Celebrating the UVM Larner College of Medicine Community
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Not Just an Older Person’s Disease |
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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Rates among young people are climbing, with one in five diagnoses occurring in people younger than age 55. At just 30 years old and with a newborn baby in her arms, in 2024 Sage Collins faced a diagnosis that felt like a bullet: stage 4 colorectal cancer. In shock, she remembers saying, “I don’t want to die. I can’t die. I am a mom.”
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| Match Day Nerves: The Waiting |
On March 20 at noon, Larner’s Class of 2026 will join tens of thousands of graduating medical students nationwide as they learn where they will continue their training after earning their degrees. Leading up to Match Day, Kara Pflaster ’26 reflects on what the waiting period is like for students on the cusp of this milestone.
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| Online Dr.P.H. Launching in Fall 2026 |
In fall 2026, the Larner College of Medicine will launch a new, 100 percent online doctor of public health (Dr.P.H.) program for experienced professionals seeking to lead across public health and health care systems. The program, under the direction of Jan K. Carney, M.D., M.P.H., will expand UVM’s graduate offerings and broaden access to advanced public health training for learners nationwide and around the world.
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| Ask an MS Expert: Dr. Andrew Solomon
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For MS Awareness Month in March, we revisit an episode of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Ask an MS Expert program featuring neurologist Andrew Solomon, M.D., professor of neurological sciences at the Larner College of Medicine. Dr. Solomon discusses the updated McDonald Diagnostic Criteria, which helps doctors diagnose multiple sclerosis faster and more accurately, leading to better health outcomes.
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“Every local initiative, every community partnership, and every effort to connect patients with care is a step toward a rural health care system that works for everyone.”
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ACCOLADES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Every year on the first Friday in February, National Wear Red Day® during American Heart Month reminds us that cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of women—and that’s why our work matters. The Larner community gathered in the Hoehl Gallery for our annual Wear Red photo to support American Heart Month—because the path to cardiovascular health starts with awareness.
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Advocates from across Vermont—including cardiologist Prospero Gogo, M.D. (pictured, left), professor of medicine at the Larner College of Medicine, and Colchester resident Jennifer Nachbur (pictured, right), whose family has been impacted by heart disease—gathered at the State House in Montpelier on National Wear Red Day® February 6 to urge action to protect youth from tobacco and vaping products.
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More than 200 scientists from throughout the region attended the 16th annual Neuroscience, Behavior, and Health Forum January 30–31 at UVM’s Davis Center—making this year’s gathering the largest in the event’s history. Francisco Quintana, Ph.D., of Harvard Medical School (pictured, left, with Larner Neurological Sciences Chair Peter Calabresi, Ph.D.) delivered the keynote, which is dedicated to the memory of Larner neurologist Gary Mawe, Ph.D.
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In February, as part of the two-week Community Engagement and Social Medicine elective, Larner medical students visited the Vermont State House in Montpelier to learn about and participate in policy-related work. During their visit, they attended a presentation by the Vermont Medical Society, toured the State House, and observed active committee meetings.
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Larner alum John (“Steele”) Taylor, M.D.’15, assistant professor of neurological sciences, has received the A. B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award from the American Academy of Neurology. This prestigious award honors exceptional educators for their contributions to improving neurology now and in the future through their outstanding commitment to teaching and mentorship within the field of neurology.
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Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition | Thursday, March 12, 2:00–4:00 p.m., Carpenter Auditorium. Larner and nursing/health sciences Ph.D. students will present their dissertation research and its significance—in just three minutes. Finalists will advance to the UVM-wide 3MT® on April 15.
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Match Day 2026 | Friday, March 20, 11:45 a.m., Grand Maple Ballroom, UVM Davis Center, Larner’s medical Class of 2026 will learn where they will go for their residencies after graduation. The event will be livestreamed.
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