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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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Gagnon Appointed Director of Facilities Administration and Projects

May 23, 2018 by User Not Found

Gordon Jensen, M.D., Ph.D., senior associate dean for research at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, has announced that Eric Gagnon, M.Ed., M.S.S., has been appointed director of facilities administration and projects in the Dean’s Office at the College of Medicine, effective June 1, 2018.
Misra '19 Pens Column in Aspiring Docs Diaries on Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship

May 21, 2018 by Madi Wood

A blog post by medical student Sunit Misra '19 was featured in the Association of American Medical College's Aspiring Docs Diaries.
Fond Farewells: Morin, Macauley & Prabhakar Address Class of '18 at Commencement

May 18, 2018 by Jennifer Nachbur

On May 20, 2018, students in the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont Class of 2018 received their medical degrees at Dean Frederick Morin's final Commencement ceremony. Nearly 1000 attendees gathered for the event in UVM’s Ira Allen Chapel, where the day’s earlier gray skies and rain cleared to reveal bright sunshine at the close of the ceremony.
Class of 2018 Honors Night Celebrates Student and Faculty Achievements

May 15, 2018 by Jennifer Nachbur

Graduating medical students from the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont gathered with leaders, faculty members, family and friends on May 14 at the Class of 2018’s Honors Night event in UVM’s Davis Center. In addition to individual student awards, faculty awards, a staff award, and a department award presentation, the event featured the induction of students into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and Gold Humanism Honor Society.
Lounsbury Appointed Foundations Director

May 7, 2018 by User Not Found

Karen Lounsbury, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology, has been appointed Director of Foundations in the Office of Medical Student Education at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, effective May 1, 2018.

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