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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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Manogaran Receives Student Fellow Scholarship Award from EverythingALS

September 27, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(SEPTEMBER 27, 2023) Erin Manogaran, a first-year medical student at the Larner College of Medicine, has received a $10,000 Student Fellow Scholarship Award from EverythingALS, a citizen science research organization dedicated to developing a cure for the progressive neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, according to GlobeNewswire.
Read full story at GlobeNewswire
26th Annual Women’s Health and Cancer Conference

September 25, 2023 by Jeff Wakefield
McNamara Comments to WCAX about Narcan Availability

September 25, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(SEPTEMBER 25, 2023) Mariah McNamara, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of emergency medicine at Larner and medical director of emergency medicine at the UVM Medical Center, commented to WCAX-TV about dispensing more Narcan to the community.
Read full story at WCAX-TV
Stevenson Named Distinguished Graduate Alumnus

September 22, 2023 by Angela Ferrante

Andra Stevenson, Ph.D.’01, Returns to UVM to Share Insights on Mentorship and Career Journey
Medical Students Host ‘Look at Larner’

September 22, 2023 by Janet Essman Franz

Aspiring medical students from populations underrepresented in medicine visited UVM for Look at Larner, a medical student-led event that offers aspiring students a glimpse of medical school. Activities include lessons in the anatomy lab, clinical simulations, campus tours and admissions advice.

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