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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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  • CVRI Early Career Advisory Committee Awards Funding to Support Trainee Research Projects
    May 16, 2022 by Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
    Through its initiative to support research projects conceived and developed by early career investigators, the ECAC recently funded 5 research projects.
  • Larner Geriatrics Expert Responds to Questions at Annual Conference
    May 17, 2022 by Janet L. Essman Franz
    This Q&A with Holly and Bob Miller Chair in Memory and Aging Michael LaMantia, M.D. M.P.H., associate professor of medicine and chief of geriatrics, is featured in honor of Older Americans Month, and was excerpted from his "Ask The Expert" session held during the April 2022 Vermont Geriatrics Conference.
  • Financial Incentives Delivered via App Show Positive Outcomes for Pregnant Smokers
    May 16, 2022 by Nicole Twohig
    A new study, led by researchers and colleagues at the Vermont Center of Behavior and Health, published in JAMA Network OPEN found that using a smartphone app (DynamiCare Health Inc) that monitored smoking and delivered incentives to participants’ debit cards, showed promise in achieving similar results to clinic-based best practices with financial incentives.
  • Larner Medical Students Selected as 2022-23 NH/VT Schweitzer Fellows
    May 16, 2022 by Jennifer Nachbur
    ​The New Hampshire/Vermont (NH/VT) Schweitzer Fellows Program selected five teams of Larner College of Medicine Class of 2025 medical students as 2022-23 Schweitzer Fellows.
  • Higgins Named Recipient of 2022 CPDD Nathan B. Eddy Memorial Award
    May 16, 2022 by Nicole Twohig
    Stephen Higgins, PhD, director of the Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, professor, and vice chair of psychiatry has been named the recipient of the 2022 College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Nathan B. Eddy Memorial Award, their career achievement award.
  • Stephen T. Higgins, PhD Receives SABA Award for Scientific Translation
    May 16, 2022 by Nicole Twohig
    Stephen Higgins, PhD, director of the Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, professor, and vice chair of psychiatry has been selected by the Society of the Advancement of Behavior Analysis (SABA) as the recipient of the 2022 SABA Award for Scientific Translation.
  • Silveira Honored for Teaching Excellence
    May 17, 2022 by Janet L. Essman Franz
    Jay Silveira, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry, was selected to receive a 2022 UVM Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award, which recognizes faculty for excellent undergraduate instruction, innovation in teaching methods and ability to motivate and challenge students.
  • PTSD and OUD Study Highlighted in News
    May 16, 2022 by Nicole Twohig
    This month, local news affiliate WCAX interviewed VCBH Project Leader and Assistant Professor Kelly Peck, PhD about his prolonged exposure therapy (PET) study that examines cognitive behavioral therapy treatment for PTSD in people currently receiving buprenorphine or methadone medication maintenance.
  • Lee Comments on Concerning Trend of Hepatitis in Kids in The Atlantic
    May 13, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (MAY 13, 2022) Benjamin Lee, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a story in The Atlantic on the alarming trend of previously healthy children being diagnosed with hepatitis .
  • Parsons Named President and CEO of Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine
    May 11, 2022 by Ed Neuert
    Polly Parsons, M.D., E.L. Amidon Chair and Professor of Medicine, has been named the next president and CEO of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine.
  • Project Leader Sherrie Khadanga, MD Receives Inaugural Award
    January 3, 2023 by Nicole Twohig
    VCBH Project Leader Sherrie Khadanga, MD received the inaugural Wohlgemuth Fellowship Award in March for her proposed study titled “Remote Smoking Cessation in Hospitalized Cardiac Patients: Bridging the Post-discharge Care Gap.”
  • Shepard Comments in NECN Story on Baby Formula Shortage
    May 9, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (MAY 9, 2022) Michelle Shepard, M.D., Ph.D., FAAP, assistant professor of pediatrics, said in an NECN-TV news story that she and her colleagues have received many calls from extremely stressed parents about the shortage of baby formula.
  • Larner Announces Two New Associate Deans
    May 4, 2022 by Ed Neuert
    Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education Christa Zehle, M.D., has announced the appointment of two new associate deans at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont -- Leila Amiri, Ph.D., who has been named Larner's next associate dean for admissions, and Karen George, M.D., M.P.H., who has been named Larner's next associate dean for students.
  • Larner Celebrates Professionalism with 2022 Awards Ceremony
    May 4, 2022 by Jennifer Nachbur
    “Going above and beyond” and consistently demonstrating kindness, compassion and respect were common accolades in the nomination letters for the 2022 Dean’s Awards for Professionalism recipients. On May 3, the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont marked the third anniversary of the formal introduction and celebration of the College’s Statement on Professionalism at a virtual awards presentation ceremony.
  • “Invisible Patients” – Research Reveals Tips for Caregivers
    May 2, 2022 by Kate Strotmeyer
  • Lahey Comments on New Wave of COVID Infections on WCAX-TV
    May 2, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (MAY 2, 2022) Professor of Medicine Tim Lahey, M.D., M.M.Sc., spoke with WCAX-TV Channel 3’s Christina Guessferd about another wave of COVID infections and hospitalizations in Vermont.
  • Dixon Named 2022-23 University Scholar
    April 29, 2022 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Anne Dixon, M.A., BM BCh, professor of medicine, has been named one of four 2022-2023 University Scholars.
  • Inaugural Research Week Features Larner Faculty and Trainee Investigation & Innovation
    April 29, 2022 by Jennifer Nachbur
    In celebration of its standing as a top 100 public research university, the University of Vermont held its first “Research Week” April 18 to 22 to showcase the work of faculty, student and trainee investigators. A number of Larner College of Medicine faculty and trainees received recognition and delivered presentations during the week's events.
  • Integrating Mental Health into Pediatric Primary Care
    April 25, 2022 by Janet L. Essman Franz
    UVM Pediatric Primary Care is removing barriers to mental health care with an evidence-based Primary Care Mental Health Integration program, piloted with support from the UVM Health Network.
  • Medical Student-organized Ukraine Medical Supply Drive Featured on VT Public Radio
    April 21, 2022 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (APRIL 21, 2022) A segment on Vermont Public featured second-year medical students Caitlin Marassi and Ellen Mats, who organized a drive to collect medical supplies to be sent to Ukraine.