Intercultural Excellence at the Larner College of Medicine | December 2025
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A Season to Reflect and Connect
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December’s rich tapestry of cultural and spiritual traditions invites us to pause, reflect, and connect. This season shines with celebrations of light and renewal, generosity and gratitude, and the joy of togetherness—a time to cherish what unites us and carry that spirit into the year ahead.
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| 12/1- World AIDS Day
12/2- Giving Tuesday
12/14-12/22 - Hanukkah
12/21- Yule/Winter Solstice
12/24-1/1- Winter Break (University Closed)
12/25- Christmas
12/26-1/1- Kwanzaa
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Make An Impact This Giving Tuesday!
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Help us support neighbors in need by donating personal care items during our weeklong Giving Tuesday Drive, hosted by the Office of Intercultural Excellence and the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. All contributions benefit the Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS).
Drop off donations in the yellow bin in the Given Courtyard or at Given D201.
Donate items such as:
- Shampoo & Conditioner
- Bar Soap & Body Wash
- Deodorant
- Razors & Shaving Cream
-Toothbrushes, Toothpaste & Floss
- Combs & Brushes
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December 1-5
Given Courtyard and Given D201
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| Growing Under Pressure: Reflections from the Journey Through Medical School
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Tony Williams, M.D.
Assistant Dean of Admissions
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
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Thursday, December 4
5:30 pm
Med Ed 100 Larner Classroom
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Macias Receives National Scholarship
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Jasmine Macias ’26 has been awarded the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) National Scholarship for her leadership in immigrant and Latinx health equity. As LMSA’s National Migrant Health Task Force Leader, she launched the first national advocacy and leadership series and developed resources for 150+ chapters nationwide.
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The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the largest commitment by any nation to address a single disease in history. Since PEPFAR’s inception in 2003, the U.S. government has invested over $100 billion in the global HIV/AIDS response, saving over 20 million lives, preventing millions of HIV infections, and supporting several countries to achieve HIV epidemic control.
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Call for Nominations- Class of 2028
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Nickens Medical Student Scholarship
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Third-year medical students passionate about promoting equal opportunity in medical education and access to quality health care for underserved populations are invited to apply for the AAMC Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarship.
Each medical school may nominate one student for this award, which offers five $5,000 scholarships to leaders in promoting equal opportunity and access to care.
The LCOM nomination deadline is 11:59 pm EST, Sunday, January 11, 2026.
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MLK Health Equity Lecture
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Code Blue! Resuscitating Trust in Medicine
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Trust in health care is declining. Amid falling trust in traditional institutions, the politicization of health, the misinformation crisis and leftover reactions to the pandemic, how can we resuscitate trust in health care to safeguard equitable access to trustworthy health care?
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Tim Lahey, MD, MMSc, HEC-C, FACP
Director of Medical Ethics, UVM Health
| January 28, 2026
5:30 pm
Med Ed 200 Sullivan Classroom
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| Fleece No-Sew Blanket Making
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Join the Office of Intercultural Excellence for a community service initiative - creating fleece blankets for children receiving medical care at the Golisano Children’s Hospital Specialty Center at UVM Health.
No sewing skills? No problem! These blankets are a “no-sew” version made by simply tying fleece fringes together. We will provide all materials, and a blanket can be completed in under an hour.
January 22, 2026
11:00 am -1:30 pm
Med Ed 300
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Recent surveys at UVM show that one in five students have been food insecure within the past year. If you need help getting food or want to learn more about food insecurity, resources are available at Larner, UVM, and beyond including:
OIE Student Food Pantry, Given D201
LCOM Graduate Student Food Shelf, Given S356
Rally Cat's Cupboard, Davis Center 1st Floor
Learn more
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| National Library of Medicine
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AIDS Posters and Stories of Public Health: A People's History of a Pandemic
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This online exhibit showcases HIV/AIDS posters created by artists, activists, and community workers who used art and storytelling to share vital health messages and explores visuals that mobilized communities and remind us that AIDS is not over.
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| Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds
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Andrea Sonenberg, MD
Mothers on the Margins: Tackling Maternal Health Inequities in Rural America
Davis Auditorium & Zoom, 7:30-8:30 am
Learn more
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| Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds
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Pam Gibson, MD, Juli-Anne Gardner, MD and Alicia Hill: Introduction to Health/HealthCare Equity: How Laboratorians Can Play a Vital Role in Eliminating Disparities
Davis Auditorium & Zoom, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
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| Staff Council Annual Bazaar and Food Drive
More than 40 vendors comprising UVM staff, faculty, alumni, retirees and students will showcase and sell jewelry, photography, paintings, wreaths, bags, hand-turned bowls, ornaments, knitted and felted items, clothing and more. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Bring a non-perishable food donation for this year’s food drive to benefit Feeding Champlain Valley Food Shelf or Rally Cat's Cupboard.
Davis Center Grand Maple Ballroom, 9:00 am-3:00 pm
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Mutual need, mutual gain: Academic health systems work to support rural hospitals
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As rural health facilities struggle to survive, they get staff training, residency placements, and expert consultations from university hospitals.
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Outbreaks of measles are fueled by outbreaks of mistrust
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The key to understanding and fighting the forces that fuel measles and other viral outbreaks is better communication with families, says infectious disease physician Adam Ratner, MD, MPH.
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An estimated 90% of diseases have environmental triggers. These researchers want to build a framework for prevention
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Research into the exposome, a counterpart to the genome, gains momentum in academic labs across the country.
Learn more
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