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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  • Getting Used to Our “New Normal”
    June 19, 2020 by Nicole Twohig
    UVM Vermont Center on Behavior & Health faculty members Allison N. Kurti, Ph.D., and Stephen Higgins, Ph.D., discuss how to manage the natural urge to socialize, how to understand our reactions and feelings, and how to establish new, healthy routines to help us cope with our “new normal” and help keep our communities safe.
  • VCBH Fellow Joins the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Munroe-Meyer Institute
    June 19, 2020 by Nicole Twohig
    Catalina Rey, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow, will join the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Munroe-Meyer Institute as an assistant professor.
  • VCBH Fellow Selected as Instructor at the University of Illinois-Springfield
    June 19, 2020 by Nicole Twohig
    Hypatia (Tia) Bolívar, Ph.D., a TCORS postdoctoral fellow, will join the University of Illinois-Springfield as a psychology instructor.
  • VCBH Fellow Selected for the 2020 American Psychological Association Division 28 Outstanding Dissertation Award
    June 19, 2020 by Nicole Twohig
    Elias Klemperer, PhD was selected as a co-winner of the 2020 Outstanding Dissertation Award by the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Division 28.
  • Preventive Medicine Sixth Special Issue, November 2019
    November 30, 2019 by Nicole Twohig
    Select researchers that participated in the 2018 Vermont Center on Behavior and Health 6th Annual Conference were invited to contribute to the Special Issue based on their exemplary scholarship and research on opioids, tobacco, and treatment adherence.
  • VCBH Faculty Selected Among Thousands to Present Research on Children's Brain Function
    June 1, 2019 by Nicole Twohig
    Bader Chaarani, PhD, was selected to present at the 2019 Organization for Human Brain Mapping international meeting in Rome, Italy.
  • Medical Student Conde Comments on DACA Ruling in WCAX-TV & NBC5 Stories
    June 19, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (JUNE 19, 2020) Class of 2021 medical student and DACA recipient Juan Conde, Ph.D., was interviewed by two local television news stations regarding the Supreme Court's June 18 rejection of the Trump administration's attempt to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
  • Neurology Today Article Features Wilcock Study
    June 18, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (JUNE 18, 2020) A recent JAMA Neurology study authored by Andrew Wilcock, Ph.D., assistant professor of family medicine and member of the Center for Health Services Research, was the focus of a Neurology Today article, titled "Rural Stroke Patients Are Getting More Neurology Consults, but Mortality Outcomes Have Not Improved Over Time."
  • Cushman Featured in Medscape Q&A on Thrombosis in COVID-19
    June 18, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (JUNE 18, 2020) Professor of Medicine Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., was featured in a Medscape "Bob Harrington Show" Q&A video, titled "Thrombosis in COVID-19: What We Know and How to Treat."
  • Vermont Integrative Genetics Resource Celebrates Milestones, Grant Support
    June 18, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Despite the many challenges academic institutions have faced in 2020, the Vermont Integrative Genetics Resource (VIGR) shared core facility at the University of Vermont Cancer Center and Larner College of Medicine has achieved strong funding support and achieved some significant milestones over the past six months.
  • Atherly Receives RWJ Grant to Study Vermont Community Health Teams
    June 18, 2020 by Ed Neuert
    A new, three-year $500,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will allow members of the UVM Center for Health Services Research (CHSR) at the Larner College of Medicine, led by center director and Professor of Medicine Adam Atherly, Ph.D., to explore the effectiveness of community health teams in improving the quality and efficiency of health care delivery.
  • Class of '22 Med Student Curran Comments on Study at Vision and Ophthalmology Meeting
    June 17, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (JUNE 17, 2020) Comments from third-year medical student Delaney Curran, who presented a study at the virtual Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting, were included in a June 17 Healio.com article, titled "Simulation-based study shows cost-effectiveness of teleretinal screening for DR."
  • Jemison Receives AAMC GIR Service Award
    June 16, 2020 by Ed Neuert
    Jill Jemison, assistant dean for technology/chief information officer at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, received the 2020 Service Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Institutional Resources at the group’s Annual Member/Business Meeting webinar on June 10.
  • Health Workers, Students Demonstrate Support at #WhiteCoatsforBlackLives Vigil
    June 16, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    More than 250 University of Vermont Medical Center staff members, Larner College of Medicine students and leaders gathered June 5 at 1 p.m. for a silent demonstration of support for racial justice in honor of George Floyd and others who have died due to racism and police brutality.
  • van den Broek-Altenburg Mentioned in MarketWatch Article
    June 16, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (JUNE 16, 2020) A study by Eline van den Broek-Altenburg, Ph.D., assistant professor of radiology, and colleagues was covered in a MarketWatch article, titled "Some Americans are more likely to socially distance and wear faces masks than others -- here's why."
  • Atherly Extensively Quoted in Healthcare Innovation Article
    June 11, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (JUNE 11, 2020) Adam Atherly, Ph.D., professor of medicine and director of the Center for Health Services Research, is quoted extensively in a Healthcare Innovation article, titled “Are Vermont’s Global Budgets, Community Health Teams Improving Outcomes?”
  • MPH Student Dahal Comments on COVID-19 Spike in Associated Press Article
    June 9, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (JUNE 9, 2020) A Vermont Associated Press article, titled "Virus spike in Vermont city hits immigrant communities," features comments from Larner College of Medicine M.P.H. student Bidur Dahal. The story was picked up by Vermont newspapers, as well as by daily newspapers across the U.S.
  • Avila Comments on Racial Disparities in Healthcare on NBC5 & VPR
    June 9, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (JUNE 9 & 11, 2020) Maria Mercedes Avila, Ph.D., M.S.W., program director of the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program, associate professor of pediatrics, and health equity and inclusive excellence liaison, was featured in local news stories on COVID-19 and racial disparities in health on Vermont Public Radio and NBC5.
  • #WhiteCoatsForBlackLives Vigil Covered by Local Media
    June 5, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (JUNE 5, 2020) A #WhiteCoatsForBlackLives vigil organized by Amy Teleron, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, with support from Joanna Conant, M.D., assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, was covered by several local media outlets, including ABC22/Fox44, WCAX-TV Channel 3, and NBC5.
  • Peter Kaufman, M.D has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Board of Directors
    June 4, 2020 by User Not Found