Med Student

Alex Cohen, wearing a medical student white coat, poses outside with four family member. Cohen is second from the right.

Education & Connection: The Patient-First Approach to Healthcare

Helping people can often feel like an overwhelming and impossible task—how can I possibly help everyone?  Since I’ve been in medical school that statement has evolved and grown to become more closely aligned with what I believe the job of a physician truly is—educating patients and their families. Through education, physicians can support patients by empowering them to be their own advocates.

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From mobilization to fragmentation: approaching COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy through the lens of the polio epidemic

Finlay Pilcher is a medical student at the UVM Larner College of Medicine Class of 2024. In the first of a two-part series, she explores her lifelong interest in vaccines and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted her both on a personal level and as a burgeoning healthcare professional.

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