Community

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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  • Bell Featured in WCAX-TV Story on RSV Vaccine Trial
    December 16, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 16, 2022) A Pfizer RSV vaccine for pregnant women is in phase 3 trial, with the potential to help infants cope with the sometimes serious illness, according to WCAX-TV. “If infants can be born with some immunity,” says pediatric critical care physician Rebecca Bell, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, “even if it’s short-lived, even if it’s six months or one year, that can make a huge difference in terms of kids’ health.” (Click headline for more.)
  • Bertges Presents Promising Interim DCB Study Results at VIVA, per Vascular Specialist
    December 15, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (December 15, 2022) At Vascular InterVentional Advances 2022 in Las Vegas, Daniel Bertges, M.D., professor of surgery, presented promising interim data from a study of the effectiveness of the IN.PACT Admiral drug-coated balloon in treating femoropopliteal in-stent restenosis.
    Read full story at Vascular Specialist
  • Carr Laments Barriers to Access to Treatments for the Disease of Obesity
    December 11, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 11, 2023) Barre internal medicine specialist Priscilla Carr, M.D., clinical instructor of medicine, wrote a commentary in VT Digger about Vermonters’ limited access to treatment for obesity.
    Read full story at VT Digger
  • Collins Discusses Surging Flu Cases with Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
    December 10, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 10, 2022) Keith Collins, M.D., clinical assistant professor of family medicine, was interviewed by the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal about rising virus numbers locally.
    Read full story at Lockport (N.Y.) Union-Sun & Journal
  • Cushman Study Links Low Socioeconomic Status with Greater In-Hospital Mortality, Pharmacy Times Reports
    December 10, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 10, 2022) Trial investigator Mary Cushman, M.D., professor of medicine, presented study findings on social determinants of health [SDOH] and pulmonary embolism treatment and mortality at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, Pharmacy Times reported.
    Read full story at Pharmacy Times
  • Bell Warns of Flu, RSV in News & Citizen Interview
    December 8, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 8, 2022) Associate Professor of Pediatrics Rebecca Bell, M.D., M.P.H., head of the Vermont chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, spoke to the News & Citizen about the importance of getting a seasonal flu shot, and about RSV.
    Read full story at News & Citizen (Morrisville, Vt.)
  • Kennedy Comments to WVNY about Life-saving Cyanokits
    December 8, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 8, 2022) Joseph Kennedy, M.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine and director of toxicology education, was quoted in a WVNY-TV story on a new tool firefighters can use to save lives—the Cyanokit.
    Read full story at WVNY-TV
  • Leahy, Pawlowski Comment to WCAX on New Collaborative Care Model
    December 7, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 7, 2022) Maureen Leahy, M.Ed., director of psychiatry and neurology health care services for the UVM Health Network, and Sara Pawlowski, M.D., primary care mental health integration division chief and assistant professor of psychiatry, spoke with WCAX-TV about the UVM Health Network’s launch of a new collaborative care model.
    Read full story at WCAX-TV
  • Tranmer Invested as Inaugural Donaghy Professor of Neurosurgery
    December 6, 2022 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Larner College of Medicine Professor of Surgery Bruce Tranmer, M.D., was invested as the inaugural Raymond M. P. Donaghy Professor of Neurosurgery in a formal ceremony held December 5, 2022.
  • Dunn Pens VT Digger Opinion Piece on Primary Care Shortage
    December 6, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 6, 2022) In an opinion piece in VT Digger, John Dunn, M.D., assistant professor of family medicine and a doctor at the UVM Urgent Care Center, focused on the need for more primary care doctors in Vermont—and what needs to change before that can happen.
    Read full story at VT Digger
  • 2022 Pilot Grant Award Recipients
    December 6, 2022 by Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health
    These awards, supported wholly by funds from UVM entities, provide $200,000 over 2 years to fund meritorious research from early career faculty. We are very grateful to Deans from the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Arts & Sciences, Engineering & Mathematical Sciences, and the Graduate College, as well as the Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont, for their support of this program. In addition, we would like to acknowledge matching fund support from the Departments of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and Medicine.
  • Lian, Stein, and Cushman Ranked Among Top Scientists in U.S.
    December 2, 2022 by Jennifer Nachbur
    A new online ranking of the top female scientists in the United States conducted by Research.com includes three members of the University of Vermont faculty. Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., professor of medicine, was ranked 124th nationally and 193rd in the world. Jane Lian, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry, was ranked 194th nationally and 305th in the world. Janet Stein, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry, was ranked 265th nationally and 430th in the world.
  • HealthDay News Reports on Zakai Study of Coronary Heart Disease Risk in White vs. Black Adults
    December 2, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 2, 2022) Research by Professor of Medicine Neil A. Zakai, M.D., and colleagues shows that increased coronary heart disease risk in White but not Black adults is associated with lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, according to HealthDay News.
    Read full story at HealthDay News
  • Fassler Comments in Washington Post Story on Effects of Pandemic on Teenage Brains
    December 2, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (DECEMBER 2, 2022) Clinical Professor of Psychiatry David Fassler, M.D., commented in a Washington Post article about a study showing that the stress of pandemic lockdowns prematurely aged the brains of teenagers by at least three years, and in ways similar to changes observed in children who have faced chronic stress and adversity.
    Read full story at Washington Post
  • The Butler Family Foundation Fund for Cancer Research supports The Cunniff Lab in effort to discover and advance treatments for malignant mesothelioma
    November 30, 2022 by Kate Strotmeyer
  • BIDMC Highlights DASH Diet Study Co-authored by Plante
    November 29, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (NOVEMBER 29, 2022) Assistant Professor of Medicine Timothy Plante, M.D., is a co-author of a new study comparing the effects of three different eating patterns on cardiovascular disease, according to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) News.
    Read full story at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center News
  • Medical Students Shadow Nurses to Build Communication Skills
    November 28, 2022 by Janet Essman Franz
    Each year, Larner College of Medicine second-year medical students participate in a nurse-shadowing activity during the advocacy module in the Professionalism, Communication and Reflection (PCR) course. For future doctors, shadowing nurses at UVM Medical Center provides the opportunity to gain insight on how nurses advocate for their patients in a busy clinical environment.
  • Bell Comments on Respiratory Virus Risk during Holidays in VTDigger
    November 23, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (NOVEMBER 23, 2022) Pediatric critical care physician Rebecca Bell, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, has a message for people visiting infants over the holidays that is going to be difficult to hear: “Admire the baby from afar,” VTDigger reported.
    Read full story at VTDigger
  • HealthDay Reports on Heart Disease Study by Zakai and Colleagues
    November 22, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (NOVEMBER 22, 2022) A study by Professor of Medicine Neil A. Zakai, M.D., Professor of Medicine Mary Cushman, M.D., and colleagues found that lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are associated with increased coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in White but not Black adults, and higher levels of HDL-C are not protective for either group, HealthDay News reported.
    Read full story at HealthDay News
  • Dean's Celebration of Excellence in Research
    November 21, 2022 by Division of Surgical Research
    The Dean's Celebration of Excellence in Research is an annual three-day event highlighting the research being conducted by junior faculty, senior faculty, postdoctoral trainees, and graduate students at the University of Vermont and the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine.
    Read full story at UVM Larner College of Medicine