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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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Dr. Benedek Erdos Receives Inaugural Bloomfield Investiture

July 31, 2017 by Mark Ray

Benedek Erdos, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, was invested in a formal ceremony on July 31 as the inaugural Martin E. Bloomfield ’56 M.D.’60 and Judith S. Bloomfield ’59 Early Career Professor in Cardiovascular Research.
Larner Learning Commons Open House a Success

July 28, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur

A Larner Learning Commons Open House & Celebration, hosted by the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, College of Nursing and Health Sciences and Libraries was held on Thursday, August 3, 2017, at 2:30 p.m.
Larners’ $66 Million Helps Set New UVM Foundation Record, $135 Million in FY 17

July 28, 2017 by Mark Ray

Through a $66 million bequest by the late Robert Larner, M.D. '42 and his wife, Helen, the Larner College of Medicine helped the University of Vermont Foundation and UVM Medical Center Foundation secure a record $135,692,313 in total new commitments pledged during the fiscal year that concluded on June 30, 2017.
Lounsbury Highlighted in Forbes Article about UVM Medicinal Marijuana Course

July 21, 2017 by Madi Wood

On July 21, 2017, UVM Professor of Pharmacology, Karen Lounsbury, Ph.D. spoke with Forbes about the United States' first-ever 'higher learning' course on medicinal marijuana "Pharm 200: Cannabis, Past, Present and Future" - a course that she co-designed.
Diehl, Scarpino and Rizzo Receive Inaugural UVM Biomedical Engineering Pilot Grant

July 21, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur

University of Vermont researchers Sean Diehl, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and a Vaccine Testing Center immunologist, Sam Scarpino, Ph.D., former assistant professor of mathematics and statistics, Donna Rizzo, Ph.D., professor of engineering, and John Hanley, Ph.D., a postdoctoral associate in engineering, have been awarded the inaugural UVM Biomedical Engineering Program Pilot Research Program grant for their project, titled “Integrating omics and clinical data to study dengue infection.”

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