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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

For University of Vermont-related news, see below. For MaineHealth news, click here.

Hitting the 100% Mark: A Status Report on Active Learning

January 11, 2018 by Jennifer Nachbur

In the sixteen months since becoming the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine, the University of Vermont’s medical school has made great strides – and multiple innovations – towards achieving its vision of a 100 percent active learning curriculum and fulfilling late alumnus-donor and namesake Dr. Larner’s wish for a “medical education that is second to none.”
Strategic Priorities Translate to Expanded Staff and Space for Office of Diversity

January 9, 2018 by Jennifer Nachbur
Jeffries appears on Comcast Newsmakers to discuss active learning

January 2, 2018 by User Not Found

On October 26, 2017, UVM Larner College of Medicine Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education William Jeffries, Ph.D., was interviewed by Eric Clemons for a Comcast Newsmakers segment on the College of Medicine’s active learning efforts.
'Tis the Season: A Legacy of Giving from Father to Daughter

December 19, 2017 by Erin Post

UVM medical alumnus Samuel Topkins, M.D.'15, and his daughter, alumna Marjorie Topkins, M.D.'50, created a legacy of giving to their alma mater that continues to this day.
LaMantia Named Director of Center on Aging at UVM

December 12, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur

University of Vermont Provost David Rosowsky and Larner College of Medicine Dean Frederick Morin, M.D., have announced the appointment of Michael LaMantia, M.D., M.P.H., as director of the UVM Center on Aging. LaMantia, who is currently associate professor of medicine and neurological sciences, as well as section head of geriatric medicine, will succeed William Pendlebury, M.D., professor emeritus of pathology and laboratory medicine, who will step down from the position in January 2018.

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