Posts regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion in science, medicine, education, and community written by faculty, staff, medical students, and graduate students at the UVM Larner College of Medicine. Topics frequently covered include race and racism, implicit bias, gender and sexuality, ability, and life experiences.
Paola E. Peña Garcia is a Ph.D candidate in the Cellular, Molecular & Biomedical Sciences Program at the University of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine.
In the following blog post, Garcia writes about relocating from Puerto Rico and searching for community in her new home.
Aathman Swaminathan is a third year medical student at the University of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine.
In the following blog post, Swaminathan writes about neurodiverse students and medical school education.
Francis Mtuke, M.D., is a 2022 graduate of the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine.
On Sunday, March 22, 2022 Dr. Mtuke delivered the student address at the Larner College of Medicine Commencement Ceremony. It was the second time he’s given a commencement address; the first time was at his graduation from Texas A&M University in 2017. Dr. Mtuke will be starting his anesthesiology residency program at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington in June.
