Healthcare Without Walls: The University of Vermont Cancer Center

About this episode

Drs. Jessica Heath and Christa Varnadoe discuss the University of Vermont Cancer Center's approach to providing high-quality cancer care across diverse communities.

With a catchment area spanning all of Vermont and northern New York, the University of Vermont Cancer Center is a success story in high impact, quality care across research, education, and clinical pillars of their mission. Drs. Jessica Heath and Christa Varnadoe share their complementary perspectives on the renown organizational responsiveness to community-identified needs – including cutting-edge therapies – across a cultural duality of rural and micropolitan populations.

People in this episode

Host: Elizabeth Johnson

Guests: Jessica Heath, Christa Varnadoe

Topics covered

• cancer care
• community health
• rural health
• clinical research
• education
• healthcare innovation

Keywords

• cancer center
• healthcare
• Vermont
• community needs
• cutting-edge therapies
• rural populations
• micropolitan populations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Vermont Cancer Center

Places: Vermont, New York

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