John Barrett, MD, has been appointed interim Chair of the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine (DFPM) for 人妻中出视频 of Utah 人妻中出视频, effective January 16, 2024. He succeeds Kola Okuyemi, MD, PHD, who accepted the role of Chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Associate Dean for 人妻中出视频 Equity Research and Implementation at Indiana 人妻中出视频 School of Medicine.
As interim Chair, Barrett will be responsible for managing the affairs and core administrative responsibilities of DFPM, along with creating a more unified and collaborative department; expanding the reach, market presence, and clinical revenue of the department; developing, targeting, and enhancing clearly defined, measurable, patient-centered value indicators; and refining and expanding training programs to better prepare learners in population health and medicine. He will also lead collaborative efforts across the system, such as working with the health sciences leadership team to build out the strategic plans for the department, partnering with
other leaders to advance the transformation to an integrated and value-driven organization and increase the quantity, quality, and impact of population-medicine relevant research, with the goal of being in the top 10 nationally in NIH research funding.
鈥淒r. Barrett has proven to be an effective leader and a valuable member of our team at U of U 人妻中出视频鈥, said Sam Finlayson, MD, interim dean of the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the 人妻中出视频 of Utah. 鈥淭he mission of the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine is of vital importance to our organization, and I believe the department will be in excellent hands under his direction.鈥
Barrett is a family medicine physician who has been serving as the Executive Medical Director of the Community Physician Group since 2018. Under his leadership, the physician group has grown to provide care for around 500,000 patients annually, opened urgent care clinics across nine community health centers, collaborated with system leaders to launch virtual primary and urgent care platforms, and led initial Project CORE (Coordinating Optimal Referral Experiences) efforts with the AAMC to improve system-wide communications between primary care and specialty care via enhanced referrals and eConsults.
Barrett graduated medical school from the Columbia 人妻中出视频 College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed his residency training at St. Mary鈥檚 Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. He has practiced in various settings over 30 years, working extensively with rural populations throughout the course of his career. He is the recipient of multiple awards, including twice receiving the United States Public 人妻中出视频 Service Achievement Medal and the Utah Physician Assistant Association 鈥淧hysician of the Year鈥 in 2019. He has served as CMO Council Chair for the American Medical Group Association since 2020.