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At the summer 2025 Governor’s Institutes of Vermont Health & Medicine Institute, Larner medical students Julia Soloway ’28 and Ayda Oktem ’28 help participants work through disease mechanisms, treatment options, and prevention of diabetes

NBC5 Covers Larner Student Mentors for Southern Vermont AHEC’s Summer MedQuest Program

Larner in the Media

Health & Medicine

July 21, 2026

By Office of Medical Communications

NBC5: Southern Vermont AHEC’s MedQuest program exposes Vermont students to medical professions (JUL 21, 2026)

Medical students from the Larner College of Medicine are teaching and serving as mentors to Southern Vermont high school students attending MedQuest Summer Day Program sessions held in July, hosted by the Southern Vermont Area Health Education Center (AHEC).

Additional media coverage: Bennington Banner

Read Larner News story about medical students mentoring at AHEC summer programs