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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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Celebrating Foundations: Best Course, Teachers and Students Recognized at Class of 2018 Awards Event

July 21, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur

In August 2014, the University of Vermont College of Medicine’s Class of 2018 began both their medical school careers and the 17-month-long Foundations Level of the Vermont Integrated Curriculum (VIC).
UVM Clinical Simulation Laboratory Earns Two International Accreditations

July 21, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur

The Clinical Simulation Laboratory at the University of Vermont has been accredited by two prestigious simulation societies: a three-year accreditation as a Comprehensive Accredited Education Institute (AEI) from the American College of Surgeons (ACS), and a five-year accreditation from the Society of Simulation in Health Care (SSH).
Brumsted Editorial: "A New Prescription for Vermonters’ Health"

July 21, 2016 by John Brumsted

"Together, we are writing a new prescription for the health of Vermonters: Pay health care providers for keeping people healthy instead of just treating them when they are sick."
College Hosts Public Health Projects Celebration, Health Equity Lecture

July 21, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur

Attitudes and tobacco use before and after the launch of the University of Vermont's tobacco-free campus policy and barriers to providing opioid dependence treatment in primary care offices were topics for two of 16 University of Vermont College of Medicine Public Health Projects conducted by medical students in the Class of 2018 during the fall 2015 semester.
Mud Season Symposium Focuses on Learning Environments, Group Knowledge & Wellness

July 21, 2016 by Carolyn Shapiro

The traditional hour-long classroom lecture is giving way to team-based learning and other “active” teaching methods at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. Faculty members heard more about this new mode of instruction during the 2016 Mud Season Educational Symposium in April hosted by College’s Teaching Academy, which supports professional development among an interdisciplinary community of educators. Read more >>

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