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The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont has a remarkable community that provides ample opportunities to connect with fellow graduate students, postdocs, staff, and faculty. Offerings include workshops, conferences, events and seminars to bring together the perspectives of our diverse specialties. It is important to share your voice and feel heard as well as get involved with our Larner Community. 

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  • Wolfson Comments on New OD Treatment Initiative in Vermont Public Story
    December 30, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 30, 2024) Larner Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Daniel Wolfson, M.D., M.S., the state’s EMS medical director, commented for a Vermont Public story on a new initiative launched in the state’s largest city that allows first responders to administer opioid addiction treatment medication at the scene of overdoses.
    Read full story at Vermont Public
  • Rutland Herald Notes Annual Beethoven Concert by Weiss-founded Mahler Festival
    December 28, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 28, 2024) Every year since 2011 (save for a COVID hiatus), the Green Mountain Mahler Festival, founded in 2002 by Larner Professor of Medicine Daniel Weiss, M.D., Ph.D., has celebrated New Year’s Day with a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
    Read full story at Rutland Herald
  • Trishnee Bhurosy, PhD Receives Two Academic Awards
    December 19, 2024 by Jane Teeling Chou
  • Freeman Quoted in WCAX Story on Slope Safety
    December 19, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 19, 2024) Kalev Freeman, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of emergency medicine and pharmacology, commented to WCAX-TV for a story on slope safety tips to avoid head injuries. “My advice is to wear a helmet but don’t expect a miracle,” he said.
    Read full story at WCAX-TV
  • Closing Gaps: Larner Students Address Literacy and Nutrition in Burlington
    December 18, 2024 by Margie Brenner
    A partnership between Larner medical students Jasmine Bazinet-Phillips ’25, M.S.Ed., and Ashwini Sarathy ’25 has led to several grant-funded initiatives to address literacy and nutrition disparities among underserved families in the Burlington area. The pair obtained a City Market Co-op Seedling Grant in 2022 based on their student outreach project, “Promoting Childhood Literacy in New Immigrant Burlington Families,” co-authored by Jennifer Covino, M.D.
  • ED Doc’s Children’s Book Conveys the Benefits of Physical Touch
    December 13, 2024 by Janet Essman Franz
    Tuning in to the season’s themes of thankfulness and family, a children’s picture book titled "The Family Squeeze," written by Christian Pulcini, M.D., M.P.H., M.Ed., assistant professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics, shows how the power of physical touch—to both celebrate good times and endure tough times—brings a family together and builds resilience.
  • New Study: Cumulative-Risk Model Documents Persistent Disparities in Adolescent Cigarette Smoking
    December 11, 2024 by Katelyn Queen, PhD
    In a new publication from Tyler Erath, PhD, research indicates that adolescent smoking risk increases corresponding to the cumulative number of psychosocial and health risks experienced in their cumulative-risk model.
    Read full story
  • Smith, Ahern Talk Antibiotics with WCAX-TV
    December 10, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 10, 2024) Infectious disease physician Lindsay Smith, M.D., M.A., assistant professor of medicine, and John Ahern, Pharm.D., clinical associate professor of medicine, an infectious disease pharmacist at UVMMC, discussed the correct use of antibiotics with WCAX-TV.
    Read full story at WCAX-TV
  • GEN Reports on Nelson Brain Blood Flow Research
    December 9, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 9, 2024) A new study led by Mark Nelson, Ph.D., reveals how electrical and calcium signaling work as one to regulate blood flow in the brain, according to Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).
    Read full story at Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN)
  • VT Digger Features Obituary of Prominent Cardiologist Ades
    December 6, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 6, 2024) Larner Professor of Medicine Philip Ades, M.D., a prominent cardiologist and pioneer in the field of cardiac rehabilitation, passed away on November 27, 2024, according to an obituary published in VT Digger.
    Read full story at VT Digger
  • VT Digger Reports on Fleisher’s Praise of Network Welcoming People of Color to Vermont
    December 5, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 5, 2024) In a VT Digger article, Courtney Fleisher, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, praised a new program offered by Vermont Professionals of Color Network that pairs a potential out-of-state employee with a long-term Vermont resident who, through their already established networks, can help dispel the notion that Vermont is unwelcoming and lacking in communities of color.
    Read full story at VT Digger
  • WCAX-TV Features Dr. First Welcoming Santa Claus to UVM Children’s Hospital for Annual ‘Flying’ Visit
    December 4, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 4, 2024) Lewis First, M.D., M.S., professor and chair of pediatrics at the Larner College of Medicine and chief of pediatrics at the UVM Children’s Hospital, welcomed Santa to the UVM Medical Center, WCAX-TV reported.
    Read full story at WCAX-TV
  • Spider Research by Fabian-Fine, DeWitt, et al. Yields Alzheimer’s Insights, Verve Times Reports
    December 4, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 4, 2024) Researchers from Saint Michael’s College and the Larner College of Medicine have made a groundbreaking new discovery—guided by previous research of spider brains—that provides a better understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease develops in the human brain, according to Verve Times.
    Read full story at Verve Times
  • Spider Brain Research Leads VT Neuroscientists to Groundbreaking Alzheimer’s Discovery
    December 3, 2024 by Stephanie Knific
    Researchers from UVM’s Larner College of Medicine and Saint Michael’s College, including Ruth Fabian-Fine, Ph.D., and John DeWitt, M.D., Ph.D., have made a groundbreaking new discovery—guided by previous research on spider brains. The findings provide a better understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease develops in the human brain and offer a new perspective on brain pathologies observed in Alzheimer’s disease.
  • Lasting Friendships: Class of 1967 Keeps Close Ties
    December 2, 2024 by Janet Essman Franz
    A group of alumni from the medical class of 1967 gathers every three months or so to catch up, check in with each other, and reminisce about their days together at the University of Vermont. They have been meeting regularly for the past two years, typically at a coffee shop or one of their homes. The now-retired physicians collectively represent about 450 years of clinical practice.
  • The Art of Science
    December 2, 2024 by Margie Brenner
    Amber Goerner, M.S.’24, who earned her master’s degree in cellular, molecular, and biomedical sciences from the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine, expresses her fascination with science by crocheting some of the viruses she studies.
  • Invisible No More: The UVM Health Network’s Mosaic Project
    December 2, 2024 by Tony Williams, M.D.
    Anthony Williams, M.D., assistant professor of family medicine and assistant dean of admissions at the Larner College of Medicine, shares his reflections on becoming a doctor as part of the UVM Health Network’s Mosaic Project: Our People. Their Stories.
  • VCBH Presents Preventive Medicine’s Eleventh Special Issue, November 2024
    December 2, 2024 by Christopher Pung
    The November 2024 Special Issue of Preventive Medicine is now available. As a part of the Behavior Series, this Special Issue centers on "Behavior change, health, and health disparities: Smoking and other tobacco use among women and girls." VCBH Director Stephen Higgins, PhD acted as guest editor and organized the selection of papers.
  • Dr. First Expresses Gratitude in Adirondack Daily Messenger Column
    November 30, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (NOVEMBER 30, 2024) In his regular child health column in the Adirondack Daily Messenger, Lewis First, M.D., M.S., professor and chair of pediatrics, recently shared his gratitude for “children who have parents that have set great examples for them” by following his First with Kids weekly tips over the years.
    Read full story at Adirondack Daily Messenger
  • Dickerson Talks Holiday Stress with WCAX-TV
    November 28, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (NOVEMBER 28, 2024) Jeremiah Dickerson, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry, shared tips for handling holiday stress with WCAX-TV.
    Read full story at WCAX-TV