• Watercolor Mother’s Day Card Workshop with Art Together SIG: Monday May 4th & Tuesday May 5th, 12pm-1pm, MedEd 201. Follow a step-by-step beginner level tutorial of how to paint echinacea and lavender. Materials will be provided including a blank watercolor card with envelope. For details, contact grace.d.jones@med.uvm.edu 
• Professionalism Week Celebration: May 4-8. This year’s Professionalism Week focuses on the tenet of altruism. 
  • The Gift Revealed: Art, Observation, and Gratitude,” a conversation with local artist Mary Lacy, May 5, 5:00 p.m., Hoehl Gallery - Event and Reception
  • Professionalism During Tumultuous Times,” keynote presented by Dr. Richard Schwartzstein, Harvard Medical School, May 6, 12-1PM, MedEd 200
  • Awards Presentation: May 8, 2-2:30PM, MedEd 200
  • Reception & Food Drive to Benefit Rally Cat’s Cupboard: May 8, 2:30-4PM, Hoehl Gallery
• Mary Lacy and “The Art of Observation”: Tuesday, May 5, 5:00 P.M., Hoehl Gallery. Explore the Intersection of Medicine, Gratitude and the Arts at “The Art of Observation”. Join the Arts@Larner Committee on Tuesday, May 5 for an evening of art and reflection featuring the unveiling of a new art installation by local artist Mary Lacy and student-created vases honoring anatomic donors and their families. The program will include an interactive “Art of Observation” discussion, student panel, and a conversation with Mary Lacy about her creative process. For details, contact elizabeth.dohrman@med.uvm.edu 
• Monthly Student Education Committee (SEC) Meeting: May 5, Zoom.[GK1] [NA2]  The Student Education Committee is comprised of students dedicated to and actively involved in the improvement of the medical school curriculum.
• Monthly Larner-VT B110 Grad/Med Student Lounge Student Cleaning: May 6, Given B110. As part of this process, please ensure all your personal items are removed from the refrigerator or very clearly labeled no later than 4pm EDT, the first Wednesday of every month. No Pyrex, leftovers tray, or cooler bag will be spared. Please consider signing up for one of the monthly clean sweeps. 
• Monthly Medical Student Council Meeting: May 6, 5-7PM, MedEd 203, MS Team[GK3] s. 
• Dean Zehle Student Drop In Meetings: May 11,12-1PM,  In Person/Zoom. These drop-ins are provided for students to connect with the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education. We protect student drop-in sessions to ensure our students can discuss any rising issues or concerns, and to ensure your dean is always accessible to you.
• Jewish HEALTHstory Month: Dr. Edward Halperin. May 13, 12:00-1:30 pm, Zoom. Join the Office of Intercultural Excellence in commemorating Jewish American Heritage Month with a talk from Edward Halperin, MD, MA: "We Will Tolerate No Jews Here: A History of Medical Education Antisemitism". For more details, contact ogallmey@med.uvm.edu 
• Coffee/Tea/Morning Greet with Dean Zehle/Guests: May 15,7:30-8:15AM, Given Courtyard. 
• You're Invited to the Endies - RSVP Today!: Friday, May 15, 2026 from 7pm-11pm at Hotel Champlain at the Hilton, Lake Champlain Salon & Mezzanine (60 Battery St., Burlington, VT 05401) Come celebrate your hard work and achievements this year with LCOM's annual end of the year banquet, The Endies! The Larner Medical Student Council invites all Larner medical students, staff, faculty, and alumni to The Endies, an end-of-the-year celebration on May 15th, 2026. RSVP/Reserve your tickets, now, via UVM Utix All Larner medical students, staff, faculty, alumni, and their guests are welcome to attend, and we truly hope to see you all there.
• Medical Curriculum Committee Meeting - AY2025-2026: May 19, 5-7PM. The Medical Curriculum Committee Meetings are currently open to medical students, faculty, and staff. Only elected or appointed members may vote on motions during the meeting.
• 35^th Edition M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon: May 24, Waterfront. Volunteers needed. 
• Special Olympics Vermont is hosting 2026 Summer Games at Saint Michael’s College on June 5 – 6. Approximately 300 athletes from across the state will be coming to compete in basketball and bocce. Additionally, athletes have the opportunity to receive FREE health screenings in 3 disciplines (preventative health, dental, and audiology). We are currently looking for volunteers[GK4] [AN5] 
• Jeffery Silver Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup - “When Medicine Teaches Healers Not to Be Human —and How to Change That”: The new Research Roundup features the work of Dr. Javeed Sukhera, a psychiatrist, clinician-scientist, and Gold Humanism Scholar whose research asks an urgent question: What does medicine do to the healers it trains? This Research Roundup connects Dr. Sukhera's findings on identity, emotion, and learning to the Gold Foundation's core commitment to keeping healthcare human
•  2026 Medical Curriculum Retreat Registration open: Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2026 Medical Curriculum Retreat to be held on the mornings of June 24 and June 25 from 8am to noon. This year we will review the Advanced Integration Phase (fourth year) of our Vermont Integrated Curriculum (VIC) during the retreat.
• Golisano Children's Hospital Monty the Moose Mascot Volunteers Needed!: Numerous events available throughout the year. Bring joy to kids volunteering as Monty the Moose, the Golisano Children's Hospital mascot! Monty brings the fun to Golisano Children's Hospital, UVM and community events, including parades, wiffle ball tournaments, Kids Fest and more. We're looking for volunteers to don the suit and join the excitement! Please reach out by email at  pmarches@med.uvm.edu 
• Medical Tidbits: Did You Know Walt Whitman Worked as a Nurse? Although most renowned for his poetry, Walt Whitman also served as a nurse during the Civil War after learning that his brother had sustained an injury. While George Whitman’s injury turned out to be superficial, seeing the suffering of other soldiers caused Whitman to stay on as a nurse from January 1, 1863, until the end of the war. The experience inspired him to write one of his poems, entitled “The Wound Dresser,” and he called his time in nursing the most profound lesson of his life. Like what you see? Check out the New England History of Medicine Society's website here for more Tidbits and other cool stuff! 
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• Specialty Specific Guidance Webinars: Representatives of the AAMC Electronic Residency Application Service^® (ERAS^®) program and several specialty organizations are presenting a series of webinars featuring specialty-specific guidance for medical school advisors and 2027 residency season applicants. Each webinar includes a program director and an advisor who will share best practices in preparation for the 2027 ERAS application season.  

  Information on the following upcoming Specialty Spotlight webinars:  

• Anesthesiology, May 21, 1 p.m. ET 
• Pathology, May 28, 1 p.m. ET 
• Visit AAMC website to see the entire Specialty Spotlight series and register for other AAMC transition to residency webinars. 
• OB/GYN Grand Rounds Tuesday May 5 at 7:30-8:30 AM  Davis Auditorium. “Clinical Implications of Female Genital Mutilation/Circumcision: Dr. Julia Geynisman-Tan from Northwestern University, 
• Hematology Oncology Grand Rounds: Tuesday May 5 2026, MedEd 300 Reardon Classroom, 8-9AM. "Sickle Cell Disease Care: Harnessing the Headwinds".

• $10,000 Dr. U.R. Plante Medical Scholarship: May 15, All day. Please see the information below for details about this scholarship opportunity. Are you a medical student from the Adirondack Park, St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, Essex or Hamilton Counties in New York?  If so, you may be eligible to apply for the $10,000 Dr. U.R. Plante Medical Scholarship at Adirondack Community Foundation. This scholarship was established in honor of Dr. U.R. Plante, who practiced medicine in Massena from 1916 to 1972. You can learn more about this scholarship opportunity and apply here.  The submission deadline is May 15, 2026.

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Resources

• Student Handbook
• Financial Emergency Resources
• Food and Housing Emergency Resources (DOC)
• Medical Student Feedback Form
• Med. Student Activities Calendar
• Academic Support Resources
• How To Book Larner Space (PDF)
• Safety & Security Tips - VT Campus
• Wellness Committee- Resources for Students
• Social Media @UVM Larner Med
• AAMC Tools and Resources for First-Generation Medical School Students
• UVM Bored
• UVM LivingWell Center
• Student Study Spaces (PDF)
• Specialty Advisor List (PDF)
• CMB Seminars
• Neuroscience Grad. Prog. Events
• Larner Medicine Newsletter
• Vermont Medicine Magazine

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Meet With Us

• Book Time with Medical Student Services
  • Wellbeing
  • Career Advising
  • Medical Student Research
  • Financial Advising
  • General Advising/Support
• Director of Academic Achievement
• Dean for Medical Education, Dr. Christa Zehle
• Office of Learning Environment
• Office of Intercultural Excellence

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Housing Opportunities

Graduate students are highly sought tenants in the Burlington area and property owners often advertise specifically to them with special rates (less than would be offered to undergraduate students). Don't hesitate to ask housing contacts if they would consider lowering the advertised rate to secure a graduate student; it never hurts to ask!

Catamount Run: Catamount Run is developed in partnership with UVM and is conveniently located in the heart of South Burlington. It is within walking distance of many stores and offers a comfortable and supportive living environment. Connecticut students have flexible leasing options for their 3rd year transition. 

Explore this and other housing opportunities & housing support resources at the UVM Off-campus Housing Site.

Burlington Off-campus Living Guide: Includes information to help off-campus students have successful experiences off campus. Check out the 8th edition of the UVM Off-Campus Student and Community Relations (OSCR) Off Campus Living Guide[PDF]. 

Landlord/Tenant and Housing Questions and Issues: Please contact OSCR at oscr@uvm.edu (802-656-9405)

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Lost and Found

Lost something? Email the Office of Medical Education (OME) at studentCOMservices@med.uvm.edu a description of the item. 

Found something? Please turn it into either the Office of Medical Student Education (Given Courtyard n100) or the Dana Medical Library (First floor of the Medical Education Center). 

Found items are kept up to 30 days and then are donated to various local organizations depending on the item.

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