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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  • Meet a Scientist: Chris Bernard '19
    December 9, 2016 by Erin Post
    How do you carefully remove all of the cells from a lung, and then repopulate that ‘scaffold’ with stem cells from a new host? As a summer research fellow in the lab of Professor of Medicine Daniel Weiss, M.D., Ph.D., medical student Chris Bernard ‘19 spent several months testing and re-testing processes and procedures, inching ever closer to an answer to that question.
  • Making a Difference
    December 7, 2016 by Medical Communications
    Student are fanning out across the globe to learn about the practice of medicine in a variety of countries, including Vietnam, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Dominican Republic, and Russia, via the UVM College of Medicine Western Connecticut Health Network Global Health Program.
  • The Storm's Wake
    December 7, 2016 by John "Bull" Durham
    Last week was my 23rd or 24th trip. Since the earthquake, this was the most moving of my experiences working as a volunteer orthopedic surgeon in Haiti. This trip to Haiti after Hurricane Matthew was a short one and scheduled only to care for some upper extremity injuries that made it to Port-au-Prince from the southern peninsula where over 500 people died and tens of thousands have been left homeless.
  • Boyd Invested as Inaugural Hamill Green & Gold Professor of Neurological Sciences
    December 7, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The University of Vermont Foundation hosted a special Investiture ceremony for an inaugural endowed position – the Robert W. Hamill, M.D. Green & Gold Professor in Neurological Sciences at the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine – on December 6 in the Hoehl Gallery in the Health Science Research Facility. UVM President Tom Sullivan and Larner College of Medicine Dean Frederick Morin, M.D., presented James Boyd, M.D., associate professor of neurological sciences, as the first Hamill Green & Gold Professor at the event.
  • Sadigh Named Inaugural Trefz Family Global Health Endowed Chair at Western CT Health Network
    December 7, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    A personal experience with human suffering as a child in war-torn Iran instilled a passion for caring for people in Majid Sadigh, M.D., who knew at a very young age he wanted to become a physician. In the 32 years since he came to the U.S. as a refugee, the associate professor of medicine at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont and UVM/Western Connecticut Health Network (WCHN) Global Health Program director has become an internationally recognized global health expert and humanitarian, impacting countless lives in resource-poor countries across the globe.
  • Harvard’s Makadon to Deliver 2016 Imbasciani LGBTQ Health Equity Lecture 12/7
    December 7, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The 2016 Vito Imbasciani, Ph.D., M.D.’85 and George DiSalvo LGBTQ Health Equity Lecture will take place Wednesday, December 7, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the Sullivan Classroom, Room 200, in the Larner Medical Education Center.
  • Leonard Discusses Genomic Medicine in VT at Community Medical School
    December 7, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Targeted cancer treatments can be more effective in treating cancer cells, often in conjunction with traditional therapies, and the University of Vermont Medical Center is working toward using individual patient's complete genetic information to inform their health and care.
  • Shaw and VCHIP Partner with UCSF on $13 Million Children’s Quality Measures Study
    December 7, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The Vermont Child Health Improvement Program (VCHIP) and Judith Shaw, Ed.D., M.P.H., R.N., executive director of the VCHIP and University of Vermont professor of pediatrics and nursing, will play a significant role in a $13.4 million multicenter pediatric quality measures study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
  • Rettew Blogs about What the New ACO Model Could Mean for Patients and Clinicians
    November 29, 2016 by David Rettew
    My home state of Vermont is poised to be the first state in the nation to switch from a fee-for-service model of healthcare delivery to an accountable care organizational (ACO) structure, regardless of whether a person uses Medicare, Medicaid, or a private insurance company.
  • M.P.H. Student Finds Fulfillment Helping Vulnerable Communities
    November 29, 2016 by Erica Housekeeper
    University of Vermont senior Ian McHale’s first exposure to lack of public health access was while setting up mobile clinics in remote villages in Peru, where there was no medicine or clean water.
  • Healthcare Policy Focus of Fourth Legislative Summit
    November 23, 2016 by Jeff Wakefield
    The University of Vermont hosted its fourth annual Legislative Summit on Wednesday, November 16, in the Davis Center. Forty-two legislators attended this year’s event, titled Healthcare: Issues and Opportunities for Policy Makers, to engage with faculty experts on a topic the legislature will grapple with in a variety of forms in the coming session.
  • Macauley Shares the Health Benefits of Gratitude
    November 23, 2016 by Robert Macauley
    Thanks are the highest form of thought, and … gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” — GK Chesterton. This is the time of year for conflicting messages. One day we’re eating turkey with family and friends, giving thanks for all that is good in our lives.
  • UVM Offers New Online Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management and Policy
    November 23, 2016 by Erica Housekeeper
    The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont will offer a new online Certificate of Graduate Study in Health Care Management and Policy starting in January.
  • 5 Ways to Debrief and De-Stress after the Election
    November 23, 2016 by Sara Pawlowski
    Following one of the most divisive campaign seasons in our history, many people are feeling stressed and emotionally exhausted. If you feel this way, you are not alone. The American Psychological Association’s “Stress in America” survey revealed that the 2016 presidential election has been a source of significant stress for more than half of Americans, regardless of their political party affiliation.
  • First among Vermont Medical Society and VMS Education & Research Foundation 2016 Honorees
    November 23, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The Vermont Medical Society recognized five Vermonters for their outstanding contributions to the health and well being of the state’s residents during its 203rd annual meeting held November 5, 2016 in Burlington, Vt., including two faculty members from The Larner College of Medicine at The University of Vermont.
  • Ades Study on Improving Participation in Cardiac Rehab Programs Featured in Multiple Outlets
    November 18, 2016 by Kate Skinas
    Once a patient has experienced a cardiac event, they are often prescribed participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation, yet only 20 to 30 percent of patients actually participate.
  • Ades Study Supports Road Map to Saving Lives through Cardiac Rehab
    November 14, 2016 by Nancy Bercaw
    More than two million Americans experience some type of a cardiac event every year. Whether they’ve had a heart attack or coronary revascularization procedure, such as bypass surgery or coronary stent placement, doctors typically recommended these patients participate in Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) as outpatients.
  • In Honor of Veterans' Day: Celebrating John McCrae, M.D., Author of "In Flanders Fields"
    November 14, 2016 by Kate Bright
    Dr. John McCrae (1872-1918) wrote "In Flanders Fields," the most influential poem associated with World War I. At the Larner College of Medicine, we are proud to count him as part of our rich and deep history.
  • Class of ’18 Students Present Public Health Projects at APHA Meeting
    November 14, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Twelve members of The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont’s Class of 2018 traveled to Denver, Colo. Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 to present their groups’ Public Health Projects at the American Public Health Association 2016 Annual Meeting.
  • Dixon and Colleagues Receive $6.2 Million in Asthma Research Funding from NIH
    November 14, 2016 by Mindy Clawson
    More than 50 percent of asthmatics have a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 30, and the majority of these patients have severe asthma that doesn’t respond well to traditional medication.