are starting to see a bit of an increase in these numbers in Utah. These are...
The trend of clinical health care in a patient's home is rapidly expanding. It is more convenient, easier to access, and consumer-centered. As diagnostics continue to improve, patients will be...
As we prepared to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to our patients and providers, we aimed to do it rapidly but also equitably throughout the community we serve. As an institution...
A partnership between the Healthy U Medicaid program and the Intensive Outpatient Clinic tailors care to the specific needs of medically complex patients, while reducing costs and increasing efficiencies. The...
Groundbreaking for the HELIX complex kicks off construction of a building where faculty and staff can more effectively teach, discover, and care as teams. As Workspace Taskforce Committee Chair Sam...
We are seeing continued slow declines across our state and nation in large part due to widespread vaccination efforts. We continue to encourage everyone to protect themselves and their neighbors...
The brutal murder of George Floyd one year ago awakened the reality of anti-Black racism across the country. As eyes have been opened to everyday racism, individuals and institutions are...
At the Moving Forward Town Hall on May 14, 2021, nearly 1,000 University of Utah Health students, staff, and faculty came together virtually to take a collective deep breath and...
Rachel Hess, MD, MS, Louisa A. Stark, PhD, and Martin Tristani-Firouzi, MD, join U of U Health's prestigious H.A. and Edna Benning Medical Society in recognition of their demonstrated commitment...
We are finally seeing encouraging signs at the national level and a prolonged plateau in Utah of manageable levels of coronavirus. Our University Hospital realized a slight increase in COVID...