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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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SIGalicious - Finding Your Groove in an Interest Group

August 22, 2017 by Michelle Bookless
Delaney speaks with VPR's Vermont Edition for the project "Gunshots"

August 18, 2017 by Michelle Bookless

On August 10, Thomas Delaney, Ph.D., an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at UVM spoke with VPR's Vermont Edition about the link between gun safety and suicide prevention.
The Class of 2021: Profiles of Some of UVM’s Newest Med Students

August 15, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur

Each of the 119 students in the Class of 2017 earned a very selective spot – they were chosen from a pool that began with 5,857 applicants, among which 617 were interviewed. Get to know a few of the students in the Larner College of Medicine’s Class of 2021.
UVM Hosts NIH NERIC Conference & Leahy Visit

August 14, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur

The Vermont Genetics Network (VGN) and Vermont Center for Immunology and Infectious Diseases (VCIID) at the University of Vermont hosted more than 300 National Institutes of Health-funded biomedical researchers from across Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island and Delaware for the North East Regional IDeA Conference (NERIC) August 16 to 18, 2017 at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel. U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy delivered remarks at the conference on August 17.
Leffler quoted in CNN Money Story about Tech Alternatives to Opioids

August 14, 2017 by Michelle Bookless

Stephen Leffler, MD, Chief Medical Officer at the University of Vermont Medical Center and Professor of Surgery at the UVM Larner College of Medicine weighs in on patients seeking tech alternatives to pain management in the face of the growing opioid crisis.

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