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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  • Chaarani & Colleagues Publish Largest-ever Pre-Adolescent Brain Activation Study Findings
    June 11, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur
    UVM scientists and colleagues published youth brain activation data from the largest longitudinal neuroimaging study to date in Nature Neuroscience. The findings provide valuable new information on the cognitive processes and brain systems that underlie adolescent development and might contribute to mental and physical health challenges in adulthood.
  • Supporting Vermont Kids: Mind Body Buddy
    June 10, 2021 by Michelle Bookless
    As a new pediatric resident at UVM Children’s Hospital, Nick Bonenfant, M.D.’17 (at right, with Aamani Chava, M.D.), found himself struggling with how to best support adolescents with mental health issues.
  • Supporting Vermont Kids: Hope for Children
    June 3, 2021 by Michelle Bookless
    As a new medical graduate just beginning a pediatric residency at Seattle Children’s Hospital in 2006, James Metz, M.D.’06 (at left, with Tracey Wagner, R.N., MSCN, CPN, and Mary Ellen Rafuse, MSW), never imagined that 12 years later, he’d return to his alma mater and home state as one of only two board-certified child abuse pediatricians in Vermont.
  • Dr. Hibba tul Rehman Awarded NNECOS Grant
    June 2, 2021 by User Not Found
  • Dr. Shahid Ahmed Awarded NNECOS Grant
    June 2, 2021 by User Not Found
  • Diehl & Colleagues' Latest Research Could Benefit Dengue Vaccine Development
    May 28, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur and Sean Diehl
    Despite a record number of over 400 million cases in 2019, vaccine development for the mosquito-borne dengue virus has been challenging due to the need to protect equally against all four dengue strains. The discovery of new possible biomarkers to predict clinical and immune responses to dengue virus infection could be critical to informing future vaccines.
  • Organ Re-animation & Surgical Skills Education Laboratory
    May 27, 2021 by Division of Surgical Research
    The Surgical Skills Laboratory under the direction of Sheila Russell received a Gore Educational Materials Grant in the amount of $106,354.50.
  • Early Career Advisory Committee Awards Funding to Support Trainee Research Projects
    May 14, 2021 by Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
    The CVRI Early Career Advisory Committee recently funded research applicatinos through its initiative to support research projects conceived and developed by early career investigators.
  • Class of 2021 Medical Graduates Celebrate with Hybrid Commencement May 23
    May 21, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The UVM Larner College of Medicine held its first-ever hybrid in-person/virtual commencement ceremony to celebrate Class of 2021 M.D. graduates on Sunday, May 23, 2021, with roughly 40 participating in person in Patrick Gymnasium and more than 50 participating remotely via Zoom.
  • Warshaw Honored as University Distinguished Professor
    May 21, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur
    University of Vermont Provost and Senior Vice President Patty Prelock has announced that David Warshaw, Ph.D., professor and chair of molecular physiology and biophysics at the UVM Larner College of Medicine, is a 2021 recipient of the University Distinguished Professor Award – the highest academic honor that UVM can bestow upon a member of the faculty.
  • Upholding Standards: Barkhuff Mixes Medicine and Politics
    May 18, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Emergency medicine physician and Assistant Professor of Surgery Daniel Barkhuff, M.D., a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, veteran, and former Navy SEAL. is the founder of a political action committees (PAC) called Veterans for Responsible Leadership.
  • Carney Says Examine Community Spread Before Reopening in Hartford Courant Article
    May 17, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (MAY 17, 2021) Associate Dean for Public Health and Health Policy Jan Carney, M.D., M.P.H., commented in a Hartford Courant article that coronavirus community spread - case rates, hospitalizations and deaths - are points that state officials should consider when making decisions regarding business reopening policies.
  • Meet CVRI's 2021-22 Early Career Advisory Committee Leadership Team
    June 1, 2021 by Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
    Meet CVRI's 2021-2022 Early Career Advisory Committee Leadership Team
  • Page Quoted in Medscape about Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion during Cardiac Surgery
    May 16, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (MAY 16, 2021) UVM Larner College of Medicine Dean Richard L. Page, M.D., professor of medicine, was quoted in a Medscape article, titled "LAAOS III: Surgical LAA Closure Cuts AF Stroke Risk by One Third," in conjunction with an editorial he published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
  • More States Looking at COVID-19 Vaccine Incentive Programs
    May 14, 2021 by Nicole Twohig
    As the US begins to see demand for COVID-19 vaccines plateau, some states have started implementing incentive programs to encourage residents to get one of the three vaccines available: Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson. Recently announced incentive programs are supported by numerous research studies that support the efficacy of incentivizing vaccine adherence.
  • Class of 2021 Medical Students, Faculty, Staff Recognized at Honors Celebration
    May 7, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur
    In a salute to graduating medical students’ accomplishments and to honor the faculty and staff who have supported them during their medical education journey, the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine launched a virtual 2021 Honors Celebration on May 6, 2021.
  • Seminar Series: Concerns & Beliefs about Substance Use & Treatment, May 14 RECORDED
    May 5, 2021 by User Not Found
    In this presentation, Dr. Harder shares results from a baseline needs assessment survey with practitioners across Vermont and New Hampshire related to substance use and treatment. Learn about the level of concern that practitioners have for many substances including opioids, stimulants, cannabis, and tobacco, and about their beliefs related to treatment. Learn about the barriers that practitioners and patients face in relation to providing and seeking treatment for opioid use disorder, how comfortable practitioners feel treating opioid use disorder, and how comfort and barriers are related.
  • Statement on Sexual Misconduct Prevention, Reporting and Survivor Support
    May 4, 2021 by Reposted Email to the Larner Community on May 4 2021
    In light of the concerns voiced by students across campus over the past week regarding the University's sexual assault prevention, reporting and survivor support services, we wish to underscore the University’s clear position that sexual harassment, sexual assault, gender-based stalking, relationship violence, and all other forms of sexual misconduct are prohibited at UVM and at the Larner College of Medicine.
  • Our ‘True North’: Larner Celebrates Professionalism with Awards, Special Events
    April 29, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur
    In recognition of the second anniversary of the formal introduction and celebration of the Larner College of Medicine's Statement on Professionalism, the College hosted its first Professionalism Week from Monday, May 3 through Friday, May 7, 2021.
  • Zehle Appointed as UVM Health Network Director of Education
    April 28, 2021 by Michelle Bookless
    Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education Christa Zehle, M.D., has been appointed University of Vermont Health Network Director of Education by John Brumsted, M.D., CEO of the UVM Health Network.