Larner College of Medicine

LEAP Student Representatives

LEAP Student Representatives are trusted peers who have demonstrated an ability to navigate difficult interpersonal conflicts by viewing them from multiple perspectives in a nonjudgmental fashion. They help improve our learning environment and assist in adjudicating concerns involving students.

LEAP Student Rep. Committee work

Drop-In Hours
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LEAP student representatives have launched monthly drop-in hours to help support professionalism in both the pre-clinical and clinical learning environments.

Wednesday Feb. 11 and Feb. 25 from 12 noon - 1 pm in the LEAP office, D103 Given Building - Meet your student reps in person to share concerns, accolades or just check in. SNACKS provided!  ZOOM link available upon request. 
EMAIL: officelearningenvironment@med.uvm.edu

The goal of the drop in hours is to meet your LEAP student reps, raise awareness about the committee's work, garner feedback on reporting tools and provide a space to meet in person and share concerns or accolades.  

CT campus students - stay tuned for a date in March to hold drop-in hours at your campus.

Cup of coffee coordinators
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Cup of Coffee Conversations 

Cup of coffee coordinators: when a student-to-student cup of coffee conversation is needed, these students would work with LEAP Leadership to help assign cup of coffee messengers.   

2026: Alex Tran 

2027: Anthony Jeong (CT) & Cassie Chin 

 

Medical Student Council of Peers (MSCP)
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Students who sit on the MSCP (peer-based approach to addressing student concerns) meet quarterly to discuss in broad strokes the reports that the Learning Environment is receiving and ask for student feedback. 

2026: Alex Tran, Shani Legore 

2027: Anthony Jeong (CT),  XiXi Halvorson-Phelan 

2028: Kate Bidgood 

 

Communication
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Students meet with the communications office and Learning Environment Program Manager to create social media posts and WeeklyWire announcements.  Posts help promote the work of the LEAP committee. 

2027: Cassie Chin, Lindsey Gleason  

2028: Kate Bidgood, Jess Fitzgerald 

Data analysis and visualization
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Responsible for helping draft annual report and provide feedback on the kind of data to include to increase transparency. 

2026:  XiXi Halvorson-Phelan

2027: Lexie Amaio 

2028: Jess Fitzgerald 

 

Leadership Liaison
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Goal to increase communication with other student leadership groups: visit SC, SEC, SJC and Wellness Committee meetings once/year to update student leaders on LEAP initiatives and to receive feedback from groups to report back to LEAP. 

2026: Shani Legore 

2027: Lexi Amaio