Wellness Committee | Office of Medical Education | The University of Vermont(title)

What We Do

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The group runs monthly peer support group meetings, biannual mental health panels, provides confidential one-on-one peer support, and can connect students to mental health resources within the university and the broader community. The committee continuously works to implement new ideas that promote the overall wellbeing of the student body, including monthly free produce, summer and spring Creemee nights, and mindfulness mini-series.

Recent Wellness Highlights

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Mental Health Panel: M1s were able to hear from various upperclassmen telling their stories about what resources and techniques they have used to navigate medical school.

Ski and Ride Night: Students went to Bolton for a night of skiing and snowboarding.  Wellness subsidized night lift tickets and provided free rentals to those who did not have their own. 

Monthly Wellness Hour/Peer Support: Wellness Committee leaders facilitated conversation with fellow students around the  stresses of medical school, life outside of school, social unrest, and more, opening up a space for meaningful dialogue, vulnerability, and connection. 

Orientation Wellness Events: Medical students lead a variety of wellness events for incoming first years during their orientation week, including rock climbing, yoga, a coffee walk, soccer etc. 

Wellness Walks: Wellness Committee members organized a walk to help students experience the New England foliage with their classmates and learn about some nearby nature paths.

Class Representatives

Class of 2025

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  • Nick Hutt, CT Campus
  • Jharna Jahnavi, CT Campus
  • Ellen Mats, VT Campus
  • Taylor Walker, VT Campus
  • Michelle "Mimi" Falcone, VT Campus
     

Class of 2026

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  • Anika Advant, CT Campus
  • Surya Radhakrishnan, CT Campus
  • Tucker Angier, VT Campus
  • Caity Decara, VT Campus
  • Jeyna Doshi, VT Campus
  • Julie Scholes, VT Campus

Class of 2027

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  • Ali Chivers, VT Campus
  • Arya Kale, VT Campus
  • Ben Koren, VT Campus
  • Serena Verma, VT Campus
  • Jai Narain, CT Campus
  • Ian Kent, CT Campus

Faculty Advisors

Lee Rosen, Ph.D.

Director of Student Wellbeing

Lee.Rosen@med.uvm.edu

Alison Fitzgerald, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine • Faculty Advisor to the LCOM Wellness Committee

Alison.Fitzgerald@uvmhealth.org

Dylan Hershkowitz, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry • Faculty Advisor to the LCOM Wellness Committee

Dylan.Hershkowitz@uvmhealth.org

Leigh Ann Holterman, Ph.D.

Assistant Director of Student Wellbeing • Assistant Professor of Psychology

leigh.holterman@med.uvm.edu