Twins?

Attending Mark Pasanen and Resident Nathaniel Price exchange fashion advice. They look happy, but when they separated each remarked, "can you believe he wore that tonight?"Don't they look excited to be working all night?

This picture was brought to you by Nick "you cant away my freedom" Lim

Moving on

Paul "smooth as silk" Slavik rides himself into the sunset. We'll miss his ties and lamentations on d dimers. His ability to tell it how it is (some have compared him to Dr.Dre or Gordon Lightfoot) and manage effectively will be left behind as he enters the lavish lazy pimp'd out lifestyle as an internal med attending/Hospitalist here at FAHC. He looks fwd to talking to the other side of the lake and accepting multiple class 4 transfers as he telephones his orders in while accepting ortho admissions... Good luck. Oye oye:the chief has left the building. This mesage was sponsored by novartis.... Just kidding.....the interweb is free folks... Ride or die Paul...
Sent via BB from T-Mo

Vermont Lake Monster Baseball

Evey and I (pictured) put on our baseball hats and took Marni to a free Lake Monsters game. The Fletcher Allen Spirit Team handed out free tickets to all FAHC employees and their families. They are organizing two more free games later this summer on July 16th and August 23rd. Evey also received a free mini-bat that she enjoyed swinging wildly.

The final intern leaves the building - Hooray Curt!

Curt "the hitman" Weaver (because he is silent but deadly when it comes to battling disease) emerged from the depths of overnight call and claimed the title of "last intern out". He signed out to the new interns with the authority and malaise of an upper level resident.

Nurses and secretaries howled in agony as they heard Curt step out into the linoleum and proclaim his departure because they could deny no further the futility and sorrow they will have in correcting the new interns badly written orders. Curt walked out with a sausage egg McClure in one hand while the other hand was used as a fake hand pistol. Curt made shooting noises as he pointed his finger fashioned pistol at everyone he passed till he exited into the sunrise (a little girl cried asking for her mommy as Curt fake shot her)

Congrats to the old R1s transitioning to the R2 year. Good bye to the Prelims - we'll miss you. Stay tuned when Curt experiences his first 161 rage...It will be amazing.

Interns going out pre D day

Nick, Chantal, Stephan, and David prepare themselves for intern year at RiRa's. Good luck.

Hello and Goodbye (the annual picnic)

Attendings, residents, interns, and new "baby-terns" all convened Thursday at Oakledge Park for food, fun, and adult beverages. The picnic is the annual welcoming and send off.

The New Interns Have Landed (welcome)

CATEGORICAL

Antkowiak, Ellen Cleary - University of Vermont
Bryan, Locke - University of Mississippi
Cobell, William - University of Utah
Jasielec, Jagoda - Jagiellonski University, Poland
Jha, Shalini - Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland

Johnson, Scott - Albany Medical College
Lim, Nicholas - University College Cork, Ireland
Lischke, Stefan - Universitat Rostock, Germany
O’Briant, David - Eastern Virginia Medical School
Ringwala, Sukit - University of Wisconsin
Rydz, Frederick - Jagiellonski University, Poland

PRELIMINARY
Anderson, Emily - University of Vermont
Hewitson, Chantal - St. George’s University
Jones, Andria - University of Iowa
Loomis, Scott - Tufts University
Skidd, Philip - American University of Caribbean
Stilwill, Sarah - University of Vermont
Watson, Elizabeth - University of Vermont

Levine approves mug!

Levine mandates all 3rd years eat cake

"Mugshot" Mugs for the Graduates

Nate Madsen having a tasty beverage in his new Levine "mugshot" mug. The mugs were given to the graduating class as a going away gift from the chiefs and program administrator (Dottie).

Mark Levine (circa 1979) is featured on the mug. The photo is cropped from his intern year class picture at UVM.

Lame Duck....

Kelley's last day.... Hail to the chief..... Good luck @ Vandy.....

Fellowship Match Day

Congratulations to all the residents matching into fellowships for 2009. Everyone is staying at University of Vermont and Fletcher Allen Health Care... because it's so awesome here!

Brad Adams: Hematology and Oncology

Cindy Dion: Infectious Disease (pictured above)
Enkhtuyaa Mueller: Cardiology

Nate Thompson: Cardiology

Lynda Tilluckdharry: Rheumatology

Pierre Znojkiewicz: Cardiology

Look at the Prelim Intern of the year. Majestically rolling around in the jungle of OSH notes... Almost as amazing as seeing the woodcock.

End of the Year Banquet (aka the Prom)

Saturday night was the end of the year banquet at the Burlington Country Club. This time every year we gather together as a department and a residency to say goodbye to both the preliminary interns and the graduating residents. We also take the opportunity to honor residents for their outstanding achievements and attendings for their educational commitment to the residency program. We drank, we mingled, we ate, we honored, and some of us danced. Below is a list of the awards given at the event.

The Chief Awards (complete with gift certificate for VBP)

Best Intern Conference Attendance - Michael Szmodis

Best Resident Conference Attendance - Jenny Martino

Outstanding Preliminary Intern - Kurt Kelley

Primary Care Champion - Jaina Clough

Outstanding Residency Citizenship - Cindy Dion

The Frank L Babbott MD Memorial Award
(aka the Resident of the Year) for idealism and integrity, dedication to patient care, and commitment to the educational mission of the Department of Medicine went to Nadia Bambace.

The Harriet P Dustin MD Award

in recognition of acquisition of new knowledge through research performed during residency also went to Nadia Bambace.

Faculty Teaching Awards
Full-time - Chris Grace MD
Part-time - Allen Repp MD

American College of Physicians: Leadership Day On Capital Hill 2008

On May 13-14th, 2008 500 physician members of the American College of Physicians representing 50 different states met in Washington, D.C. to meet with their congressional members to discuss health care policies as they relate to internal medicine. Dr. Mark Levine, the Vermont Governor of the ACP, as well as Drs. Chris Holmes, Nathaniel Price and Lynda Tilluckdharry (all internists working at the University of Vermont / Fletcher Allen Health Care) convened to press for several reforms that support primary care medicine policies.

The group had the pleasure, and the honor, of walking the Halls of the Library of Congress as well as the tunnels that run underground between the offices of the Senate and the House of Representatives that are as old as the capital itself! Finally, and most importantly, we met with the Staff of Senator Patrick Leahy, as well as Representative Peter Welch and with Senator Bernie Sanders themselves who were deeply engaged with the top priorities of the American College of Physicians.

It was an illuminating moment to observe some of the most influential political figures of our State, and try and make a change for the better in what is perhaps one of the most important political issues of our time.

Nathaniel Price