Medical Education

Posts about medical education in the United States, globally, and at the UVM Larner College of Medicine written by faculty, staff, medical students, and alumni at UVM Larner Med.

Topics frequently covered include the medical school journey, advice for incoming medical students or applicants, curriculum advances over the years, and more.

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Life at the College of Medicine: The Perspective of a First-Year Student

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Written by Bridget Colgan ’17
It has been almost two months since the start of medical school for the first year “doctors in training,” during which time we have completed Orientation, Introduction to Clinical Decision Making (ICDM), and most recently Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB). In addition to these courses many of us have just moved to Vermont…

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How Do You Prepare for Human Structure and Function?

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Written by Jessica Huang ’17
How does one prepare for a course like HSF – a course that combines anatomy, physiology, histology, and embryology, all of which could be their own separate class, and is taught in 12 short weeks? I had just survived a grueling month of CMB and in less than 24 hours, I will be taking on one of the most difficult courses that all physicians take as a rite of passage.

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