-
July 3, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JULY 3, 2024) Sunil (“Sunny”) Eappen, M.D., M.B.A., president and CEO of the University of Vermont Health Network and clinical professor of anesthesiology at the Larner College of Medicine, commented in a VTDigger article on the selection of Vermont to take part in a federal health care reform model known as AHEAD.
Read full story
at VTDigger
-
July 2, 2024 by
John Turner
5 teams of UVM Larner College of Medicine Class of 2027 medical students, along with 5 teams from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, and Vermont Law and Graduate School, have been selected to participate as 2024–25 Schweitzer Fellows through the New Hampshire/Vermont (NH/VT) Schweitzer Fellows Program.
-
July 1, 2024 by
Kate Strotmeyer
-
June 17, 2024 by
Kate Strotmeyer
-
June 28, 2024 by
Janet Essman Franz
Undernourished children are more vulnerable to pathogens and more likely to die from vaccine-preventable infectious disease, even when vaccinated. Research by Benjamin Lee, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, points to gut health as a contributing factor.
-
June 28, 2024 by
Janet Essman Franz
A Gold Foundation fellowship project by Lindsay Aldrich ’25 and Richard Vuong ’25 has led to an innovative new health care delivery vehicle and a novel technology agreement between UVM’s biomedical engineering design hub and the UVM Health Network. The project aims to bring the doctor’s office to people living in Vermont’s rural regions.
-
June 28, 2024 by
Katelyn Queen, PhD
-
June 25, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JUNE 25, 2024) Christopher Hebert, M.D.’02, clinical instructor of medicine, ran the entire length of the 93-mile Lamoille Valley Rail Trail in honor of late wife, Lisa, who died this past February after a four-year battle with ovarian cancer, WCAX-TV reported.
Read full story
at WCAX-TV
-
June 25, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JUNE 25, 2024) Rebecca Aslakson, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of anesthesiology, and Kristen Pierce, M.D., professor of medicine, have been selected as fellows in the 2024–25 Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program, according to the Rutland Herald.
Read full story
at the Rutland Herald
-
June 20, 2024 by
Janet Essman Franz
Medical students Molly Hurd and Sarah Krumholz, and Alyssa Tenney, Aassistant Professor of Family Medicine Whitney Calkins, M.D., and chef educator Christina Vollbrecht were selected as 2024 Frymoyer Scholars. The scholarship supports development of a culinary medicine course that provides future doctors with skills and confidence to discuss nutrition and food access in patient care settings.
-
June 20, 2024 by
Janet Essman Franz
Larner College of Medicine professors Rebecca Aslakson, M.D., Ph.D., and Kristen Pierce, M.D., have been selected to participate in a prestigious fellowship that prepares senior women faculty at schools of medicine for institutional leadership positions. They join a class of 98 fellows in the 2024–25 Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® fellowship.
-
June 18, 2024 by
Janet Essman Franz
Danielle Ehret, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of pediatrics, has been selected as a member of the 2024–25 class of fellows in the Executive Leadership in Health Care (ELH) program. The prestigious fellowship provides funding, sponsorship, and protected time to support the fellow’s advancement and opportunities for increased responsibility to bring their full potential to health care organizations. Candidates aspire to lead at the executive level, such as a chief officer. Ehret serves chief medical officer for the Vermont Oxford Network.
-
June 18, 2024 by
Katelyn Queen, PhD
-
June 18, 2024 by
Angela Ferrante
Scientists at Larner College of Medicine exploring the intricate heart-brain connection showcased their findings at the Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health (VCCBH) symposium at UVM’s Davis Center.
-
June 18, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JUNE 18, 2024) James Gerson, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, spoke with WCAX-TV about a new treatment for blood cancer launched last year that appears to be saving lives.
Read full story
at WCAX-TV
-
June 18, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JUNE 18, 2024) With this week’s—and this summer’s—hot weather, David Rand, D.O., assistant professor of medicine, shares tips for cooling off without AC.
Read full story
at WVNY-TV
-
June 17, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JUNE 17, 2024) Ben Smith, M.D., clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine and medical director of the Central Vermont Medical Center Emergency Department, commented to WCAX-TV about new security procedures at the Berlin hospital.
Read full story
at WCAX-TV
-
June 12, 2024 by
John Turner
-
June 11, 2024 by
Kate Strotmeyer
-
June 7, 2024 by
Lucy Gardner Carson
(JUNE 7, 2024) In an editorial in the journal Pediatrics, Andrea Green, M.D.C.M., professor of pediatrics at the Larner College of Medicine, and Elizabeth Dawson-Hahn, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Washington, commented on findings that many immigrant communities are at risk for outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases because of low and declining vaccination coverage.
Read full story
at Healio