The selection of Dr. Calkins recognizes her excellence in patient care, compassion, and dedication to the principles of good medical practice and underscores her deep commitment to improving the health and well-being of Vermonters through both clinical excellence and educational innovation.

The award will be presented at the society’s annual awards dinner on November 7, 2025, at Topnotch Resort in Stowe, Vermont. The ceremony will be held in person and livestreamed, allowing colleagues, students, and patients to celebrate Calkins’s accomplishments and lasting impact on Vermont’s health care landscape.

Among her many achievements is the ongoing faculty mentorship for an elective course, created by Larner medical students for medical students, called Cooking with the Curriculum. This innovative initiative equips medical students with practical skills in nutrition and lifestyle counseling, bridging the gap between clinical knowledge and everyday health practices. A 2024 Frymoyer Scholars grant supported Calkins and the medical students to fully develop the course within Larner; in spring 2025 they published Cooking with the curriculum: a pilot culinary medicine program at the Larner College of Medicine in BMC Medical Education.

The Vermont Medical Society is the leading voice of physicians and physician assistants in the state, dedicated to advancing the practice of medicine by advocating on behalf of Vermont’s clinicians and the patients and communities they care for. Founded more than 200 years ago, the society serves its 2,900 members through public policy advocacy on the state and federal levels, as well as by providing legal, administrative, and educational support, producing a rich flow of news and information and offering member benefits that increase medical practice effectiveness and efficiency.

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