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University of Vermont MEDVIDA

UVM MEDVIDA is a student organized group focused on discussing, creating, and enacting multi-dicipli

We are just one school in a network of schools that forms the backbone for our non-profit NGO focusing on facilitating community development in underprivileged areas by aiding with medicine, education, and development. UVM MEDlife aims to create future public leaders that can tackle trans-disciplinary issues by engaging in community service both at home and abroad. Another major component to this

our weekly discussions on public health and development issues undertaken in order to better understand these issues and possibly come to a pragmatic solution.

10/08/2020

Hi guys!! Tomorrow Sam and Sydney will be meeting at the waterfront at 3 Pm for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s! If anyone is interested in walking with them, please DM us here or message/email sam and Sydney to coordinate a place to meet! If you want to do the walk on your own time, be sure to download the app shown in the second picture and register as part of the UVM Medvida group. Thanks everyone, have a great weekend!🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏽🍂

10/05/2020

Hi everyone!! Tomorrow we will be putting together art kits for kids and other patients at the UVM Medical Center! If you are interested in participating in this please make sure to sign up for the in person meeting.

It would be really great if we could get some more people to come in person next week, to help out for a good cause. We will be streaming virtually for those of you at home for the semester as well!

Here is the link for meeting sign ups:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Xz3tEqnVzEjZO_WjbODLL2YEyAYeOm8acOZWpOX1qwo/edit?usp=sharing

We will be meeting at 6 PM in Innovation E105. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out.

09/29/2020

Hey UVM medvida! Coming on here with an old pic but a goodie (peep one of our presidents!! .caldwell) ANYWAYS! The deets about our meeting tonight: We will be having both in person and virtual meeting options. A representative from Telehealth will be coming to talk to us about volunteer opportunities through their organization that focuses on giving iPhones, computers, and laptops to at risk individuals or the elderly for virtual doctors appointments. An organization that is super important now more than ever! Also, we will be giving a presentation talking about the mobile clinics offered by MEDLIFE that we normally send students on every year and about the virtual options they are planning for this winter! winter!

Please remember to sign up on the google sheet linked below for either the in person or virtual option! Also, if you aren’t on our Teams page yet the code to join that is gmfshhw. Like these past two weeks, the meeting link will always be reoccurring on the Teams page.

Link to the google sign up sheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Xz3tEqnVzEjZO_WjbODLL2YEyAYeOm8acOZWpOX1qwo/edit?usp=sharing

Any questions feel free to DM us. See you later!

09/22/2020

Hey everyone! Our meeting tonight at 6 PM, will be virtual ONLY! So there is no need to sign up for the meeting. We are having a guest speaker come from the Community Justice Center to talk about their mission and volunteer opportunities for our club. So come with any questions!!

If you haven’t joined our Teams page, the code to join is gmfshhw. The meeting link is reoccurring and will always be on that page.

If you have any questions feel free to DM us! Have a nice Tuesday, see you all on teams tonight :)

09/13/2020

Hi there UVM Medvida!!! Our first general meeting is this Tuesday, September 15th at 6 PM. There are two options for this meeting: in person or virtually via Teams. Here is a link to sign up for one of those options, just so we can get a head count.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Xz3tEqnVzEjZO_WjbODLL2YEyAYeOm8acOZWpOX1qwo/edit?usp=sharing

If you are planning to attend in person….
The location will be Innovation E105. There is a max capacity of 28 people, so please make sure to sign up on the excel sheet. After those highlighted 28 spots are filled, please register for the virtual option. Masks will have to be worn at all times and hand sanitizer will be provided. If you plan to attend the meeting through teams, the code to join our team page is gmfshhw.

During the first meeting, we will do introductions and talk about our plan for the semester. Come with any questions you may have. We can’t wait to see everyone! If you have any questions, feel free to DM here or email Presidents Sydney Caldwell & Samantha Beaudette!!

09/08/2020

Hey cats! Come meet us today at the club fair! We will have a table in person 11-2 on the Davis Green as well as online answering your questions from 11-2 on Microsoft teams. Link in bio!! Hope to see you all soon to learn more about our club, being any questions you may have :)

08/28/2020

Hey UVM medvida! Just wanted to say welcome back to campus. We have some exciting things planned for this semester, but that’s for a later post. Today I want to congratulate all our members who took part in our moving mountains campaign earlier this summer. All the money we raised ended up helping open up soup kitchens across Peru! Since August 6th, Medlife has been able to feed 23,697 people!! THATS AMAZING. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 thank you for all your hard work. We can’t wait to get this semester started with you guys, stay tuned for more!

07/01/2020

Hey medvida, thanks to everyone who has donated to our moving mountains campaign! We appreciate your donations, if you haven’t yet donated, the link is in our bio! Every bit helps. Tonight is our POWERHOUR! Join us at 7 pm for an hour of music, celebration and pushing out the last donations for the moving mountains campaign! Link right here: https://meet.google.com/unsupported?meetingCode=pky-psyn-vxa&ref=https://meet.google.com/pky-psyn-vxa

06/29/2020

Hey everyone, today is day 2 of the Moving Mountains Campaign! Tonight, we’ll be having a webinar at 7pm, that will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on these families and how we can get involved in donating.
Link to google hangout for webinar: Moving Mountains Webinar - Monday June 29th at 7:00 PM Eastern Time

Hope to see some familiar faces there! And like always we appreciate your help and donations 🤗

06/28/2020

Hey UVM medvida! For the next week we will be raising money for Medlife’s Moving Mountains campaign. This campaign focuses its efforts on providing relief for vulnerable families in Peru impacted by COVID-19. Donations to this campaign will directly support the purchase and delivery of food, water and other essentials to effected families. The link to donate is here: https://secure.givelively.org/teams/medlife/moving-mountains/uvm-medvida
As well as in our bio. Please consider donating whatever you can! We’ll be posting all week about the moving mountains campaign, so stay tuned for more information! Thank you.

05/21/2020

1 year ago, UVM Medvida was in Cusco, Peru on our service learning trip. We are sad we couldn’t make it there this year, but we are remaining hopeful and positive that we will be back soon! For now, DM us with what you are up to this summer! Whatever you are doing, we want to know and highlight your work here. 🤠💛💚

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Burlington, VT
05401

Opening Hours

6pm - 7pm

Website

https://www.medlifeweb.org/

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