The Robert Larner College of Medicine is the

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of the

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, a

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. Established in 1822, it is the nation's seventh oldest

. The primary

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for the Larner College of Medicine is the UVM Medical Center in

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. The Larner College of Medicine offers both MD and PhD degrees, as well as a Certificate in Integrative Healthcare through the shared program with the University of Vermont College of Nursing and Health Sciences. In 2022, there were 479 medical students, 329 graduate students, and 42 post-doctoral students enrolled. The entering class of 2020 contains 120 students. The school's medical curriculum is known as the "Vermont Integrated Curriculum". It has both traditional, subject-based and more contemporary, organ/system-based components. The first 18 months of the curriculum are devoted to

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and

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; the remainder of the four-year program largely consists of

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Education

The Larner College of Medicine offers a

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degree program into which it enrolls approximately 120 students annually. According to the institution, the Larner College of Medicine offers an "integrated" medical curriculum. This curriculum, known as the "Vermont Integrated Curriculum", or "VIC", is separated into three levels. ''Level one/foundations'' is focused on

and

s and lasts 18 months. ''Level two/clinical clerkships'' is a 12-month period spent

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through various

s at

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and other affiliated hospitals. In ''level three/advanced integration'', students continue rotating through clinical clerkships and acting

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s with additional responsibilities. The 1-year Certificate in Integrative Healthcare is offered by the

Institute in Integrative Health, a shared program between the

University of Vermont College of Medicine The Robert Larner College of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Vermont, a public research university in Burlington, Vermont. Established in 1822, it is the nation's seventh oldest medical school. The primary teaching hospital for ...

and the University of Vermont College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Rank

The Larner College of Medicine is ranked in the top 100 of American medical schools. For 2022, The University of Vermont College of Medicine was ranked by '' U.S. News & World Report'' as 66th on the "Top Medical Schools — Research" list and 24th on the "Top Medical Schools — Primary Care" list.University Communications : University of Vermont
Uvm.edu. Retrieved on 2014-04-12.

Affiliations

The Larner College of Medicine is affiliated with four

s, with the primary affiliate being

the University of Vermont Medical Center The University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC) is a five-campus academic medical facility under the corporate umbrella of the University of Vermont Health Network that is anchored by a 562-bed hospital. UVMMC is located in Burlington, Vermo ...

. A long-standing affiliation with

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began in the late 1970s but ended in February 2011. Three new hospitals took the place of MMC:

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in Danbury, Connecticut, Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, Connecticut, and St. Mary's Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vermont Medicine, University of Medicine, College of Medical schools in Vermont Educational institutions established in 1822 Education in Chittenden County, Vermont Buildings and structures in Chittenden County, Vermont 1822 establishments in Vermont