In this session, we will review principles underlying social medicine, the collaborative student/faculty implementation of a highly interactive preclinical social medicine curriculum at the University of Vermont, discuss success and challenges encountered en route, and brainstorm about next steps in social medicine curriculum development.
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Tim Lahey, MD, MMSc is an infectious diseases physician and ethicist at the University of Vermont Medical Center and professor of medicine at the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine. After studying HIV immunology and translational immunology for a tuberculosis vaccine trial in Tanzania, Tim led multiple medical school and undergraduate courses and oversaw the second-year curriculum at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine as well as oversaw the creation of a new online Master of Public Health program at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Beyond co-leading chapters of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship at two medical schools and serving as faculty advisor to the Social Justice Coalition at Larner, Tim has served on multiple USMLE committees, has over 50 peer-reviewed publications and writes regularly for popular outlets like The New York Times, STAT, the Atlantic, and beyond.