Larner College of Medicine
We aim to deliver top-quality pediatric care while enhancing our educational, research, and advocacy initiatives to benefit children and families. We achieve this through effective partnerships and programs across Vermont, upstate New York, and beyond, all focused on improving equitable child health outcomes.
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A Message from our Chair

Our mission is to enhance the health of all children in the UVM Health Network through clinical care, research, education, and advocacy, fostering equitable and inclusive improvements that can be shared nationally and globally.

Full Chair's Message

Lucey Prize Proposal Submissions Now Open!

We're accepting proposals until April 3, 2026

Learn About the Lucey Prize
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Education

Education is vital to our department, demonstrated by our leadership in undergraduate, graduate, and continuing programs that improve child and family health. Our faculty lead medical courses and participate nationally in educational organizations and innovative initiatives.
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Research

Our faculty’s research advances pediatric health knowledge and enhances access to clinical trials for children in Vermont and upstate NY. This includes basic and translational science, clinical research, quality improvement, and health services research.
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Patient Care

Patients in Vermont and upstate New York receive care at The University of Vermont Children's Hospital. Our strong community ties drive faculty, residents, and students to actively engage in outreach, educating and advocating for local families.

Pediatrics News

New Pediatrics Chair Named at Larner College of Medicine

A New Name for a New Era in Pediatric Health Care: ‘Golisano Children’s Hospital at UVM Health’

Aspiring Medical Students Gain Confidence and Skills at Pediatrics Event

Dr. First Offers Inside Look at Vermont’s Only Children’s Hospital on ‘Living Healthy Together’ Podcast

Behind the Scenes with Lewis First, M.D.
UVM Children's Hospital 2024 Annual Report

2024 UVM Children's Hospital Annual Report

Get a comprehensive review of the department's past year's work in our 2024 UVM Children's Hospital Annual Report.

UVM Children's Hospital 2024 Annual Report
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Connecting, Advocating, Serving

Advocating for children is part of our mission and is practiced on a daily basis on behalf of individual patients, as well as in the communities we work and serve in. We connect children and their families to resources at UVM and The University of Vermont Children's Hospital community partnerships

Child Advocacy at the UVM Children's Hospital