An increasing number of female physicians are becoming surgeons. At U of U Health, 70 percent of general surgery residents are now women. Laura Lambert, MD, director of the General...
While universities excel at making new scientific discoveries, the expertise for turning new discoveries into clinically approved therapies often resides in industry. The University of Utah Therapeutic Accelerator Hub brings...
The School of Dentistry is taking deliberate steps to encourage more women to pursue the profession and create an environment where they feel welcome. Prospective students are drawn to flexible...
We continue to see a consistent increase in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Utah and the U.S. As of yesterday morning, Utah had one of the highest positivity rates in...
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...
