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White Coats 4 Black Lives & Eliminating Injustice in the Health Care System

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Written by Desiree DiBella ’19
The importance of eliminating race-based medicine and living in “two Americas” is clear. We cannot strive to end unjust policing policies without also seeking to end the injustice within the healthcare system. Americans of color in 2016 still face higher rates of mortality and worse health outcomes in comparison to their white counterparts. The institutionalized racism at the root of the violence experienced by people of color across our nation is the same racism that drives health inequity.

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Growing into the White Coat: Reflections on the First Few Months of Med School

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Written by Ashley Deeb ’18
After the second Human Structure and Function exam, I drove home for Thanksgiving break and was able to admire the winter scenery and reflect on my first year of medical school so far. Many of my classmates and I started in August with mixed feelings. We were excited for the next chapter in our lives to begin, but we were also fearful of the challenges ahead.

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Vlog: Asaad Traina ’17 Introduces the UVM College of Medicine Die-In Event

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On December 15, 2014 at noon, medical students at the University of Vermont College of Medicine joined the efforts of more than 70 medical schools nationwide that have staged a die-in event in response to the violence and race-related trauma that has occurred in Ferguson, Mo., New York and other communities across the country.

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