Inclusive Excellence at the Larner College of Medicine | January 2025
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Connections: New Year, New Look
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We are pleased to introduce the January issue of Connections with an updated and more visually appealing format that is easier to navigate and more engaging.
Connections aims to serve the Larner community with timely news, updates, and education related to inclusive excellence across our institution.
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New Years Day - January 1
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - January 20
Lunar New Year - January 29
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UVM Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Each January, the UVM community comes together to celebrate the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We invite you to to join us in continuing his work towards building a more inclusive and just society.
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MLK Health Equity Lecture
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DE Why and Why Knot: Using the Present DEI Tangle to Reimagine and Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Healthcare
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Carla Carten, PhD, MSOD
Senior Vice President
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
UVM Health Network
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
5:30-7 PM
Med Ed Center 200
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| Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price
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Dr. Anthony Jack
Thursday, January 30, 2025
4-5:30 PM
Ira Allen Chapel and Online
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MLK Community Service Event
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Drop-in Tie Blanket Making
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To benefit the Vermont Children's Hospital
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
HSRF 200, Larner College of Medicine
No sewing required! Snacks provided!
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| Family Medicine Grand Rounds
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The Role of Medicine in Planetary Health
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Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH
Monday, January 6, 2025
8:00 - 9:00 am
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2025 Campus Climate Survey
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Make your voice heard!
The Campus Climate Survey will be administered in February 2025. Your feedback will help the college understand the experiences and perceptions of its students and employees.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a strong advocate for health equity? He once said, "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman."
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| Black HEALTHstory Month Grand Rounds
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Medicare's Impact on Hospital Integration in the U.S., 1963-1967
P. Preston Reynolds, MD, PhD
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Webinar
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| Gender Equity Education Series
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With Laura Erickson-Schroth, MD, MA
Wednesday, February 19 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Webinar
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| Celebration of Gender Equity in Medicine and Science
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With Charity R. Clark, Vermont Attorney General
March 6, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. | Med Ed Center 200
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Medical schools are offering coaching programs to support students. Do they help?
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Medical schools already offer mentors and advisors. So why add coaches? Advocates say they can offer trainees deeper insights into the world of medicine — and themselves. Read more
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AAMC principles on the role of science in federal policymaking
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The AAMC has created principles to illustrate the role that evidence-based science should play in federal health policymaking. Read more
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Register for AAMC IDEAS lecture on the importance of institutions in our society
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On January 16, 2025, the AAMC’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-racism (IDEAS) Learning Series will host the Honorable Louis Sullivan, MD, founding dean and president emeritus of Morehouse School of Medicine and former U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services. Register now
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Continuing the Work of DEI, No Matter What Your Company Calls It
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While DEI has faced significant backlash in the last year, companies across industries are still looking for ways to build healthy, inclusive workplace cultures where everyone can do their best work. Read more
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Importance of Diversity in Health Care
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This work is critical to addressing the long-standing and well-documented inequities in our health care system and their impact on the health of patients and communities around the country. Read more
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Providing Effective Medical Care to Autistic People
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Dr. Schiff recently saw a new gynecology patient who was having heavy and painful periods. She noticed that the patient appeared to be very anxious; the patient was pacing, not making eye contact, and giving short responses to questions. Read more
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Multicultural Health Research
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