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.

Visit our affiliated blog – Global Health Diaries for reflections from the Global Health Program at UVM Larner Med and the Western Connecticut Health Network, part of Nuvance Health at https://uvmmedicineglobalhealth.wordpress.com/

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A Legacy of Healing: The Belisle Family’s Journey in Medicine

Medical Alumni

Lisa Belisle, M.D.’96, M.P.H., M.B.A, Ph.D. is a Larner alumnus, physician executive, Medical Director at Ovatient, speaker and writer, podcast host, communication coach and consultant.

In the following blog post, she reflects on the legacy of her father, Dr. Charles “Charlie” Belisle, a 1971 graduate of The Larner College of Medicine, who inspired her own professional journey, as well as two more sisters (Drs. Amy and Adelle Belisle, both UVM medical school graduates), one brother, multiple in-laws, and the author’s son to choose medicine as their profession.

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Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc.

The Vital Role of Research in Vermont’s Healthcare

Medical Education, Research

This opinion piece ran in VTDigger on February 20, 2025 by Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., vice chair of medicine and co-director of the Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health at the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine, and director of the thrombosis and hemostasis program at the UVM Medical Center. Opinion pieces give voice to the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine community members and do not represent the college’s views.

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