Northern Vermont AHEC

01/08/2026

Scholarship Applications Now Open for Larner Medical Students!

The UVM Office of Primary Care and AHEC Program is now accepting applications for multiple medical student scholarships supporting future physicians committed to practicing in Vermont.

Application Deadline: February 11, 2026

These scholarships are designed to support medical students committed to practicing in Vermont and strengthening our state’s healthcare workforce.

Available Opportunities:

✔️ VT AHEC Scholars Incentive Scholarship / Loan Forgiveness Program
• For students completing the AHEC Scholars Program by graduation
• 1–2 year awards
• Typical award: $40,000 per year (cost of in-state tuition)
• Service commitment: 1 year of primary care service in rural Vermont (outside Chittenden County) per award year
• Up to 10 awards per year

✔️ David & Eleanor Ignat Incentive Scholarship / Loan Forgiveness Program
• Open to any Larner Medical Student, any specialty
• 1-year award (4th year of medical school)
• Typical award: $40,000
• Service commitment: 1 year of practice anywhere in Vermont
• Typically 1–2 awards per year

✔️ Freeman Foundation Legacy Medical Scholarship
• Open to any Larner Medical Student, any specialty
• 1-year award (4th year of medical school)
• Typical award: $10,000
• Service commitment: 1 year of practice anywhere in Vermont
• Typically 1–2 awards per year

Students are encouraged to apply for any or all scholarships they are eligible for.

Learn more & apply:
https://www.uvm.edu/larnermed/ahec/scholarships
Questions?
Contact Jennifer Gaudreau, CPRP-DEI, Physician Placement Professional: Jennifer.gaudreau@med.uvm.edu

12/10/2025

Applications are now open!

The Vermont Educational Loan Repayment Program helps healthcare professionals reduce student loan debt while serving Vermonters in healthcare workforce shortage areas.

Eligible programs include:
✔️ Physicians, Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants
✔️ Nurses (LPNs & RNs)
✔️ Dentists

Learn more, view eligibility requirements, and apply here:
https://www.uvm.edu/larnermed/ahec/vermont-educational-loan-repayment-program-healthcare-professionals

Printable flyers for each program are also available to download and share.
Application deadline is January 19, 2026.

11/26/2025

This time of year invites us to slow down, look back, and give thanks.

For us, that gratitude lives in the classrooms, clinics, and communities where students learn, mentors guide, and partners show up.
This carousel shares what - and who - we’re most grateful for across Northern Vermont.


The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont Southern Vermont AHEC

11/20/2025

Rural healthcare keeps Vermont running - and today, on National Rural Health Day, we’re celebrating the people behind that work.

Meet Xavier B. Giddings, DNP, AGNP-C, a St. Johnsbury Academy alum and former AHEC Mimi Reardon Scholarship for Northern Vermont recipient who returned to the Northeast Kingdom as a nurse practitioner at NVRH ’s Kingdom Internal Medicine. His story is what happens when a rural kid gets early exposure, the right support, and a reason to come home.

This is what strengthens Vermont’s healthcare pipeline. This is what National Rural Health Day is all about. Xavier’s story is rural healthcare at its best - rooted, relational, and built one small moment at a time.

Thank you, Xavier, for choosing to care for your community. And thank you to every rural healthcare worker across Vermont who does the same, day after day.

Read His story: https://nvtahec.org/xavier-giddings-coming-home-to-care/


NOSORH The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont Southern Vermont AHEC University of Vermont National AHEC Organization

11/19/2025

With National Rural Health Day on November 20, we’re taking another look at a blog from earlier this year - a reminder of what rural healthcare looks like right now in Vermont, and why strengthening our local workforce matters more than ever.
Check it out:
https://nvtahec.org/rural-health-gap-is-growing/
NOSORH

11/18/2025

National Rural Health Day is coming up on Thursday, November 20, 2025

We’re kicking off the celebration early with a brand-new episode of our Let’s Talk Podcast: “National Rural Health Association: The Power of Rural”

In this episode, we sit down with Andy Lowe, Executive Director, and Ann Marie Day, Chief Operating Officer of the New England Rural Health Association. They share powerful insights on the biggest challenges and most exciting opportunities in rural healthcare today — and they talk about the incredible impact of their newly awarded $1.6 million Heath Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Grant.

If you care about rural communities, healthcare access, or simply love a conversation filled with passion and purpose… this one’s a must-listen.

▶️ Tune in here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn79XTUGXXU

After you listen, drop your thoughts below — we’d love to hear from you!

Good Neighbor Health Clinic & Red Logan Dental Clinic Northern Vermont AHEC Springfield Hospital, Inc. - VT North Star Health National Association of Rural Health Clinics Community Health Vermont Department of Health Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Grace Cottage Brattleboro Memorial Hospital The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Vermont State University Randolph Campus Vermont State University Castleton Campus National AHEC Organization

11/06/2025

In Vermont, healthcare isn’t just another service - it’s personal. Our providers are neighbors, friends, teammates. That’s why we’re shining a spotlight on the work of the Vermont Academic Detailing Program (VTAD), backed by the UVM Larner College of Medicine Intercultural Excellence and Office of Primary Care and AHEC Program.

Through free, one-hour sessions (virtual or in person), prescribers can connect directly with clinical educators to get clear, evidence-based updates on topics like migraines, Type 2 diabetes, infectious diseases, obesity, alcohol use disorder, and more.

Each session is practical, relevant, and grounded in the latest research - designed to strengthen clinical decision-making and improve care for Vermonters.

Read more about it: https://vthealthcareers.org/vermont-academic-detailing/

Visit https://www.med.uvm.edu/ahec/vermontacademicdetailing to find out how to sign up for a session.

11/06/2025

10/29/2025

They came from every corner of Vermont - traveling miles of back roads and highways to spend a Saturday learning how to save a life.
CPR, suturing, Stop the Bleed, real conversations with real professionals - and the realization that this could be their future.

Read more: https://nvtahec.org/vt-health-careers-field-day-highlights/
Governor's Institutes of VT Lyndon Institute

10/23/2025

10/22/2025

Behind every healthy community is someone who chose to care.

For Ashley Leonard, that choice started in a Vermont high school classroom - and grew into a career leading clinical teams at Northern Counties Health Care, Inc. and supporting rural patients across the NEK.

Her story reminds us that healthcare is more than a job - it’s how we show up for each other.

Read Ashley’s full story and celebrate Health Careers Awareness Month with us:
https://vthealthcareers.org/caring-for-community/