Top 10 Reasons to Come to Utah
Top 10 Reasons to Come to Utah
Arianna Lanpher, MD PGY 3
- Absolutely amazing co-residents from PM&R, Internal Medicine, and other preliminary programs - everyone is just the best!
- Access to the outdoors is unreal. Even if you haven't participated in some of the popular outdoor sports before everyone is eager and wiling to show you the ropes.
- A supportive program with broad exposure to all aspects of rehab
- Faculty committed to helping you grow both professionally and personally.
- Ability to take weekend trip to many different national parks.
- A growing restaurant and bar/brewery scene
- The U of U cultivates a culture that values both academic excellence and work life balance
- Did I mention you make lifelong friends here?
- The views while at work cannot be beat!
- Patient care is at the forefront
Kory Ford, MD
1. The most supportive, fun group of co‐residents you could ask for. Instant best friends!
2. Program leadership that is responsive, collaborative, and is constantly responding to feedback and improving the program.
3. Top‐tier research with seamless resident integration and support. There are dedicated days off and funding available for conferences during residency.
4. Unparalleled access to the outdoors, for those who casually enjoy nature to those who are outdoor recreation enthusiasts ‐ and everything in‐between!
5. Sports coverage opportunities abound, in a variety of sports and competition settings.
6. Attendings that truly care about you, your education, and your wellness.
7. A strong history of successful matches to quality fellowships, in a variety of subspecialties.
8. More craft beer than you might think, and a really solid brewery scene!
9. Easy travel to multiple nationally and internationally notable destinations, including national parks, ski resorts, and destination/vacation towns, all within a few hours.
10. Residency‐sponsored wellness events and extracurriculars, notable examples include: Beehive sports (intramural soccer, flag football, kickball, sand volleyball), yearly residency ski day, top golf, "Rage Room", wellness didactics, and whatever else us residents come up with!
Will Tang, MD
- The faculty and residents are easily number one. As a medical student, I remember seeing how playful and close-knit the attendings and residents were with each other. These genuine relationships continue to grow and are easily apparent in the professional setting. Everyone wants each other to succeed.
- It's a very safe city with friendly people. It fosters learning, health, and community. Many of my friends say they would like to stay and start families here.
- We are one of the top PM&R programs in the nation with excellent mentors. There are so many opportunities for research and outreach.
- We work very closely with other specialties across the bridge (neurosurgery, neurology, oncology, hematology, internal medicine, ICU, etc) making the training exceptional.
- SLC is growing year after year. Looking back, we only had a few pho restaurants and Asian supermarkets, but now they're spread throughout the valley. I expect there to be much more food spots soon.
- The outdoors! Ski and snowboard resorts are super close by. Hiking and biking trails are right behind the University.
- There is a large car scene here. People love to mod their cars, go to meets, and just chill with some coffee.
- We have an amazing view from the hospital, and it promotes wellness not only to our patients but to us as well.
- Our program is well rounded and promotes work-life balance. I can still get workouts in during busy inpatient rotations and have some weekends off to spend with family and friends.
- I was born and raised in Utah, so this is the place I naturally call home. My parents are very dear to me, and having the ability to stay local to support them means a lot to me.
Daniel Persson, DO
- Our resident room is ALWAYS loaded with fresh snacks, coffee, memes, and good vibez! 1v1 me in mini-basketball?
- Our program work with you and your interests to make you the most competitive fellowship applicant out there.
Want more interventional spine rotation? We got you covered! More SCI mentorship? No problem! - We have such easy access to every single outdoor hobby you could imagine! World class skiing, climbing, hiking, biking, fishing, rafting, and trail running right in your backyard. And you don't have to be a hardcore athlete to enjoy them!
- The internal medicine and PM&R attendings are so kind, thoughtful, and supportive. Plus, everyone loves to teach!
- Our resident actually hang out with each other outside of work! Whether it is a quick get together after work or weekly kickball games, we always end up hanging out with each other.
- Utah cost of living is more affordable compared to other big cities out west!
- A big up and coming food scene! Message me and I will give you all my recs!
- Our rehab hospital is state of the art! Essentially brand new and has state of the art technology. We pretty much feel like Tony Stark every day.
- Our patients are so medically complex that you may feel overwhelmed at times, but the experience will set you up to be able to handle any kind of job after residence!
- Our program emphasizes resident wellness constantly, providing us with money for resident led wellness events, sponsoring an annual ski day, and so much more. Can’t take care of patients if you are not taking care of yourself!
