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A medical professional shows off various surgical equipment at the new Primary Children’s Hospital, Miller Family Campus in Lehi, UT on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah’s Rural Primary Care Crisis Demands Urgent Action

Utah is seeing a shortage of primary care physicians and rural communities are getting hit the hardest, with some patients traveling hours to receive basic care.
By Kate Keith, News Writer | May 3, 2025

Utah’s rural communities are facing a growing healthcare crisis. There are too few primary care physicians to meet the needs of too many patients. If the current trajectory holds, health leaders warn...

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U Family Medicine Residency Sees Increase in Diversity

The University of Utah's Family Medicine Residency program changed its application process in 2019 to increase the number of medical residents from underrepresented communities. A study released in March took a look at how successful the change really was. 
By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor | June 13, 2024

  The University of Utah's Family Medicine Residency program changed its application process in 2019 to increase the number of medical residents from underrepresented communities. A study released...