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Robert A. Mehl, DO | Director of Programs - Utah (Provo)
John M. Nichols, DO | Director of Student Medical Education - Utah (Salt Lake City)
Barrett Labrum, DO | Director of Student Medical Education - Utah (Logan)
Whitney Nicholson | Rotation Site Coordinator
About Utah:
Capital: Salt Lake City
Estimated Population: 3,420,000
Land Area: 82,168 mi2
Largest Cities: Salt Lake City, West Valley City, and Provo
Border States: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wyoming
Logan Population - 52,166
Provo Population - 818,000
Salt Lake City Population - 1,192,000
Average Cost of Housing - Regardless of where you rent in Utah, the State is a good place to live. The climate is very predictable with the fiercest winters being in the north and the warmest summers being far to the south. Rent in the State ranges from $640 per month in Logan all the way up to $1,451 in South Jordan, a wealthy suburb of Salt Lake City.
Nearest Major Airport - Salt Lake International Airport (SLC)
Nearest Expressway -
UTA Bus Service
TRAX Light Rail Service
Site Information
Utah is a preceptor-based region with about 200 preceptors and 30 hospitals and clinics with which we have agreements. We continually add preceptors to our list and have a very fluid preceptor base to choose from. Most of our preceptors are in private practices and clinics. Depending on the specialty, these physicians have privileges at one or more of the hospitals in the area in which they practice. Therefore, the students will have a well-rounded experience in the office or clinic as well as the hospital.
The Utah Region consists of three separate areas:
Provo (including all of Utah County - aka Utah Valley)
In Region Residency Programs: Family Medicine
Salt Lake City (including the Salt Lake/Davis/Weber Counties)
In Region Residency Programs: Family Medicine & Emergency Medicine
Logan (including all of Cache County - aka Cache Valley)
Each area is overseen by its own Regional Assistant Dean or Director of Student Medical Education (DSME). Didactics/Education Days are held separately under the direction of the respective Regional Assistant Dean/DSME for each area.
Travel distance to rotation sites depends upon where the student chooses to live. In the Logan area, travel is usually minimal and within Cache Valley, but there are rotations in Pocatello, ID and Ogden, UT that require more travel time. Salt Lake City area has the greatest commute time as they valley is the largest and most populated so traffic is higher. Rotations range from the north end of the valley in Ogden/Layton area to the south end of the valley in the Draper/West Jordan area. In the Provo area, most rotations are within Utah Valley (Highland/Lehi on the north end to Payson/Santaquin on the south end), but a few are in the south end of the SLC Valley which will require a little more travel time.
The Director of Programs for the Utah Region is Robert A. Mehl, DO, a KCOM graduate (class of 2005). He is board certified by the American Board of Family Practice. Dr. Mehl is also the Program Director of the Merrill Gappmayer Family Medicine Clinic and Residency Program in Provo. The DSME for the Salt Lake City area is John M. Nichols, DO; he is board certified in Obstetrics/Gynecology. The DSME for the Logan area is Barrett Labrum, DO; he is board certified in Pediatrics. They are always ready to help our students succeed.
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