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From Culinary Medicine to Health Equity: The Top Blog Posts of 2018

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Written by UVM Larner College of Medicine students and alums

As we begin 2019, the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine looks back at some of our most popular posts of the past year. From the benefits of culinary medicine to sage advice to first-year students to alums reporting back from residency, these posts highlight the diversity of experiences students bring to their work and their future careers as physicians. Here are the top five posts of 2018

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From the Farm to the Doctor’s Office

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Written by Conner Soderquist ’20
An incredible mentor gave me some of the best advice I’ve received in medical school so far: Now is the time to build healthy habits that will sustain me for the rest of my career. Yes, I want to become a competent medical student and doctor, but I also want to be a good husband, friend, and member of my community.

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Step Up Helps Cancer Survivors Lose Weight & Take Charge of their Health

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Written by Lauren Donnelly ’20 and Kirsten Martin ’20
We walked into a room full of 18 cancer survivors one August evening, unsure what to expect. We started the group by asking each of the women what had brought them to the program: a free weight management group we had created to help women with obesity who had survived cancer to lose weight. As we listened to each of their stories, we started to appreciate the challenges these women had faced. They truly were survivors.

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