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On July 21, 2017, UVM Professor of Pharmacology, Karen Lounsbury, Ph.D. spoke with Forbes about the United States' first-ever 'higher learning' course on medicinal marijuana "Pharm 200: Cannabis, Past, Present and Future" - a course that she co-designed.

A five-year, $20 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) Network grant will fund a joint program between the University of Vermont (UVM) and Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine to develop and sustain a clinical and translational research infrastructure improving rural and community health for residents of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

In a June 29 National Geographic article, "Doctors Are Prescribing Park Visits to Boost Patient Health," Sean Wrenn, a surgeon at the UVM Medical Center weighs in on the pros and cons of the so-called "Park Prescription Program."

University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Office of Diversity and Inclusion Director Tiffany Delaney, MA.Ed. is featured in a comprehensive online “College Guide for LGBTQ Students”.

Robert Gramling, M.D., associate professor of family medicine at the UVM Larner College of Medicine, speaks about communicating honestly with cancer patients about their prognosis in a June 9 USA Today article.

NBC News recently highlighted UVM Larner College of Medicine Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Rebecca Bell, M.D., in an article titled, "Vermont Doctor Handles Vaccine Skeptics With a Listen-First Approach."

Lee Rosen, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry at the Larner College of Medicine, shares suggestions for using mindfulness to reduce anxiety and improve one’s experience in the doctor’s office in this New York Times Well column.

The Larner College of Medicine was featured on page 56 of the May 2017 INSIGHT Into Diversity in an article, titled “Medical Schools Make Strides to Improve Inclusion of, Advocacy for LGBTQ Students.”

VCBH Associate Director and UVM Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine Philip Ades, M.D., provided his cardiac rehab expertise for a recent Consumer Reports Health article entitled, "What's Missing from Your Heart-Attack Recovery Plan."

During Tonic, a Vice digital channel's, "Weed Week," UVM Larner College of Medicine spoke with reporter AC Shilton about recreational marijuana and medical marijuana research.

A “Medical News & Perspectives” article in the April 5, 2017 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) mentions the medical cannabis science course launched by the Department of Pharmacology in spring 2016 and faculty members Kalev Freeman, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of surgery and pharmacology, and Mark Nelson, Ph.D., chair of pharmacology.

Nicholas Bonenfant ’17 was profiled by NBC News’ NBC Out section for his work with Michael Upton, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry, to develop LGBT health medical curriculum.

Professor of Psychiatry John Hughes, M.D., appeared on WCAX’s live interview program “The :30,” and discussed his new study, which is examining whether or not stopping use of e-cigarettes causes withdrawal.

On April 6th, 2017 UVM Larner College of Medicine alumnus Nick Bonenfant, M.D. '17, spoke with NBC News/NBC Out reporter Julie Compton about LGBTQ youth health and why he decided to become a pediatrician.

Stephen Higgins, Ph.D., director of the Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, authored a commentary piece in The Conversation that highlighted the success he and colleagues have achieved in research on the effects of financial incentives in promoting smoking cessation.

A new Nature Neuroscience study published by Assistant Professors of Pharmacology Thomas Longden, Ph.D., and Fabrice Dabertrand, Ph.D., determined that capillaries in the brain have a more active function that previously thought.

The Class of 2017 learned their residency placements at this year’s Match Day that was held at 12:00 pm in the Hoehl Gallery of the Larner College of Medicine on Friday, March 17.

News of the election of David A. Halsey, M.D., clinical professor of orthopaedics and rehabilitation at the Larner College of Medicine and orthopaedic surgeon at the UVM Medical Center, as the first vice president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), received broad coverage.

(MARCH 15, 2017) Clostridium difficile, commonly known as C. diff, affects nearly half a million Americans a year, and leads to several thousand fatalities, according to the CDC. This infection is difficult to treat, especially among those with an antibiotic-resistant strain, but Peter Moses, M.D., professor of medicine at the Larner College of Medicine and gastroenterologist at the UVM Medical Center, uses fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) as a solution.

A commentary on the benefits of global health electives for medical students, coauthored by Majid Sadigh, M.D., director of the Western Connecticut Health Network (WCHN) and UVM Larner College of Medicine’s Global Health Program, and Mitra Sadigh, was featured as a “Viewpoint” in the Association of American Medical College’s AAMC News.