Pub. 6 2022 Issue 2

Thank you for your service to the UAFP Board! Executive Committee Saphu Pradhan, MDPresident  Michael Chen, MDPresident-Elect Chad Spain, MD, FAAFPImmediate Past President Lynsey Drew, DO, FAAFPTreasurer At-Large Shannon Baker, MDCraig Batty, DOJohn Berneike, MDMarlin Christianson, MDZoe Cross, MDAmy de la Garza, MDNicholas Hanson, MDTiffany Ho, MDMatthew Johnston, MD, FAAFPBernadette Kiraly, MDMarlana Li, MD, FAAFP […]

There’s a lot going on in our world right now. The challenges of the COVID pandemic have changed, but the strain it has caused and continues to cause is palpable to all of us in varying degrees. Like many of you, I have spent considerable time reflecting on ways to move forward, focusing on how to provide excellent care for patients and how to thrive personally and professionally. This has been no easy feat.

Unless you’ve been in space for the past few years, you are well aware of the divides we are seeing in this country. I have heard the same question over and over again: “Has it ever been this bad?”