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  • Schweitzer Fellows Help Women Cancer Survivors Lose a Collective 135 Pounds in 8 Weeks
    October 17, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Weight loss can be challenging for anyone, but in particular, for cancer patients whose treatments can make the task even more daunting. But second-year medical students Lauren Donnelly and Kirsten Martin are having huge – and unexpected – success helping one group of women cancer survivors achieve their weight loss and activity goals, thanks to a 12-week weight management program they have been delivering to Steps to Wellness patients as their 2017-18 Schweitzer Fellowship project.
  • Fourth-Year Wisdom: Escape the Bubble and the Burnout
    October 17, 2017 by Michelle Bookless
    #MEDSCHOOLADVICE is a monthly column that highlights questions from first- and second-year UVM medical students and advice from third- and fourth-years. This month, Eric Schmidt, Class of 2018 reflects on his first year, what he would have done differently, and what he's learned in the past four years - outside of the classroom.
  • Rettew speaks with VT Digger about Proposed Resolutions to Vermont's Medical Marijuana Program
    October 16, 2017 by Madi Wood
    On October 16, 2017, UVM Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics David Rettew, M.D. was highlighted in the VT Digger article, "Vermont physicians propose go-slow approach on pot legalization," regarding two proposed resolutions to Vermont's medical marijuana program
  • Underscoring Humanism in Medicine: The White Coat Ceremony
    October 12, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Since August 7, when the Larner College of Medicine’s Class of 2021 started their medical education journey, the country has endured multiple, unthinkable tragedies – hurricanes, a mass shooting, wildfires – the kind that give rise to a greater respect and need for human connection. On Friday, October 13, 2017, these students participated in a rite of passage that emphasizes the importance of humanism in medicine – the White Coat Ceremony.
  • Pino Discusses Managing Pain during Opioid Crisis on Vermont Public Radio
    October 12, 2017 by Madi Wood
    On October 12, 2017, VPR’s Vermont Edition hosted Carlos Pino, M.D., UVM professor of anesthesiology, to discuss how physicians are managing pain in patients during the opioid crisis.

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