About the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital
Framed against the backdrop of the Wasatch Mountains, Primary Children’s Hospital and the University of Utah collaborate to provide exceptional patient care and comprehensive resident training. The Department of Pediatrics is the interface of a special working relationship between these two organizations, which allows residents to benefit from exposure to the two largest healthcare systems in the state. Our department is the second-largest department in the University of Utah School of Medicine and one of the largest pediatric departments in the country. We are a medium-sized program in a high-volume referral center with a balance of inpatient, critical care, and ambulatory settings. Our catchment area is vast and encompasses a five-state region with more than 1 million children, providing full spectrum training for our residents. Residents can expect to spend most of their time at Intermountain Healthcare’s Primary Children’s Hospital, a nationally-ranked children’s hospital. Besides ample exposure to clinical learning, residents can expect to be part of a close working family of faculty that are innovators in patient care, quality improvement, research, advocacy, and academic medicine. We look forward to meeting you!
INDIGENOUS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The University of Utah has both historical and contemporary relationships with Indigenous peoples. Given that the Salt Lake Valley has always been a gathering place for Indigenous peoples, we acknowledge that this land, which is named for the Ute Tribe, is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Shoshone, Paiute, Goshute, and Ute Tribes and is a crossroad for Indigenous peoples. The University of Utah recognizes the enduring relationships between many Indigenous peoples and their traditional homelands. We are grateful for the territory upon which we gather today; we respect Utah’s Indigenous peoples, the original stewards of this land; and we value the sovereign relationships that exist between tribal governments, state governments, and the federal government. Today, approximately 60,000 American Indian and Alaska Native peoples live in Utah. As a state institution, the University of Utah is committed to serving Native communities throughout Utah in partnership with Native Nations and our Urban Indian communities through research, education, and community outreach activities.
