In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Anna West, workforce development coordinator for the Primary Care and Rural Health office, appeared on a Fox 13 news segment to shed light …
Lawyer embraces a life of social work and service
The pathway of recovery from chronic mental illness and substance use is rarely linear. According to Jared Powell, LCSW at First Step House, some individuals are too unstable to tolerate …
Loan repayment programs balance pay gaps
The Office of Primary Care and Rural Health highlights Dr. Rene Valles during Mental Health Awareness Month. Dr. Rene Valles, a psychiatrist at Davis Behavioral Health, works with acutely suicidal …
Three tips to support employee mental health
Loan repayment programs help serve Utah’s behavioral healthcare needs Nearly 3 million Utahns live in an area with insufficient mental health professionals, yet Utahns experience higher-than-average rates of suicide and …
Grant recipient expands infusion services for indigenous and rural residents in Southeastern Utah
Despite a heavy workload as the sole pharmacist at Blue Mountain Hospital, Shane Gurley embraces the versatility of his job. “The coolest thing about rural medicine is the opportunity to …
Grant recipient empowers Latina patient using culturally competent care
Ashley Jensen, a physician assistant at Exodus Healthcare Network in Magna, Utah is a recipient of Utah’s Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance program grant. “Student loans are a mental weight …
Success Story: Eastern Rural Health
Tonya Boren is a Nurse Practitioner in Trauma Care at Uintah Basin Clinic in Eastern Rural Utah. Tonya speaks about her experiences as a Nurse Practitioner in Rural Utah, and …
Success Story: Moab Regional Hospital
Lauran Prest is Psychiatrist, D.O. at Moab Regional Hospital. Lauren describes challenges in Rural Health, and what her scope of work entails. Lauren states that some of her duties include: …
Success Story: Gunnison
Meet Dr. Cutler Frandsen, DMD, Gunnison, Utah. Dr. Frandsen describes meeting community needs in Rural Utah, as well as challenges faced while paying off student debt. Meeting the community’s needs: …
Success Story: Family Medicine
Dr. Craig Batty is a D.O. of Family Medicine at Ashley Regional Medical Center, in Vernal, Utah. Dr. Batty speaks on serving Rural Communities in Utah, and the challenges he’s …
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