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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  • The Physicians of the Future: Meet the College's Class of 2020
    August 10, 2016 by Erin Post
    The University of Vermont College of Medicine welcomed its largest first-year class in history on August 8, 2016 for Orientation 2016, a week-long course that launches their medical school career. The Class of 2020’s 120 members were selected from roughly 6,000 applicants and 619 interviewees.
  • Meet a Scientist: Jessica Sheehe, CMB Graduate Student
    August 10, 2016 by Erin Post
    University of Vermont Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences graduate student Jessica Sheehe has come to know all of the quirks of a protein called PKG: She’s responsible for expressing and purifying PKG in the lab and ensuring that the billions of insect cells tricked into producing this protein remain healthy.
  • Characteristics to Help You Succeed in Medical School
    August 10, 2016 by Cary Jewkes
    You’ve been working for a long time – years and years – to get to this point. It’s easy to get lost in the tangle of medical school applications and expectations, and trying to figure out an answer to the question, “What do they want?” But before you go any further, take a moment – breathe – and think about something else for a few minutes.
  • UVM Department of Medicine Partners with V.A. to Bring Care Closer to Home for Veterans
    July 26, 2016 by Erin Post
    Traveling roughly 90 miles to the White River Junction, Vt.-based Veterans’ Administration Medical Center from the Burlington, Vt. area can be difficult, especially in winter. It’s even more challenging for the veteran who is living with chronic pain or has been diagnosed with a sleep disorder or cardiac arrhythmia.
  • Hehir Honored for Research and Clinical Commitment to Myasthenia Gravis Patients
    July 22, 2016 by Caroyln Shapiro
    When University of Vermont neurologist Michael Hehir, M.D., treats patients with a relatively rare neuromuscular disorder called Myasthenia Gravis, he has to weigh the benefits of the medications he prescribes against their typical side effects.
  • UVM Clinical Trials Lead to First FDA Approved Cholera Vaccine in U.S.
    July 22, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Cholera outbreaks continue to plague areas like South Sudan, Eastern Uganda, and Kerala, India, but there’s hope for addressing this infectious disease: Last month, the Food and Drug Administration approved the only vaccine for use in the U.S. to protect against cholera infection. The University of Vermont’s Vaccine Testing Center was one of three national sites to test the vaccine – called Vaxchora – for effectiveness.
  • Sprague Study Finds “Dense Breasts” Diagnosis Varies Widely Among Radiologists
    July 22, 2016 by Sarah Keblin
    In May, Vermont became the 28th state to adopt legislation mandating reporting of breast density information to patients. New University of Vermont (UVM) research - published July 18, 2016 in the Annals of Internal Medicine - shows that density assessment, as currently practiced, is subjective and highly variable across radiologists and warns of the implications of relying on the subjective measurement for clinical decision-making for breast cancer screening.
  • Rincon Appointed Chair of NIH Cellular and Molecular Immunology Study Section
    July 22, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review has announced that internationally renowned immunobiologist Mercedes Rincon, Ph.D., University of Vermont professor of medicine, has been appointed chairperson of the Cellular and Molecular Immunology-A Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, the portal for National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant applications. She is serving a one-year term from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
  • Leffler Discusses Medical Center's Investments in Housing and Community Health
    July 22, 2016 by Stephen Leffler
    Steve Leffler, M.D., is Chief Medical Officer at the University of Vermont Medical Center. He posted the following information on the investments in housing and health the UVM Medical Center has made to the Vermont community on the UVM Medical Center HealthSource blog.
  • Gramling's JAMA Oncology Study Addresses Doctor-Patient Miscommunication
    July 22, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Clear communication between a doctor and patient is essential, especially when patients with advanced cancer wish to participate in decision-making about their medical treatment options, and trade-offs between quality and quantity of life emerge.
  • UVM Foundation Sets Multiple New Records for Fundraising at UVM
    July 22, 2016 by Jay Goyette
    The University of Vermont Foundation set new records in its fundraising activities on behalf of the university during the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2016, surpassing historic milestones reached a year ago for both commitments and receipts from donors.
  • Medical Education Champion and Alumnus Robert Larner, M.D.'42 Contributes Largest Gift in UVM History
    July 22, 2016 by Mark Ray
    On April 15, the University of Vermont Foundation announced a historically significant gift from philanthropist and College of Medicine alumnus Robert Larner, M.D.'42, and his wife, Helen Larner -- $19.7 million in commercial property and cash to further their commitment to ensuring excellence in medical education at UVM.
  • Alumna Commits $2 Million to Medical Scholarships for Primary Care
    July 22, 2016 by Jay Goyette
    Dr. Ruth Seeler earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont in 1958 and her M.D. from UVM's College of Medicine in 1962 and is currently emerita professor of pediatric hematology-oncology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago.
  • Wassel & Williams' Summer Academy Offers Career Exploration for Pre-Med Track High School Students
    July 22, 2016 by Carolyn Shapiro
    For the high school student who loves biology or chemistry and has a penchant for helping people, the pre-med path is not the only option available. Exposing future undergraduates to a variety of specialties, roles, and vocations in medicine is the primary goal of the new summer Health & Medicine Academy at the University of Vermont, a three-college-credit course taught by UVM College of Medicine faculty members that will take place in July.
  • Thinking Outside the Box: Design-Savvy Med Students Share Story at AAMC Education Meeting
    July 22, 2016 by Erin Post
    Artist-turned-medical-student Ross Sayadi ’17 approaches most things with one important question in mind: “Why?”
  • New Findings Highlight Potential Treatment Aim for Heart Mutation Underlying Sudden Death
    July 22, 2016 by Caroyln Shapiro
    Two molecular physiologists at the University of Vermont (UVM) have taken a step closer toward a possible new treatment to address the underlying root cause of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an inherited disease that causes the heart muscle to thicken and struggle to pump blood.
  • Spector, Dostmann, and Spees Among Patent Awardees Honored at Invention to Venture
    July 22, 2016 by Jeffrey Wakefield
    The University of Vermont honored several faculty members and graduate students responsible for nine patents at the 2016 annual Invention 2 Venture (I2V) conference on April 7. Three faculty members from the College of Medicine were honored for their patents, which were awarded in the year since the last I2V conference was held in April 2015.
  • Practicing Behavioral Care in an Integrated Setting: PCORI Project Ramps Up
    July 22, 2016 by Carolyn Shapiro
    Jen Lavoie’s daughter began showing symptoms of Crohn’s disease at age nine, but most of her clinicians found nothing wrong with her, and one suggested the girl’s gastrointestinal discomfort was “all in her head,” a symptom of stress.
  • Hood Discusses Kidney Stone Causes and Prevention on the UVM Medical Center Blog
    July 22, 2016 by Virgina Hood
    Kidney stones occur in one out of 11 people during a lifetime. The number of people forming stones has doubled in the past 15 years. A person who has had a kidney stone has a 50 percent chance of forming another stone over 5 to 10 years. The good news is that for many people, another kidney stone can be prevented or the number reduced by simple measures.
  • College Hosts Global Health Celebration, Distinguished International Guests, on April 4 & 5
    July 22, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    In honor of World Health Day, the University of Vermont College of Medicine hosted nine distinguished international guests from Russia, Dominican Republic, Vietnam and Uganda on Monday, April 4 and Tuesday, April 5, 2016 for a “Celebration of Global Health Day” featuring a broad range of activities.