Partners in Medicine
University of Utah

I hope that you all enjoyed the holidays and the time that you spent with family and friends. I am very excited about the upcoming year and all of the fun events that the clubs have planned. I am pleased to announce that some of our club and board positions have been filled. Please consider taking a position so that we can continue the strong traditions of Partners in Medicine.

Unfortunately we have had to postpone the Go Red Gala that we were going to host on February 6th at La Caille. Hard economic times and other issues have caused us to post pone this event; however we will reschedule and have the event at a later date.

Thank you to Jennifer Johnson who hosted our Christmas party at her home. For those of you who do not know who Jennifer is, she is the past president of the Salt Lake County Medical Society Alliance and has been a true friend to Partners. She has also hosted card making classes for us at her home. So many thanks to her and her support of our group. Please let me know if there is anything that Partners can do for you or if you have an opportunity for us.

Happy New Year!

We have a guide to SLC on the navigation bar, which I have
found very helpful in finding goods, services, and fun things to do.


Let PIM help you find housing!

Utah Partners in Medicine is a not-for-profit support group for University
of Utah house staff (medical and surgical interns, residents, and fellows)
and their spouses and/or partners.  Make sure to check out our housing
website, it is our gift to you!

To check out our listings click here!



January Member’s Meeting - Tuesday January 6th at 5:30 PM at  Claire Donnelly's house.

Let's have some dinner and discuss PIM, please RSVP to Claire if you will need babysitting.

Hope to see you there!
Help Wanted!

Every February PIM starts a new year for all of our volunteer positions. Please read over the open positions and see if there is one that suits you. Positions are open to all members. If you are interested in volunteering for a position, contact the current chair, which is listed in the Club Activities section. PIM is a succesful organization because of all the good people who volunteer to help. Let’s continue the tradition!

PIM Website/Housing: Manage PIM website and housing website. Chris Brown will give more detailed instructions.

Spouse’s Brunch Coordinator: Coordinate the location of the brunch, prepare invitations, prepare ice breaker game, coordinate club chairs to present information about the clubs.

Running/Walking Club Chair: Coordinate running/walking club weekly gatherings and provide information to the Newsletter Editor.

Playgroup Chair: Set dates and times for playgroup. Have as many a month you want or at least one. Grab a friend and have them share the responsibility with you!

Walking with the Dinasaurs:
Energy Solutions Arena
January 14th through 18th

See the past come alive when Walking with Dinosaurs comes to SLC. 15 life size creatures walk the arena floor in this entertaining and educational family show that has to be seen to be believed. Tickets available online at Ticketmaster, by phone at 325-SEAT. .

Start Saving Your Shoes!

I volunteered to head up a new philanthropy project for PIM, and it’s a shoe drive! Here’s a little info: Shoes will be sent to Kibera – Africa’s second largest slum. So, when doing your spring cleaning, hang on to those old running shoes. Other types of shoes are accepted, but we’ll be partnering with an existing nonprofit organization (see www.shoe4africa.org) that is “dedicated to promoting social empowerment, health initiatives and AIDS awareness”. They do most of this by sponsoring running races & soccer leagues where donated shoes/ cleats are provided to participants, and have thereby reached communities otherwise resistant to traditional HIV/AIDS initiatives. Another goal of the organization is hookworm reduction (which they state 92% of students age 8-20 have). The intestinal worms enter the body through the feet and affect everything from a child’s cognitive development to a woman’s ability to carry a child full-term.

The Kibera slums have an incredibly high mortality rate. Your donated shoes could help decrease the rate of diseases spread through the foot, as well as drastically improve someone’s overall health, happiness, and perhaps even length of life. So, please consider donating a pair of used running shoes or cleats – and if you’re interested in coordinating a drive in your own local neighborhood, church, workplace, etc. then please contact me for info!   I'll be collecting the shoes personally, and will also coordinate pick up of collection bags with each of the club chairs.  So, please feel free to bring your used running shoes to any PIM event or activity from now through the end of September!

Thanks, Holly