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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.

Their Futures Revealed: Medical Class of ‘23 Celebrates Match Day

March 17, 2023 by Jennifer Nachbur

The University of Vermont’s graduating medical students were among a record-breaking nearly 43,000 future physicians participating in the National Resident Matching Program’s 2023 Main Residency Match® on Match Day on March 17.
WCAX-TV Features UVM Med Students Learning Their Residency Program Matches

March 17, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(MARCH 17, 2023) Fourth-year medical students at UVM’s Larner College of Medicine learned about their immediate futures at this year’s Match Day on March 17, WCAX-TV reported. The ceremony — held in person for the first time since 2019 — is how many students find out where they’ll continue their medical education as resident physicians and marks a huge milestone as they begin their professional medical careers.
Read full story at WCAX-TV
Vermont Public Reports on Bell’s Support for Gun Legislation

March 17, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(MARCH 17, 2023) Rebecca Bell, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, supports legislation that would establish a waiting period for all gun purchases and a so-called safe storage provision that would require gun owners to keep their weapons securely locked if someone else who shouldn’t have a gun would otherwise be able to gain access, according to Vermont Public.
Read full story at Vermont Public
Jackson Interviewed for Car Crash Story on NBC5

March 16, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(MARCH 16, 2023) Peter Jackson, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry, was interviewed by NBC5 for a story on Vermont’s 10-year high in the number of fatal car crashes in 2022 — about 60 percent of which involved impaired drivers, state records show.
Read full story at NBC5
Infeld Explains Heart Rate Acceleration in ‘Stiff Heart’ to WCAX

March 15, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(MARCH 15, 2023) Margaret Infeld, M.D., M.S., clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellow and clinical instructor in the Department of Medicine, explained the results of her recent MyPace study on so-called stiff hearts in an interview with WCAX-TV.
Read full story at WCAX-TV

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