This guy is obviously not from Utah, not an anesthesia resident, or both......but has really no idea what he's talking about. Just simply look on IHC's website, and look at the several DO anesthesia docs there are at the various large hospitals across the wasatch front; IMC, Cottonwood, McKay Dee, etc. And this is just with IHC. Not to mention Mountain Star Hospitals (Lakeview, Davis, Ogden Regional, etc) My brother graduates from his anesthesia residency next month....and had a few opportunities to join practices in Utah.....he is a DO.
Btw, another poster said something about working for IHC and how great it is? Really? Although its a harsh reality health care faces to have more and more physicians succumbing to the big HMO. I would say the only benefit is that you get a guaranteed paycheck and all you have to do is show up and work.
As far as the DO school in Utah, I think it could be a great thing for the state. Utah isn't necessarily the most DO known state, and it would be great for students from the U of U, being exposed to DO students, so they can realize just how normal of medical students they actually are (alot of U med students think they're the shiznit).....and perhaps learn a few things from some of the DO students that can kill the MSK system, and OMT, etc.