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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.

Bates Presents University Scholar Lecture

November 14, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur

Jason Bates, Ph.D., professor of medicine at The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont, presented his University Scholar lecture on “How Does a Physicist Become a Biologist, and Vice Versa?” on November 2, 2016, in Memorial Lounge in UVM's Waterman Building.
Inaugural Dean’s Excellence in Research Awards Recognize Trainees, Faculty

November 14, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur

More than 150 faculty, trainees and staff attended the inaugural Dean’s Excellence in Research Awards event, titled “Celebrating Excellence in Research,” at The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont on November 1, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. in Carpenter Auditorium in the Given Building.
TAs Get Head Start on Physician's Important Role as Teacher

November 14, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur

The case projected on the screen in the Sullivan Classroom describes a patient – a 55 year-old male with a six-year history of hypertension and a recent acute flare of gout, a type of arthritis – and lists several lab results.
Holmes Discusses Vermont's Preterm Birth Rates on NPR

November 14, 2016 by Kate Skinas

Preterm birth rates in the US have risen in 2015 for the first time in eight years, though Vermont is among 3 other states that have seen declining rates.
VP Biden Visits UVM for Cancer Moonshot Discussion Featured in Media

November 14, 2016 by Kate Skinas

The United States Vice President Joe Biden visited the University of Vermont on Friday, October 21, 2016 to join faculty of the University of Vermont Cancer Center in a Cancer Moonshot Roundtable Discussion.

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