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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  • Population Partnership
    December 12, 2018 by User Not Found
    On the fourth floor of the Given Building at the Larner College of Medicine, Adam Atherly, Ph.D., surveys the space outside of his newly-painted office. Two adjacent doors open into rooms with empty desks. A common area includes space for a few more cubicles with top-notch views of the Green Mountains. In one corner, a coat rack hangs on otherwise empty walls. Outside the glass door, a sign reads: UVM Center for Health Services Research. Although the offices may be a work-in-progress, the mission for the new center is clear: Foster cutting-edge research that improves the delivery of healthcare, leading to better population health in Vermont and across the country.
  • Six Weeks In Uganda
    December 12, 2018 by User Not Found
    On June 29, 2018, medical students Katherine Callahan '21 and Christina Dawson '21 arrived in Kampala, Uganda, not quite sure what to expect. They returned to Vermont six weeks later with a deeper understanding of medicine across cultures, and what it means to be a physician.
  • Community Outreach
    December 12, 2018 by User Not Found
    This year our department piloted two forms of youth community outreach. On April 6th, staff members conducted a field trip to Williston Central School for lab science education. The team consisted of Tyler Sanville from Microbiology, Tim Brodsky from Phlebotomy, Eleanor Fortner-Buczala from Autopsy (now Cytopathology), Ellen Riley from Cytopathology, and Kayla O’Toole from Chemistry.
  • Department Hosts First Annual Research Day
    December 12, 2018 by User Not Found
    On September 7, 2018, the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine hosted its first Research Day under the direction of Vice Chair for Research Yvonne Janssen-Heininger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Nels Olson, Ph.D., and Dermatopathology Fellow Tom S. Rogers, D.O. The organizing committee had three main goals: Highlight the ongoing research in the department; allow trainees and junior faculty an opportunity to publicly discuss their work; and explore areas for collaboration within the department.
  • Office of Diversity and Inclusion Appoints Dougherty as Gender Equity Liaison
    December 11, 2018 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Anne Dougherty, M.D.’09, M.A., assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences, has been appointed as Gender Equity Liaison in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont.
  • Children’s Hospital Announces $1 Million Gift from New England Federal Credit Union
    December 11, 2018 by Annie Mackin
    On December 11, 2018 at the University of Vermont Medical Center, former patients of the UVM Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), their families, clinicians and hospital leaders, gathered to celebrate a $1 million donation from New England Federal Credit Union. The donation kicks off a project to renovate the UVM Children’s Hospital’s NICU.
  • Cushman, Page and Tracy Rank in Top 1% for Research Paper Citations in 2018
    December 10, 2018 by Jennifer Nachbur
    University of Vermont biomedical scientists Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., Richard Page, M.D., and Russell Tracy, Ph.D., are among the most Highly Cited Researchers in 2018, according to a recently-released report compiled by Clarivate Analytics.
  • Transforming Primary Care Returned in 2018 with New Name and Focus on Integrated Care
    December 5, 2018 by Brittany Willette
    Primary Care Behavioral Health (formerly Transforming Primary Care) returned to a one-day schedule to enhance clinicians’ capacity to treat some of the most challenging clinical cases presented in primary care.
  • AARP Article Features Arnoldy and End of Life Doula Certificate
    December 4, 2018 by User Not Found
    Francesca Arnoldy, course developer and lead facilitator for the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine End of Life Doula Professional Certificate program, is featured in an AARP® The Magazine article on end of life doulas, titled "Learning to Serve the Dying."
  • Landmark ABCD Study Completes Enrollment, Provides Data Access
    December 3, 2018 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The NIH announced December 3, 2018 that enrollment for the landmark Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study is now complete and, in early 2019, scientists will have access to baseline data from all ABCD Study participants. There are over 11,874 youth, ages 9-10, participating in the study at 21 research sites around the country, including the University of Vermont (UVM).
  • Tsai Researches Opioid Misuse Risk
    November 30, 2018 by Michelle Bookless
  • Vermont Ranks #4 in Donating Bodies to Science
    November 29, 2018 by User Not Found
    The Rutland Herald featured a story, titled “Report: Vt. ranks 4th in donating bodies to science,” regarding a recently-released report from MedCure, one of the seven whole-body and non-transplant tissue donation centers nationwide accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks.
  • Garavan and Potter featured in Burlington Free Press Article on Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study
    November 29, 2018 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Alexandra Potter, Ph.D., and Hugh Garavan, Ph.D., were featured in a Burlington Free Press article about UVM's role in the national Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.
  • Integrative Medicine SIG - Acupuncture and Maternal Obesity
    November 27, 2018 by Madi Wood
  • Careers in Medicine - Combined Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
    November 27, 2018 by User Not Found
  • 2nd Annual UVM Health Network Medical Group Clinical Integration Summit Defies Convention in Stowe
    November 26, 2018 by Brittany Willette
    On November 2-3, more than 300 people gathered in Stowe, Vt. for the University of Vermont Health Network Medical Group’s Integration Summit.
  • HemOnc Fellows Win 3rd Prize at NNECOS
    November 20, 2018 by Chloe Housenger
  • O'Brien published in MASCC Textbook
    November 20, 2018 by User Not Found
  • What's New with the Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship?
    November 14, 2018 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Eight students from the Larner College of Medicine at UVM have been selected to complete one-year-long Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships at Hudson Headwaters Health Network in Queensbury, N.Y., and the new pilot program at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vt.
  • Cushman & Page Receive Accolades at the AHA 2018 Scientific Sessions
    November 12, 2018 by Jennifer Nachbur
    University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine faculty members Mary Cushman, M.D., and Richard L. Page, M.D., were honored with the Council on Clinical Cardiology (CLDC) Distinguished Achievement Award at the Couawards at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2018 Scientific Sessions in Chicago.