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Beyond the Rainbow Flag: Improving Health Care for Transgender Individuals

Written by Rachel Adelsheim ’23 and Brad Blansky ’23
With June and all its rainbow fanfare just behind us, it’s essential to remember that healthcare, and in particular LGBTQ+ healthcare, is inherently political. As we are writing this piece, a record number of anti-transgender laws have been enacted across the country, with more bills introduced and awaiting approval in various state legislatures.
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Dismantling Systemic Racism: Reflections on Medical Apartheid

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Written by Elise Prehoda ’24, Sheridan Finnie ’22 and Mialovena Exume ’24
The Social Justice Coalition (SJC) at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine is a medical student leadership group committed to identifying, disrupting, and dismantling systemic racism within our various communities, in particular, medical education. In January, the SJC Book Club met to discuss Harriet A. Washington’s book, Medical Apartheid. Three members of SJC who partook in the conversation share their responses to prompts discussed during the meeting. Read more

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