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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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Tech Transfer Central Highlights UVM's Entry Into the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute

February 6, 2018 by Madi Wood

In a February 6 Tech Transfer Central article, Vice President for Research at the University of Vermont (UVM), Richard Galbraith, M.D., Ph.D., spoke about UVM's recent joining of the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI).
New Methodologies in Basic Research Grant Awards Announced

February 2, 2018 by Jennifer Nachbur

Larner College of Medicine Senior Associate Dean for Research Gordon Jensen, M.D., Ph.D., and Research Committee Chair Matthew Wargo, Ph.D., have announced the next round of targeted pilot funding – the New Methodologies in Basic Research Grant Awards.
Medical Students and Entrepreneurs: The Story of ImproveMED

January 30, 2018 by Michelle Bookless

UVM medical students are nothing if not multi-faceted and often use their vast and varied skill sets, talents, previous education, and work experiences to undertake groundbreaking projects and research in addition to their studies. Following in the footsteps of designMED Student Interest Group (SIG) founders Al Marchese '19, Lillian Chang, MD'17, and Anna Lidofsky '20, are Jhaimy Fernandez '21, Collin Anderson '21, Cari Carpenter '21, and Jenny Holland '21. The students are next in a growing group of #UVMFutureDocs who are combining their passion for medicine with an interest in innovation to positively impact and improve healthcare systems and technologies within the state of Vermont and beyond.
UVM Joins High-Profile Regenerative Medicine Consortium

January 29, 2018 by Jeffrey Wakefield
Class of 2020 Foundations Awards Celebrate Tracy, Teaching & Academics

January 26, 2018 by Jennifer Nachbur

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