Meet our team of trained TalkVermont coaches from across University of Vermont Health.
TalkVermont has trained more than 30 coaches within University of Vermont Health and beyond to teach communication skills and implementation strategies for these discussions. Our coaches span every discipline and include hospice and palliative care specialists as well as hospitalists, primary care clinicians, intensivists, and pediatricians.
Core Coaches
Stephen Berns, MD, FAAHPM
University of Vermont Medical Center
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Kacey Boyle, RN
University of Vermont Medical Center
Benjamin Clements, MD
University of Vermont Medical Center
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Jaina Clough, MD
University of Vermont Medical Center
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Jonna Goulding, MD
Central Vermont Medical Center
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Jennifer Hauptman, MSW
University of Vermont Medical Center
Naomi Hodde, MD
University of Vermont Medical Center
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Iris Toedt-Pingel, MD
University of Vermont Children’s Hospital
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Additional Coaches
- Zail Berry, MD (University of Vermont Medical Center)
- Bob Gramling, MD (University of Vermont Medical Center)
- Ann Laramee, NP (University of Vermont Medical Center)
- Tara Pacy, RN (University of Vermont Medical Center)
- David Rand, DO (University of Vermont Medical Center)
- Lisa Anne Rasmussen, MD (University of Vermont Children’s Hospital)
- Abbey Rouleau, NP (Central Vermont Medical Center)
- John Wax, MD (University of Vermont Medical Center)