Departmental News

MacAfee Comments to WCAX about New CDC Guidelines to Address IUD Pain

(SEPTEMBER 9, 2024) Lauren MacAfee, M.D., M.Sc., associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences, spoke to WCAX-TV about new CDC guidelines to address the pain often associated with IUD placement.

Read full story at WCAX-TV

Dougherty, Wetchi Interviewed by WVNY about ‘New American Youth on the Rise’ Program

(JULY 31, 2024) Anne Dougherty, M.D.’09, M.A., director of gender equity at the Larner College of Medicine, and Rachel Wetchi, M.P.H., spoke with WVNY-TV about UVM’s New American Youth on the Rise (NAYR) program.

Read full story at WVNY-TV

Medical Students’ Project Improves Rural Health Care Access

A Gold Foundation fellowship project by Lindsay Aldrich ’25 and Richard Vuong ’25 has led to an innovative new health care delivery vehicle and a novel technology agreement between UVM’s biomedical engineering design hub and the UVM Health Network. The project aims to bring the doctor’s office to people living in Vermont’s rural regions.

Meyer, Bernstein Proud of UVMMC Ranking on Newsweek List of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals

(MAY 21, 2024) Marjorie Meyer, M.D., professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences (OB/GYN) and division chief of maternal fetal medicine, and Ira Bernstein, M.D., professor and chair of OB/GYN, are proud of UVMMC’s ranking on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals.

Read full story at Newsweek

Peipert Named UVM Chair of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences

Churchill Champions Doula Support Bill in VT Digger Article

(MARCH 26, 2024) Certified Nurse Midwife Martha Churchill, M.S.N., clinical instructor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, was quoted in a VT Digger article, advocating support for expanding and funding doula care, which she said is “largely mental health care.”

Read full story at VT Digger

Guillot, McGee Join UVMMC Board of Trustees, WVNY Reports

(JANUARY 8, 2024) Ann Guillot, M.D., professor emerita of pediatrics and surgery, and Elizabeth McGee, M.D., professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences, are among five new trustees appointed to the UVM Medical Center board of trustees, WVNY-TV reported.

Read full story at WVNY-TV

Medical Students' Conference Celebrates Diversity

The University of Vermont's Student National Medical Association chapter held its first conference ever this November, bringing more than 100 medical and pre-medical students from throughout New England to the campus of the Larner College of Medicine to share their enthusiasm for ensuring that people from populations underrepresented in medical professions feel empowered to pursue medical careers.

Kallen Interviewed by The Daily Dish about Reality TV Discussion on Oocyte vs. Embryo Cryopreservation

(SEPTEMBER 11, 2023) Bravo’s The Daily Dish spoke with Amanda Kallen, M.D., associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences, about an egg-freezing vs. embryo-freezing debate between two women on the reality TV show Real Housewives of New York City.

Read full story at Bravo’s The Daily Dish

Larner Sees Big Jump in OB/GYN Residency Applications Following Dobbs Decision, Newsweek Reports

(SEPTEMBER 6, 2023) Lauren MacAfee, M.D., associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences, and other Larner faculty spoke with Newsweek for an article about changes in residency applications in the wake of the Dobbs decision overturning the federal abortion protection of Roe v. Wade in June 2022.

Read full story at Newsweek

Larner Representatives Attend Medical Education Millennium Conference

The Larner College of Medicine was one of eight medical schools selected to participate in the 2023 Millennium Conference from May 2-4, hosted by the Carl J. Shapiro Institute for Education and Research at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Five Larner representatives attended the event, which focused on professionalism for physicians.

MacAfee, OB-GYN Residents Speak to VTDigger about Providing Abortions & Gender-Affirming Care in the Current Political Climate

(MAY 17, 2023) Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences Lauren MacAfee, M.D., and three doctors who are midway through their four-year OB-GYN residencies at the University of Vermont Medical Center spoke to VTDigger about the challenges of being on the front lines of providing abortions and gender-affirming care in the current political climate.

Read full story at VTDigger

Wood Comments to Seven Days on Value of Doulas for New Parents’ Mental Health

(MARCH 1, 2023) Sandra Wood, NP, CNM, PMHNP, certified nurse-midwife and psychiatric nurse practitioner in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, told Seven Days she sees a strong connection between doula care and positive mental health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women.

Read full story at Seven Days

Gibson, Delzer Comment to NBC5 on Gender-Affirming Care Bill

(FEBRUARY 9, 2023) Erica Gibson, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics and division chief of adolescent medicine, and OBGYN resident Mackenzie Delzer, M.D., commented to NBC5 on a bill that would make reproductive procedures and gender-affirming services legally protected in Vermont.

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WCAX Interviews MacAfee on FDA Abortion Medication Decision

(JANUARY 25, 2023) Lauren MacAfee, M.D., associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences, was interviewed by WCAX-TV for a story on medication abortion and the FDA’s recent decision allowing patients to pick up an abortion pill from certified retail pharmacies with a prescription. (Click on headline for more.)

Forbes Interviews McGee on Using Basal Body Temperature to Chart Fertility

(AUGUST 17, 2022) Ob-Gyn professor Elizabeth McGee, M.D., told Forbes that while tracking basal body temperature can be a helpful tool for charting ovulation phases, this shouldn’t be the only method used to prevent pregnancy or to get pregnant.

Read full story at Forbes

MacAfee Comments to Seven Days on Misinformation by Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers

(JULY 27, 2022) Lauren MacAfee, M.D., associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences, commented to Seven Days on “blatant misinformation” dispensed at certain innocuously labeled “pregnancy resource centers.”

Read full story at Seven Days

MacAfee Discusses Pregnancy Termination Decision-Making on WCAX-TV

(JUNE 22, 2022) Lauren MacAfee, M.D., associate professor of OB/GYN, spoke with WCAX-TV’s Christina Guessferd for a story about abortion in Vermont.

Medical Class of 2022 Honors Night Recognizes Faculty, Students & Staff

On May 13, the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont held Honors Night for graduating medical students in the Class of 2022. Accolades presented included the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society faculty, housestaff, and community physician awards; the Arnold P. Gold Foundation's Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine faculty and student awards; Area Health Education Center Scholars; department awards to students; and awards from the Class of 2022.

Larner Celebrates Professionalism with 2022 Awards Ceremony

“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.

New faculty:

Karen George, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences (Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology). Dr. George is also Associate Dean for Students at Larner College of Medicine

Amanda Kallen, MD, Associate Professor of of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences (Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility)

Anne Dougherty, M.D., Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences has now accepted the enhanced role of Director for Gender Equity.

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

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