Jan Carney, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Dean for Public Health and Health Policy and Senior Advisor to the Dean
BIO
Dr. Jan K. Carney, MPH Program Director, serves as associate dean for Public Health and Health Policy and is a professor of medicine at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College, a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and a Master of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Carney is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Preventive Medicine.
Dr. Carney has held the position of Vermont’s Commissioner of Health under three gubernatorial administrations, advocating for advancements in children's health insurance, anti-smoking initiatives for youth, and enhancements in cancer screening practices. In 2003, she was recognized as a Local Legend by the National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine and the American Medical Women’s Association. In 2018, she received the “Public Health Champion” Award from the Vermont Public Health Association and was recently honored with the UVM President’s Distinguished University Citizenship and Service Award for her innovative teaching, exemplary leadership, and commitment to the UVM community. Dr. Carney is actively engaged in public health practice, research, education, and service. She is a Master of the American College of Physicians (MACP) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP). Additionally, she has authored numerous scientific papers and three books: *Public Health in Action: Practicing in the Real World*, *Controversies in Public Health and Health Policy*, and *A History of Public Health: From Past to Present* (February 2022).
Bio
Dr. Jan K. Carney, MPH Program Director, serves as associate dean for Public Health and Health Policy and is a professor of medicine at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College, a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and a Master of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Carney is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Preventive Medicine.
Dr. Carney has held the position of Vermont’s Commissioner of Health under three gubernatorial administrations, advocating for advancements in children's health insurance, anti-smoking initiatives for youth, and enhancements in cancer screening practices. In 2003, she was recognized as a Local Legend by the National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine and the American Medical Women’s Association. In 2018, she received the “Public Health Champion” Award from the Vermont Public Health Association and was recently honored with the UVM President’s Distinguished University Citizenship and Service Award for her innovative teaching, exemplary leadership, and commitment to the UVM community. Dr. Carney is actively engaged in public health practice, research, education, and service. She is a Master of the American College of Physicians (MACP) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP). Additionally, she has authored numerous scientific papers and three books: *Public Health in Action: Practicing in the Real World*, *Controversies in Public Health and Health Policy*, and *A History of Public Health: From Past to Present* (February 2022).