Community Engagement

The 7th Annual Vermont Brain Bee, a neuroscience competition and day of exploration for Vermont high school students, took place Saturday, February 20, 2016 at the University of Vermont College of Medicine.

In Maine, child health experts who have tackled how their state handles human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations can offer insights to colleagues in Tennessee or New Jersey, who may be facing different challenges in addressing HPV.

Seniors at Vermont's Essex High School’s STEM Academy have the opportunity to delve into research and get an inside look at the life of a medical student through a partnership with the Med Mentors Student Interest Group.

At the Girls’ Science Discovery Day at the University of Vermont College of Medicine on May 14, brains were a particularly big hit. Hosted by the College’s chapter of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA), the annual event drew about 110 seventh- and eighth-grade girls from middle schools across Vermont to the College of Medicine, where they learned about such topics as blood-clotting, neuroanatomy, and how to perform physical exams from medical student and faculty volunteers.