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  • Meyer Comments to WCAX on Vermont’s ‘A’ Grade from March of Dimes
    January 21, 2025 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (JANUARY 21, 2025) Marjorie Meyer, M.D., professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences and division chief of maternal fetal medicine, commented to WCAX-TV on Vermont being the only U.S. state to receive an “A” grade on the annual March of Dimes Report Card for maternal and infant health care.
    Read full story at WCAX-TV
  • Schneider Disputes GMCB ‘Productivity’ Recommendation in VTDigger Commentary
    January 20, 2025 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (JANUARY 20, 2025) In a recent opinion piece in VTDigger, David Schneider, M.D., Larner professor of medicine and UVMHN director of cardiovascular services, takes issue with a Green Mountain Care Board recommendation that “we should reduce time spent on activities not directly related to patient care.”
    Read full story at VTDigger
  • Vermont Public Features Kenny Interview on Medicaid Coverage for Doula Services
    January 17, 2025 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (JANUARY 17, 2025) Bronwyn Kenny, M.D., assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences, spoke to Vermont Public about the possibility of Medicaid coverage for doula services in Vermont.
    Read full story at Vermont Public
  • O’Reilly Quoted in Burlington Free Press Story on Vermont’s ‘A’ Grade for Maternal and Infant Health
    January 17, 2025 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (JANUARY 17, 2025) Neonatologist and Larner Associate Professor of Pediatrics Deirdre O’Reilly, M.D., M.P.H., was quoted in a Burlington Free Press article about Vermont’s “A” grade for maternal and infant health on the 2024 March of Dimes Report Card.
    Read full story at Burlington Free Press
  • Dr. Erath awarded K01 from National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
    January 16, 2025 by Christopher Pung
    Tyler Erath, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, has received a K01 award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). This K01 award is designed to provide Dr. Erath with mentored training in implementation science to become an independent investigator focused on advancing the implementation of evidence-based treatments for stimulant use disorder (StimUD) and other substance use disorders (SUDs) in harm reduction and other community treatment and recovery settings. The proposed research plan seeks to develop hands-on experience and skills in implementation science advancing the use of contingency management, an evidence-based treatment for StimUD, in community harm-reduction settings using syringe service programs (SSPs) as a model.

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