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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.

CVRI 2023 Viridis Montis Challenge Highlights Early-Career Researchers

February 1, 2023 by Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont

The Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont held its 4th Annual Viridis Montis Early Career Investigator Challenge on February 1, 2023, and Toishi Sharma, MBBS, cardiovascular disease fellow in the Department of Medicine, was selected as the winner.
Weaver & Lester-Coll Examine Impact of Health Insurance Coverage on Liver Cancer Patients

January 31, 2023 by Kate Strotmeyer

An analysis by UVM medical student Benjamin Weaver and UVM Cancer Center member and Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology Nataniel Lester-Coll, M.D., illustrated both health disparities and parities across a cohort of 100,000+ patients with the most common form of liver cancer. Their results were published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.
Smith Interviewed by VT Digger on COVID-19’s Impact on Inpatient Mental Health Care and EDs

January 27, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(JANUARY 27, 2023) Benjamin Smith, M.D., clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine, was interviewed by VT Digger for an article about COVID-19’s impact on inpatient mental health care and emergency departments.
Read full story at VT Digger
Medical Class of 2025 Celebrates Completion of Foundations Curriculum

January 27, 2023 by Jennifer Nachbur

Faculty, staff, and students gathered January 26, 2023, to honor a milestone in the Class of 2025’s medical education journey at the Foundations Awards Celebration. The annual event marks the medical students’ completion of the Foundations – the first level of the Vermont Integrated Curriculum – and recognizes the students’ accomplishments and the teachers and staff who helped them along the way.
Keller Co-Authors Study on Pediatric Firearm Injuries, per KJLU Radio

January 27, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(JANUARY 27, 2023) Martin Keller, M.D., associate professor of pediatric surgery, is a co-author of a recent study that found that low-income children are most at risk of gun violence during times when COVID-19 cases spike.
Read full story at KJLU Radio

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