StorySlamRx: Humbling Stories Hit Home |
Medical students, faculty, physicians, and hospital staff stepped up to the microphone on January 18 to tell true stories about their most humbling moments at the sixth annual StorySlamRx: Voices in Medicine. Alpha Omega Alpha and Gold Humanism Honor Society members organized and hosted the event, held in the Hoehl Gallery. Inspired by The Moth live storytelling, StorySlam provides a safe space to share personal experiences and connect with others over shared emotions. For people in the medical community, telling and listening to each others’ stories facilitates wellness and quells burnout.
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Research is a pivotal and enriching experience in medical education. The outcomes of summer research undertaken by second-year medical students—exemplified by the successes of current third-year students Kenny Nguyen and Jordan Franco—often exceed expectations, leading to academic publications that contribute valuable insights.
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| Healing Smiles in Honduras |
Elizabeth Blasberg, M.D.’14, and her colleague Ryan Kunkel, M.D., both facial plastic surgeons, are gearing up for a medical mission to San Pedro Sula, Honduras, in fall 2024 to address cleft palates and other childhood disfigurements. The groundwork for this mission was laid during a visit to Honduras in December 2023.
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| “I challenge you to refrain from spending extraneous hours on multiple projects you feel little excitement over—all for the sake of a resume buffer. Be authentic and poignant in the opportunities that you choose to pursue.”
—Mikayla Howie, Class of 2027
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Anne Dixon, B.M.B.Ch., M.A., professor of medicine, has been appointed the E. L. Amidon ’32 Endowed Chair in Medicine at the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine. This chair endowment was established to recognize and honor Ellsworth Lyman Amidon, M.D.’32, M.S., a revered teacher and former chair of the Department of Medicine, for his years of dedicated service to the College and to the community.
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Rebecca Aslakson, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of anesthesiology, received the Shubin-Weil Master Clinician/Teacher: Excellence in Bedside Teaching Award from the Society of Critical Care Medicine on January 22. This award recognizes a member of the society who is a role model in both the teaching and the ethical practice of critical care. Nominees must have substantially furthered the expert and appropriate use of life support interventions.
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Each January, the Larner community gathers for the Teaching Academy’s Snow Season Education Retreat, an event lifting up the work of our medical education community and honoring outstanding educators among our faculty and leaders. Highlights of this year’s two-day event included the Teaching Academy Induction and Award Ceremony, a plenary session, an in-person poster session, workshops, and oral abstract presentations.
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A $2M National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant is poised to drive groundbreaking research led by Bader Chaarani, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry. The study aims to delve into the effects of screen time on adolescents’ brain development and mental health, utilizing data from the ongoing Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.
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The investiture of Michael Hehir, M.D., professor of neurological sciences, as the inaugural holder of the James F. Howard Jr. (M.D.’74) Professorship in Neuromuscular Disorders will be held on Friday, January 26, at 3 p.m. in the Hoehl Gallery at the Larner College of Medicine. Join us in person, or watch the Livestream on January 26 at 3 p.m.
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Join Robyn C. Spencer-Antoine, Ph.D., via Zoom on Friday, February 2, 12–1 p.m., for her Black HEALTHStory Month lecture titled “All Power to the People,” about the Black Panther Party’s fight for health and wellness in the 1960s and ’70s. The Black Panthers are well known for their ideology of Black nationalism—but less so for their pioneering programs addressing health in the Black community, a legacy that has lasting effects to this day.
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Save the date and join us on Tuesday, February 6, 6–8 p.m., at the Hoehl Gallery at the Larner College of Medicine for an art exhibition featuring works by Mary Lacy, a mixed-media artist and muralist based in Vermont and Western Massachusetts. Her latest collection, “Anatomy Of,” explores the dichotomous wonders and limitations of the human body. Several pieces from the collection will be on display at Larner until March 1. (Photo: Soapbox Arts)
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Aldous SJ, Casey DT, DeSarno M, Whitaker EE. Characterization of infant spinal anesthesia using surface electromyography: An observational study. Paediatr Anaesth. 2024 Jan;34(1):42-50. doi: 10.1111/pan.14774. Epub 2023 Oct 3. PMID: 37788137.
Ametti MR, Cheaito A, Frering HE, Ades PA, David C, Althoff RR. Associations Between Dysregulation and Metabolic Syndrome in Youth and Adults. JAACAP Open (2024). doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaacop.2023.12.006.
Dube SL, Johns MM, Robin L, Hoffman E, Potter AS. Comparison of Methods to Assess Adolescent Gender Identity in the ABCD Study. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Jan 1;178(1):86-88. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.4678. PMID: 37930714; PMCID: PMC10628840.
Feldman HM, Tipirneni E, Khan S, Ades S, Holm A, Holmes CE. Implementation of a cancer-associated thrombosis prevention program at a rural cancer center. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2023 Nov 30;8(1):102286. doi: 10.1016/j.rpth.2023.102286. PMID: 38226338; PMCID: PMC10788299.
First LR, Montez K, Kemper AR. Lessons Learned From the First 75 Years of Pediatrics: Shaping Our Future. Pediatrics. 2024 Jan 1;153(1):e2023064686. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-064686. PMID: 38161150.
Gastineau KAB, Bell R, Hanes A, McKay S, Sigel E, Popescu F, Sommer EC, Barkin S. One Step Closer to Safer: Counseling Outcomes from American Academy of Pediatrics Firearm Safe Storage Education Training. J Pediatr. 2024 Jan;264:113767. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113767. Epub 2023 Oct 5. PMID: 37802387.
Hehir MK, Conaway M, St Sauveur AB, Feb K, Kolb NA, Waheed W, McNeish BL, Tweedy N, Burns TM. Measuring treatment adverse event burden in myasthenia gravis: Single-center prospective evaluation utilizing the Adverse Event Unit (AEU). Muscle Nerve. 2024 Jan;69(1):32-39. doi: 10.1002/mus.27966. Epub 2023 Sep 7. PMID: 37676119.
Krulewitz N, Levin NM, Youngquist S, Kelly C, Hoareau G, Johnson MA, Ockerse P. Evaluation of esophageal injuries after defibrillation with transesophageal ultrasound probe in the mid-esophagus in pigs. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Dec;74:14-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.09.010. Epub 2023 Sep 12. PMID: 37734202.
Lester-Coll NH, Park HS. Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer-Is This the Future? JAMA Oncol. 2024 Jan 11. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.5856. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38206616.
Novelli A, Ingason AB, Jirka C, Callas P, Hirashima F, Lovoulos C, Dauerman HL, Polomsky M. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Infective Endocarditis Management and Outcomes: Analysis of a National Clinical Database. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Dec 15;209:224-231. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.190. Epub 2023 Nov 1. PMID: 37922610.
Ottino-González J, Cupertino RB, Cao Z, Hahn S, Pancholi D, Albaugh MD, Brumback T, Baker FC, Brown SA, Clark DB, de Zambotti M, Goldston DB, Luna B, Nagel BJ, Nooner KB, Pohl KM, Tapert SF, Thompson WK, Jernigan TL, Conrod P, Mackey S, Garavan H. Brain structural covariance network features are robust markers of early heavy alcohol use. Addiction. 2024 Jan;119(1):113-124. doi: 10.1111/add.16330. Epub 2023 Sep 19. PMID: 37724052.
Pulcini CD, Schneider S, Wolfley H, Collins B, Li J. Assessment of statewide initiative for children boarding in rural emergency departments with mental health concerns. Acad Emerg Med. 2024 Jan;31(1):86-88. doi: 10.1111/acem.14772. Epub 2023 Jul 12. PMID: 37399296.
Sajisevi M, Nguyen K, Callas P, et al. Oncologic Safety of Close Margins in Patients With Low- to Intermediate-Grade Major Salivary Gland Carcinoma. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Dec 14:e233952. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2023.3952. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38095911; PMCID: PMC10722387.
Sheehan S, Mawe S, Chen M, Klug J, Ladiges W, Korstanje R, Mahoney JM. A machine learning approach for quantifying age-related histological changes in the mouse kidney. Geroscience. 2023 Dec 16. doi: 10.1007/s11357-023-01013-y. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38103095.
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