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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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  • Cancer Center Holds Juckett Lecture and 2nd Annual Men’s Health & Cancer Conference
    July 12, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The University of Vermont Cancer Center presented two events at the College of Medicine on June 23 and June 24 to highlight important research and information relating to men’s health and cancer.
  • Kennedy and Maclean Discuss Pharmacist-Primary Care Co-Location with Congressional Staff
    July 12, 2016 by Carolyn Shapiro
  • American Lung Association Announces New Expanded Airways Clinical Research Centers Network
    July 12, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The American Lung Association Airways Clinical Research Centers (ACRC) network conducts nationwide clinical trials to provide vital information about caring for people who have asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
  • Patient Gifts Help to Establish Ades Endowed Professorship in Cardiac Disease Prevention
    July 12, 2016 by Erin Post
    The University of Vermont has created the Philip Ades, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, which honors the significant impact of the cardiac rehabilitation and disease prevention work performed by Professor of Medicine Philip Ades, M.D., over his decades-long career.
  • Lee Earns Hood Foundation Grant for Rotavirus Vaccine Research in Bangladesh
    July 12, 2016 by Carolyn Shapiro
    University of Vermont researcher Benjamin Lee, M.D., is studying whether a higher dose will help make the rotavirus vaccine more effective in developing countries, where the disease causes more than 200,000 children’s deaths each year due to related dehydration.
  • Sadigh Named a Healthcare Hero by Connecticut Hospital Association
    July 8, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Majid Sadigh, M.D., director of the Global Health Program at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and Western Connecticut Health Network (WCHN), was recognized as a 2016 Healthcare Hero by the Connecticut Hospital Association during the organization’s 98th Annual Meeting held June 28, 2016, in Wallingford, Ct.
  • American College of Radiology Honors DeStigter with Global Humanitarian Award
    July 7, 2016 by Carolyn Shapiro
    University of Vermont radiologist Kristen DeStigter, M.D., has received a 2016 Global Humanitarian Award from the American College of Radiology (ACR) Foundation for her efforts to expand access to ultrasound imaging to underserved areas of Africa.
  • Irvin Receives Crapo Lifetime Achievement Award at 2016 ATS Conference
    July 5, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The American Thoracic Society (ATS) Assembly on Respiratory Structure and Function (RSF) selected Charles Irvin, Ph.D., professor of medicine and director, Vermont Lung Center, to be the inaugural recipient of the RSF 2016 Robert Crapo Lifetime Achievement Award for Pulmonary Diagnostics.
  • 2016 Frymoyer Scholars to Focus on Progressive Education Projects
    June 24, 2016 by Carolyn Shapiro
    The University of Vermont’s medical and nursing curriculum will be delving into more progressive territory, courtesy of five new Frymoyer Scholars projects.
  • Moses Discusses Study to Evaluate New Treatment for Clinical Symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis
    May 25, 2016 by User Not Found
    The following commentary, provided by Peter Moses, M.D., University of Vermont professor of medicine and a gastroenterologist at UVM Medical Center, was originally featured on the University of Vermont Medical Center Blog.
  • Dixon’s Research on Obesity-Asthma Link Gains Momentum
    May 25, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Building on surprising 2011 study results, Associate Professor Anne Dixon, M.A., B.M., B.Ch., and colleagues, recently reported another critical discovery in the October 1, 2012 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
  • VT Medical Society Honors Hood, Kaeding and Rowe
    May 25, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The Vermont Medical Society recognized five Vermonters – three of them with ties to the University of Vermont – for their outstanding contributions to the health and wellbeing of the state’s residents during its 199th annual meeting held October 27, 2012 in Woodstock, Vt.
  • Rincon and Champagne's Discovery Could Help Boost Flu Vaccine Response
    May 24, 2016 by Carolyn Shapiro
    A relatively unknown molecule that regulates metabolism could be the key to boosting an individual’s immunity to the flu – and potentially other viruses – according to research reported today in the journal Immunity.
  • Meet a Scientist: Anja Jokela '16
    May 13, 2016 by Erin Post
    Can acupuncture help patients manage their pain and other side effects, like nausea and vomiting, after surgery? Full Story >>
  • Wheat and Global Health Team Publish on Peer Mentorship/Early Exposure Pilot in Zimbabwe
    May 11, 2016 by Carolyn Shapiro
    When University of Vermont medical student Stefan Wheat ’18 left for a global health elective in Harare, Zimbabwe last summer, he had no idea he would be testing out a new living arrangement intended to enhance his educational experience.
  • Meet a Scientist: Prema Menon, M.D.
    April 8, 2016 by Erin Post
    Patients in the intensive care unit who rely on mechanical ventilation for life support are often awake, but unable to verbalize their needs, posing a challenge for the physicians and nurses who care for them. And although health status might be the obvious choice for what’s on their minds, preliminary data has shown that that’s not always the case. Full Story >>
  • Year in Review 2015: Research Milestones
    March 29, 2016 by User Not Found
    With proposals ranging from low-cost ground-penetrating radar to a lung sealant derived from seaweed, six research teams from the University of Vermont pitched their ideas to a panel of experts at the first university-wide SPARK-VT session in June 2015, all hoping to receive a seed grant to help move their innovative work one step closer to the marketplace.
  • Year in Review: Patient Care Milestones
    March 29, 2016 by User Not Found
    In late 2014, Margaret Tandoh, M.D., and Majid Sadigh, M.D., traveled to Liberia to treat Ebola patients at the height of the epidemic in West Africa. They spent countless hours in the Ebola treatment units hastily set up to handle the influx of people seeking care, tending to the sickest patients despite a lack of basic resources. For their efforts, they were part of the group named by Time Magazine as 2014 People of the Year.
  • McSherry’s Op-Ed “Legalize, Kick Back and Heal” Featured in VT Digger
    February 23, 2016 by Brittany Willette
    Joseph McSherry, M.D., Ph.D., UVM associate professor of neurological sciences, authored an editorial on the effects of cannabis-derived tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
  • Giddins Featured in "Little Hats, Big Hearts" Story on WCAX-TV
    February 23, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (FEBRUARY 23, 2016) University of Vermont pediatric cardiologist Niels Giddins, M.D., is featured in a news story about the American Heart Association's February 2016 "Little Hats, Big Hearts" campaign to increase awareness about congenital heart defects in newborns. Giddins, an associate professor of pediatrics, commented that structural problems in the heart can often appear following a seemingly healthy and normal birth. The story's video footage, taken at the UVM Medical Center's Mother-Baby Unit, also featured Molly Rideout, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics. Watch the story online here.