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University of Vermont's new president officially begins tenure
University of Vermont's new president officially begins tenure

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time01-07-2025

  • Politics
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University of Vermont's new president officially begins tenure

Marlene Tromp officially begins her tenure as president of the University of Vermont July 1. In a video message on UVM's YouTube, Tromp expressed her excitement at joining UVM and furthering the work the university does. Tromp was selected as the 28th president of UVM March 20, 2025, following a global search that UVM said included over 100 candidates. She visited UVM then for a round of in-person interview with many campus personnel, and took part in a community forum. The search for a new president was underway after Suresh Garimella, who served as president between 2019 until October 2024, announced he accepted the president position at the University of Arizona. Patricia Prelock has been serving as interim president since Garimella's departure. Tromp served as the president of Boise State University for the prior six years before accepting the UVM position. She has over three decades of experience in teaching, research and higher education administration. At BSU, Tromp guided the institution to record graduation rates and levels of philanthropic funding. She also increased student enrollment while focusing on keeping costs affordable through various initiatives. She also focused on expanding research funding, something she said is also a focus for her at UVM, an institution often leading the world in multiple research pursuits. Before that, Tromp held positions at the University of California at Santa Cruz and Arizona State University. Tromp has won numerous awards for her teaching, scholarship and community service. She served on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors and consults on higher education with the Federal Reserve Board of San Francisco. Tromp was raised in Wyoming, the child of a coal miner. She is a first-generation college student who said she has "experienced the power of education to transform lives." Tromp is a humanities scholar with a concentration in Victorian literature and culture and its relationship to current society. Tromp has published widely, including nine books and dozens of peer-reviewed papers. While so much of UVM's focus seems to branch toward science and research, she said her personal foundation is humanities and she wants to make sure that facet of the university is also taken care of. Sydney P. Hakes is the Burlington city reporter. Contact her at SHakes@ This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Marlene Tromp starts as UVM president after leading Boise State

University Of Arizona To Offer A Three-Year MD Program
University Of Arizona To Offer A Three-Year MD Program

Forbes

time18-06-2025

  • Health
  • Forbes

University Of Arizona To Offer A Three-Year MD Program

The University of Arizona is joining the ranks of institutions offering an accelerated three-year ... More medical degree. The University of Arizona has become the latest institution in the nation to offer a three-year medical degree. The program, approved this month by the Arizona Board of Regents, is intended to address the shortage of primary care physicians in the state, particularly in its rural communities. The new three-year medical degree program will be offered at both of the university's separately accredited medical schools in Tucson and Phoenix. 'We appreciate the Arizona Board of Regents' approval of this new medical degree pathway, which will allow us to leverage the strength of the University of Arizona's two medical schools to improve access to health care for all Arizonans,' said University of Arizona Provost Patricia Prelock, in a news release. 'We are committed to reducing the state's primary care physician shortage, and these new programs will allow us to move expeditiously to improve the well-being of all Arizona residents.' More than 30 universities in the U.S. offer a three-year medical degree program. Most of them are members of the Consortium of Accelerated Medical Pathway Programs (CAMPP), an organization of medical schools in the United States and Canada that was formed in 2015 by an original consortium of eight institutions: New York University School of Medicine, McMaster University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Medical College of Wisconsin , University of Louisville and Penn State College of Medicine Since then, more than two dozen other medical schools have joined the group with each of the member schools developing their own unique version of a three-year MD degree or other accelerated curricula leading to the MD. All students in the University of Arizona's three-year program will be required to complete the same core coursework and clerkships as those in its four-year program. The accelerated pathway shaves time off the degree by eliminating some electives in the curriculum and the transition-to-residency coursework that's usually offered in the fourth year. According to the news release, Arizona currently meets only 39.2% of its primary care physician needs and requires an additional 600 primary care physicians to satisfy that need. The university projects that 2,000 more physicians will be needed by 2030 to serve the state's growing population. The College of Medicine – Tucson's program will focus on competency-based education and provide a pathway to a family medicine residency. The College of Medicine – Phoenix will emphasize early immersion in clinical experiences during medical students' first and second years, providing direct interactions with faculty members from a primary care residency program. The two medical schools hope to enroll a combined 36 medical students in the accelerated program across the next three years. The first cohort will begin this fall. According to CAMPP, three-year MD programs have several advantages. They appeal to future doctors who may opt for primary care specialties like family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics. They reduce the total cost of medical school and help minimize student debt loads. And, as in Arizona, they tackle the problem of doctor shortages, increasing the capacity of states to offer primary medical care, especially in underserved communities.

UVM celebrated students at commencement
UVM celebrated students at commencement

Yahoo

time19-05-2025

  • Climate
  • Yahoo

UVM celebrated students at commencement

BURLINGTON, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – Friends and families alike celebrated as thousands of students graduated from the University of Vermont this past weekend. UVM held its 224th Commencement Ceremony on-campus Sunday morning despite the rain. Many people brought umbrellas and ponchos to the University Green, where students flipped tassels and heard a speech soon-departing Interim President Patricia Prelock among others. Several college graduation ceremonies were also held at the Robert E. Miller Expo Centre. Some ceremonies were delayed due to weather. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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