Posts regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which started in 2019/2020.
Posts highlight the changes, innovations, and adjustments made to and in medical education, graduate education, medicine, science, and research during and in light of the ongoing pandemic and often tell the personal stories of faculty, staff, medical students, graduate students, and alumni who have played and continue to play an active role on the front line of the response.
Filled with ever-evolving pandemic safety protocols and guidelines, research breakthroughs, new students, a ceremonial ground breaking, and age-old traditions with creative twists – 2021 was a remarkable year to say the least.
Revisit some moments from this year with us…
Written by Vitor Mori, Ph.D.
As a University of Vermont post-doctoral fellow, I had been able to help my home country of Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic by applying some of the modeling expertise I’ve gained to help the city of Sao Paulo track the spread of the disease during the first months of the pandemic. Read more…
As a medical service officer in the New Hampshire National Guard, I knew it was only a matter of time before I’d be called up to help combat the COVID-19 threat. In those early days of the pandemic, there were many needs in my home state, whether it was setting up alternative care sites, delivering PPE to nursing homes, or assembling food care packages for families. Although I’ve been pursuing a master’s of medical science degree at UVM and anticipate graduating in the summer of 2021, I knew I’d be ready to serve.
