Graduate Education

Posts about graduate education in the United States, globally, and at the UVM Larner College of Medicine by graduate students, postdocs, staff, faculty, and alumni at UVM Larner Med. Topics frequently covered include the graduate school journey, advice for incoming and current graduate students, and more.

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A Seat in the Front Row: How One Conversation Sparked an Incredible Opportunity

“Two days before Christmas, I was sitting at my desk in the lab when my score was posted. I had to refresh the page twice because I was certain I had misread it. I called my PI immediately, who was enjoying time with family. Her excitement and pride carried through the phone.” — Megan Tarte […]

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Listening to Her Voice: Reflections from an Addiction Medicine Conference

“As ‘The Great Divide’ plays softly in my headphones, I find myself reflecting on what is and what could be. For those living with substance use disorder, I imagine something different: systems that are integrated rather than fragmented, care that connects rather than isolates, and communities that choose to hold people close rather than push

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A New Audience to Have in Stitches: From Comedy to Surgery

“I came to medical school feeling like I had two competing identities: the professional and the comedian. Instead of asking me to choose between them, this community showed me how to be both authentically.” Hometown: Originally Morristown, New Jersey, but her family moved to Vermont in 2013.Where will you be doing your residency?: NYU Grossman

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