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Call for Proposals: 2024 Health Equity Summit

Discover and share exciting initiatives at the third annual Health Equity Summit, Building Solidarity: Sustainable Pathways Towards Health Equity. The Summit is a collaboration between community members, healthcare providers and educators to dismantle institutional barriers to health and enhance patient experiences.

Details

Dates: Monday, October 7, 4 - 6 pm: Poster presentations and kickoff reception

Tuesday, October 8, 8 am - 5 pm: Workshops and sessions

Location: Double Tree Hotel, 870 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT 05403 (Google Maps)

Sponsors: The 3rd Annual Health Equity Summit is a joint effort presented by the University of Vermont Health Network, the Larner College of Medicine, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and the University of Vermont.

More information: Health Equity Summit | The University of Vermont Health Network (uvmhealth.org)

Questions? Please email HESummit@uvmhealth.org

Recent News

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Jensen Discusses New NIH Shared Services Grant on WCAX

October 2, 2020 by User Not Found

(OCTOBER 2, 2020) Senior Associate Dean for Research Gordon Jensen, M.D., Ph.D., discussed the $5.4 million National Institutes of Health grant he received to support the creation of the UVM Center for Biomedical Shared Resources on WCAX-TV.
Altering the White Coat: Class of '24 Ceremony Takes on Pandemic Twist

September 30, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur

For the last quarter-century, the White Coat Ceremony has officially welcomed students into the medical profession and emphasized the responsibility they carry as they don the traditional white coat. This year, during the most serious worldwide health crisis in a century, UVM's Larner College of Medicine revised the ceremony, which took place October 2, with medical students gathering in person in small, physically-distanced groups to receive their white coats as family and friends joined in remotely via a livestream on YouTube.
Remote Medical Reunion Features Lectures, Awards, Celebrations & More Oct. 1-10

September 29, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur

The University of Vermont's Medical Reunion has been transformed into a 10-day online celebration for 2020 that runs from October 1 through 10 and allows Larner College of Medicine alumni from across the country and globe to gather safely in a virtual setting.
We're "out-standing" in our field

September 29, 2020 by User Not Found
UVM & VT United Ways Survey Puts Health Priority-Setting in Hands of Community

September 24, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur

Vermont United Ways and the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont are providing Vermonters with a say in prioritizing community health needs via a survey that is the largest and most comprehensive public health project ever conducted by UVM medical students.

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