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The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont has a remarkable community that provides ample opportunities to connect with fellow graduate students, postdocs, faculty, alumni and future employers. Find your direct connections in the following platforms. 

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UVM Connect offers you the opportunity to reconnect with fellow graduates, give back to current students, and expand your professional opportunities through people you should know. 

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Find groups specific to the Master of Medical Science, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, and Neuroscience Graduate Programs. 

Instagram

InstagramFollow Larner and UVM sponsored accounts like @uvmMedicine, @uvmLarnerGradStuCo and @LarnerWellness, @uvm_dsu. 

Twitter

Don't forget to follow accounts on Twitter like: @UVMLarnerMed, @uvmGradCollege, @uvmdei, @uvmfoundation, @UVMPattyPrelock, @sacnas_uvm, @uvm_NeuroGP, @UVM_GSS, @UVMResearch

 

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New Study on Cannabis Use & Reporting Echoes 2020 Larner Research, per Cannabis News World

September 14, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(SEPTEMBER 14, 2023) Results of a recent study on medicinal cannabis use are consistent with previous findings by Larner researchers Nicole Wershoven, Amanda Kennedy, Pharm.D., and Charles MacLean, M.D., that patients are reluctant to discuss their use of medical marijuana with their doctors, according to Cannabis News World.

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(SEPTEMBER 14, 2023) A recent study on medicinal cannabis use and reporting shows results that are consistent with previous work by Larner researchers Nicole Wershoven, Amanda Kennedy, Pharm.D., professor of medicine, and Charles MacLean, M.D., professor of medicine, published in 2020 in the Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, according to Cannabis News World.

Nearly a third of cancer patients used cannabis to treat their symptoms in a recent study conducted by researchers affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. The study, published recently in the peer-reviewed journal Supportive Care in Cancer, also found that only 25 percent of those using cannabis to treat their symptoms discussed such use with their health care providers, a finding that’s consistent with previous research that showed patients are reluctant to discuss their use of medical marijuana with their doctors. Noting the prevalence of cannabis use among cancer patients, the authors of the study recommended that oncologists prepare themselves to have frank discussions about the potential harms and benefits of cannabis with their patients.

Read full story at Cannabis News World