December 4, 2025

DISCLAIMER: This article is NOT REAL. Well, it is real in that it does exist, but it doesn’t contain factual information. It is made up for the purposes of entertainment. And isn’t that the real truth? Probably not. Press Conference, Verona, Wisconsin Thank you for coming, everybody. I am a random employee of Epic Systems […]

A Midwestern Start with Mountain Dreams – Hi, my name is Kate! I’m a fourth-year medical student at Rocky Vista University in St. George. I grew up just outside of Springfield, Illinois, and went to college in Michigan. Most recently, I moved to Utah for medical school, where I met my husband, Nick, who’s also in family medicine.

From Ukraine to Utah – I grew up in Ukraine during a time of significant social and economic change, which deeply shaped how I see medicine and community health.

Roots and Early Inspiration – I grew up in New Baltimore, Michigan, on Lake St. Clair, in a family of five children living in the house our mom grew up in. Our family has always been very close, including several generations of extended family, friends and neighbors.

When Deirdre Amaro, MD, walked into her first autopsy as a medical student, she didn’t expect to feel wonder. The case was messy, quite literally.

Schedule and CME accreditation info available at utahafp.org/education/cme-ski CME & Ski 2026

It was another great year at the annual AAFP Congress of Delegates (COD). UAFP members are always well-represented by their elected representatives, and this year’s delegates were no exception. This year’s congress was held Oct. 4-6 in Anaheim, California.

The AAFP National Conference for Students and Residents is now called FUTURE, reflecting the exciting path ahead for medical students who will shape the next generation of family physicians. Held every July in Kansas City, FUTURE is the nation’s largest residency fair, featuring representatives from nearly every family medicine residency program in the country, along

Thank you for your service to the UAFP Board!