Katherine Dolbec
Assistant Dean for Students, Medical Education
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
PRONOUNS she/her
- M.D., University of Vermont College of Medicine
- B.A., Williams College, Williamstown, MA
- Residency/Chief Resident, Emergency Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
- Fellowship, Medical Education, Robert Larner College of Medicine
- Fellowship, Primary Care Sports Medicine, Maine-Dartmouth, Augusta, ME
Department of Emergency Medicine
Office of Medical Education
Areas of expertise
medical education, emergency medicine, sports medicine.
BIO
Katie graduated from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2010. She completed her Emergency Medicine residency at Maine Medical Center in 2013 and her fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine at the Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency in 2014. She worked at multiple hospitals in Maine and Colorado before returning to the University of Vermont Medical Center’s Emergency Department in November, 2016. Katie’s passions in medicine are twofold. Clinically, her interest lies at the intersection of emergency medicine, sports medicine, wilderness medicine, and pre-hospital medicine/EMS. Her second area of interest is medical education, both at the undergraduate and graduate medical levels, and in particular in the advising of medical students around the transition to residency. Katie is the Assistant Dean for Students at the Larner College of Medicine and former course director for the emergency medicine course and the sports medicine elective. She is the Medical Director for the Vermont City Marathon and an annual medical volunteer for Ironman Lake Placid. In her free time, Katie enjoys running, cycling, alpine and cross country skiing, and spending time with her husband and two children.
Awards and Achievements
- 2021, 2023 Larner College of Medicine, Clinical Teacher of the Year. The Clinical Teacher of the Year is honored for demonstrating humanism in patient care, including students in the clinical setting, creating an engaging learning environment, and fostering confidence and skill in the students with whom they worked.
- 2022 Larner College of Medicine, Harry E. Howe & Theo O. Howe Outstanding Teacher of Surgery Prize (local)
- 2022 Editor of the Year, Ortho Pearls (national)
- 2023 American College of Emergency Physicians Drop the Mic competition, Elite 8 round finalist (national)
- 2024 LCOM Association of American Medical Colleges Mid-Career Women in Medicine seminar tuition sponsorship (local)
Bio
Katie graduated from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2010. She completed her Emergency Medicine residency at Maine Medical Center in 2013 and her fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine at the Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency in 2014. She worked at multiple hospitals in Maine and Colorado before returning to the University of Vermont Medical Center’s Emergency Department in November, 2016. Katie’s passions in medicine are twofold. Clinically, her interest lies at the intersection of emergency medicine, sports medicine, wilderness medicine, and pre-hospital medicine/EMS. Her second area of interest is medical education, both at the undergraduate and graduate medical levels, and in particular in the advising of medical students around the transition to residency. Katie is the Assistant Dean for Students at the Larner College of Medicine and former course director for the emergency medicine course and the sports medicine elective. She is the Medical Director for the Vermont City Marathon and an annual medical volunteer for Ironman Lake Placid. In her free time, Katie enjoys running, cycling, alpine and cross country skiing, and spending time with her husband and two children.
Awards and Achievements
- 2021, 2023 Larner College of Medicine, Clinical Teacher of the Year. The Clinical Teacher of the Year is honored for demonstrating humanism in patient care, including students in the clinical setting, creating an engaging learning environment, and fostering confidence and skill in the students with whom they worked.
- 2022 Larner College of Medicine, Harry E. Howe & Theo O. Howe Outstanding Teacher of Surgery Prize (local)
- 2022 Editor of the Year, Ortho Pearls (national)
- 2023 American College of Emergency Physicians Drop the Mic competition, Elite 8 round finalist (national)
- 2024 LCOM Association of American Medical Colleges Mid-Career Women in Medicine seminar tuition sponsorship (local)