Elizabeth Joy
About Elizabeth Joy
Elizabeth Joy serves as the Medical Director of Community Health, Health Promotion and Wellness, and Food and Nutrition at Intermountain Healthcare, where she has worked since 2018. She holds a Master's in Public Health and a Medical Doctor degree, and has extensive experience in family and sports medicine, as well as leadership roles in various medical organizations.
Work at Intermountain Healthcare
Elizabeth Joy currently holds the position of Medical Director for Community Health, Health Promotion and Wellness, Food and Nutrition at Intermountain Healthcare. She has been in this role since 2018, contributing to community health initiatives in the Greater Salt Lake City Area. Additionally, she has served as Medical Director for Clinical Outcomes Research at Intermountain Healthcare since 2011. In her capacity as a Family Medicine and Sports Medicine Physician, she has been actively involved in patient care at the Salt Lake Clinic LiVe Well Center for over a decade.
Education and Expertise
Elizabeth Joy earned her Medical Doctor degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School, completing her studies from 1984 to 1988. She furthered her education with a Fellowship in Sports Medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center from 1991 to 1992. Additionally, she obtained a Master's in Public Health from the University of Utah School of Medicine, studying from 2005 to 2007. Her academic background also includes a Bachelor's of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Minnesota, which she completed from 1979 to 1984.
Background
Elizabeth Joy completed her Family Medicine Residency Program at Hennepin County Medical Center from 1988 to 1991. She has held leadership positions in various organizations, including serving as President of the American College of Sports Medicine from 2016 to 2017. She actively participates in committees focused on exercise and physical activity, chairing the Exercise Is Medicine Governance Committee and the Healthcare Workgroup for the National Physical Activity Plan Alliance.
Achievements
Elizabeth Joy has contributed to the field of sports medicine through her role as Associate Editor for Current Sports Medicine Reports and as a member of the Editorial Board for The Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. She also serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Utah School of Medicine and the University of Utah College of Health, where she is involved in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine and the Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology. She developed and directed the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program at the University of Utah from 1998 until 2011.