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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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  • Lounsbury Discusses Science of Addiction on VPR's Vermont Edition
    August 8, 2017 by Michelle Bookless
    In this broadcast of Vermont Edition, Karen Lounsbury, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology at the UVM Larner College of Medicine, speaks with Vermont Public Radio's Ric Cengeri about the science of addiction and what triggers it. ​
  • Three fourth-year students share day in the life
    August 4, 2017 by Erin Post
    Thanks to the unique design of the Vermont Integrated Curriculum, fourth year students at the Larner College of Medicine have 14 months to explore specialties, hone their research and teaching skills, and gain practical experience in a range of health care settings as they interview for residency and complete their USMLE Step 2 Exams. Learn more about some recently graduated students who used their fourth year to advance LGBTQ healthcare, serve in an underserved, rural location, and take steps toward becoming a military physician.
  • Dr. Benedek Erdos Receives Inaugural Bloomfield Investiture
    July 31, 2017 by Mark Ray
    Benedek Erdos, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, was invested in a formal ceremony on July 31 as the inaugural Martin E. Bloomfield ’56 M.D.’60 and Judith S. Bloomfield ’59 Early Career Professor in Cardiovascular Research.
  • Larner Learning Commons Open House a Success
    July 28, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur
    A Larner Learning Commons Open House & Celebration, hosted by the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, College of Nursing and Health Sciences and Libraries was held on Thursday, August 3, 2017, at 2:30 p.m.
  • Larners’ $66 Million Helps Set New UVM Foundation Record, $135 Million in FY 17
    July 28, 2017 by Mark Ray
    Through a $66 million bequest by the late Robert Larner, M.D. '42 and his wife, Helen, the Larner College of Medicine helped the University of Vermont Foundation and UVM Medical Center Foundation secure a record $135,692,313 in total new commitments pledged during the fiscal year that concluded on June 30, 2017.
  • Lounsbury Highlighted in Forbes Article about UVM Medicinal Marijuana Course
    July 21, 2017 by Madi Wood
    On July 21, 2017, UVM Professor of Pharmacology, Karen Lounsbury, Ph.D. spoke with Forbes about the United States' first-ever 'higher learning' course on medicinal marijuana "Pharm 200: Cannabis, Past, Present and Future" - a course that she co-designed.
  • Diehl, Scarpino and Rizzo Receive Inaugural UVM Biomedical Engineering Pilot Grant
    July 21, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur
    University of Vermont researchers Sean Diehl, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and a Vaccine Testing Center immunologist, Sam Scarpino, Ph.D., former assistant professor of mathematics and statistics, Donna Rizzo, Ph.D., professor of engineering, and John Hanley, Ph.D., a postdoctoral associate in engineering, have been awarded the inaugural UVM Biomedical Engineering Program Pilot Research Program grant for their project, titled “Integrating omics and clinical data to study dengue infection.”
  • Tracy Honored with ISTH Distinguished Career Award for Blood-clotting Research Contributions
    July 19, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur
  • McGraw Family Pledges $3 Million for New Learning Center at Norwalk Hospital
    July 19, 2017 by Andrea Rynn
    The McGraw family, founders of global multimedia publishing company McGraw-Hill, is continuing its legacy of investing in community health by pledging up to $3 million in a challenge gift to establish the new McGraw Family Center for Advanced Learning at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut.
  • Mathews Appointed Chair of Anesthesiology
    July 18, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Donald Mathews, M.D., professor of anesthesiology, has been named chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and health care service chief of anesthesiology, effective July 15. Mathews succeeds Mazen Maktabi, M.D., who served in this role since August 2016.
  • NIH Awards $20M to UVM and Maine Medical Center To Address Rural Health Challenges
    July 13, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur
    A five-year, $20 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) Network grant will fund a joint program between the University of Vermont (UVM) and Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine to develop and sustain a clinical and translational research infrastructure improving rural and community health for residents of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
  • Hudziak Wins $1.8 Million Grant from Conrad Hilton Foundation
    July 11, 2017 by Jeffrey R. Wakefield
    The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded a three-year, $1.8 million grant to James J. Hudziak, a professor of child psychiatry and pediatrics at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, to determine if the UVM Wellness Environment, or WE, in concert with a health promotion and disease prevention app he developed will promote wellness among college students, in the process reducing their use of alcohol and other drugs.
  • Botten Leads One of Two Innovative Research Teams Awarded 2017 UVM SPARK-VT Grants
    July 7, 2017 by Jeffrey R. Wakefield
    Two University of Vermont research teams have been awarded SPARK-VT grants by the university to help commercialize their work and move it a step closer to the marketplace, following a faculty pitch competition held June 16, 2017.
  • New Therapy Option for High-Risk Heart Patients with Mitral Valve Disease
    July 6, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Patients whose hearts have a faulty mitral valve and are considered high risk for open-heart surgery now have a treatment option offered by cardiologists at the University of Vermont Medical Center. Called Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (TMVR), the procedure uses a catheter inserted through a vein in the leg to reach the heart and make the repair. The mitral valve performs a check-valve function and is located between the left atrium, where blood enters the heart from the lungs, and the left ventricle, which pumps the blood to your entire body.
  • UVM’s Evans Receives Highest Award from Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation
    June 30, 2017 by Jeff Wakefield
  • Wrenn quoted in National Geographic Article about New "ParkRx" Approach
    June 29, 2017 by Michelle Bookless
    In a June 29 National Geographic article, "Doctors Are Prescribing Park Visits to Boost Patient Health," Sean Wrenn, a surgeon at the UVM Medical Center weighs in on the pros and cons of the so-called "Park Prescription Program."
  • Tarleton Study Finds Magnesium is Effective and Safe Treatment for Depression
    June 27, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur
  • GPS for Cell "Highways"? 3D Model System Illustrates How Molecular Motors Navigate
    June 27, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur
    In cells, cargo that contains tiny packages of critical biological material, such as insulin, are transported by teams of minuscule myosin molecular “motors” along complex actin filament “highways.” How these motors reach their destination when confronted with numerous intersections without GPS is a mystery. In a new study published in Nature Communications, University of Vermont researchers built three-dimensional (3D) actin highways with intersections as well as under- and over-passes within microfluidic chambers to emulate the complicated highways that myosin motors see in cells.
  • Jeffries Receives Master Scholar Award at 2017 IAMSE Meeting
    June 22, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur
    A strongly held commitment to providing the highest-quality physicians possible is the driving force behind a career dedicated to medical teaching work of Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education William Jeffries, Ph.D. Earlier this month, his educational scholarship was honored with the prestigious Master Scholar Award from the International Association for Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) at the organization’s annual meeting, hosted by the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont.
  • Class of 2016 Reports High Satisfaction Rates in AAMC Graduate Questionnaire
    June 20, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur
    After graduating just over one year ago, members of the Larner College of Medicine’s Class of 2016 – along with medical school graduates across the country – participated in the Association of American Medical Colleges’ (AAMC) Medical School Graduation Questionnaire (GQ), a national questionnaire that serves as a tool for medical schools to use in program evaluation and to improve the medical student experience.