Pub. 8 2024 Issue 1

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Why Belonging Matters 6 CEO’S MESSAGE Restoring Confidence in Vaccines 7 UAFP 2024 Legislative Recap 8 2023/2024 Utah Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors 10 Graduating Residents and New Interns 12 Utah Family Medicine Match Results 14 2024 Student and Resident Awards 15 CME & Ski 2024 16 Member Spotlight: Carissa Monroy, MD, MPH 18 Resident Spotlight: Elise Blaseg, MD 20 Student Spotlight: Kamaehu Mattias 22 Taking the Pressure Off in Sports 24 PROGNOSIS NEGATIVE FDA Approves First Opioid/Benzodiazepine Combo Pill for Life Pain Disorder 26 Your Vote is Your Voice 27 14 8 24 Cover photo: A group of current and former University of Utah family medicine residents with current residency director, Dr. Kirsten Stoesser, attending the UAFP advocacy event at the state capitol. 5 |

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