http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/ Receive up-to-date news releases. Feeder 2.3.7(1701); Mac OS X Version 10.7.5 (Build 11G63) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us 2012 Trustees of Dartmouth College Tue, 14 May 2013 17:36:57 -0400 Tue, 14 May 2013 17:36:57 -0400 http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/images/shield144x183.png http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/ 144 183 http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/2013/05/13_verghese/ Abraham C. Verghese, MD, MACP, who places great value on humanism in medical education, is the featured speaker at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth's 2013 Class Day activities, Saturday, June 8, at 9 a.m. in the Class of 1978 Life sciences Center Courtyard. Verghese is professor and senior associate chair for the theory and practice of medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University.]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 18:30:56 -0400 AABFC25C-47DE-4FE5-A906-30FF20943167 derik.hertel@dartmouth.edu (Derik Hertel) http://cancer.dartmouth.edu/about_us/newsdetail/63733/ Doctors at Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC) have found a combination of drugs to potentially treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) more effectively. The research was published online on May 3, 2013, and it will appear as a letter in the journal Leukemia, a publication of the prestigious Nature Publishing Group. The study helps address a basic problem of treating CLL.]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 18:00:04 -0400 C9916042-85BD-4A09-BC01-C50727CBE92F derik.hertel@dartmouth.edu (Derik Hertel) http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/2013/05/01_trials/ Today the AllTrials Campaign announced that Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice signed on to be the first US academic center in this important campaign and will take the lead in urging all medical schools and patient advocacy groups in the US to add their voices at AllTrials.net.]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 16:52:09 -0400 9FD267B3-3BE2-42B1-B609-83D36F94AB50 derik.hertel@dartmouth.edu (Derik Hertel) http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/2013/04/26_aur/ The Association of University Radiologists (AUR) has named Jocelyn Chertoff, MD, President of the association and acknowledged Petra Lewis, MBBS, for teaching excellence.]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:33:44 -0400 7A7D718A-5F06-4433-AB3B-0EF218E4EA7A derik.hertel@dartmouth.edu (Derik Hertel) http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/2013/04/22_iqbs/ Researchers from Dartmouth's Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Sciences (iQBS) and the Center for Genomic Medicine have helped to discover three unique genetic variations that influence body size and obesity in men and women of African ancestry. This study, a meta-analysis that examined 3.2 million genetic variants in over 30,000 people with African heritage for links to body-mass index or BMI-by professors Jason Moore, Christopher Amos and Scott Williams-was the largest ever done on this population to date. The study was published online in April 2013 by Nature Genetics, and will be printed in the journal's June 2013 issue. The large-scale genetic analysis demonstrated the utility of examining ancestrally diverse populations for clues as to why some groups seem more prone than others to physical problems such as obesity.]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:08:49 -0400 BEE82B52-6F31-464F-B6DC-C326E0A58164 derik.hertel@dartmouth.edu (Derik Hertel) http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/2013/04/11_curriculum/ The Geisel School of Medicine's reputation for providing an outstanding educational experience within a close-knit community is one of the many reasons aspiring doctors choose Geisel.]]> Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:36:08 -0400 7686CF68-3446-46A0-8FC9-9FA173522338 derik.hertel@dartmouth.edu (Derik Hertel) http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/2013/04/08_whitfield/ Systemic sclerosis (SSc), also known as scleroderma, is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disorder that's difficult to treat. However, thanks to new research at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, doctors may be able to treat some patients more effectively.]]> Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:09:04 -0400 6CA14D09-1888-4F3D-8FED-D1C9E280C08D derik.hertel@dartmouth.edu (Derik Hertel) http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/2013/04/01_action/ Researchers at academic medical centers across the nation—including the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine—could see a significant reduction in federal research funding awards and a slow down in discoveries that benefit patients as a result of sequestration.]]> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:29:55 -0400 4EB1D8CB-8C89-4C8C-B427-1B5D1EB5DE27 derik.hertel@dartmouth.edu (Derik Hertel) http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/2013/04/01_fisher/ The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth has named Elliott S. Fisher, MD, MPH, as the Director of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice. An internationally recognized leader in health services research and health policy, Dr. Fisher is currently the Director for Population Health and Policy at The Dartmouth Institute, as well as the James W. Squire Professor of Medicine and Community and Family Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine. He is also Co-Director of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care.]]> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:29:16 -0400 233D4FFC-7879-4D80-82F2-278DDCB7D843 derik.hertel@dartmouth.edu (Derik Hertel) http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/2013/03/18_match_day/ At the much-anticipated annual Match Day event, 103 students at Dartmouth's Geisel School of medicine learned where they will start their residency training after graduation. Nationally, more than 17,400 graduating medical school students participated in this year's match program.]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:48:16 -0400 4EDFBE6C-1E87-427C-83AD-905AA7F0DB60 derik.hertel@dartmouth.edu (Derik Hertel) http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/2013/03/11_cobre/ The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $12 million grant to support an Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Center for Molecular Epidemiology that will transform the research capacity at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine.]]> Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:32:58 -0400 1B6C1DE6-AA84-407B-BBA7-9DD8A261EFB7 derik.hertel@dartmouth.edu (Derik Hertel) http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/2013/03/07_phr/ The Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) chapter at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine has been honored with two prestigious, national awards. The Geisel PHR chapter, under the leadership of students Anna Huh '15 and Afton Chavez '15, received the Physicians for Human Rights annual Best Chapter award, sharing this honor with the chapter at the St. Louis University School of Medicine.]]> Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:28:45 -0500 B678C9EC-EA5B-4DBC-8A45-6C4E0F102CED derik.hertel@dartmouth.edu (Derik Hertel) http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/2013/03/05_tosteson/ Anna N.A. Tosteson, ScD, has been appointed the James J. Carroll Professor in Oncology at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. The chair is awarded to a faculty member nationally recognized for a commitment to work at the leading edge of cancer research, an inspiring educator, a supportive mentor, and an astute and judicious institutional leader.]]> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:33:56 -0500 2C1675CB-4824-43BD-9D49-B25C1BF0235D derik.hertel@dartmouth.edu (Derik Hertel) http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/2013/03/05_ernstoff/ Dr. Marc Ernstoff has been appointed to the O. Ross McIntyre Endowed Professorship at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC) and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.]]> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:32:18 -0500 AC164595-94A2-420D-9938-41B6EB9283AC derik.hertel@dartmouth.edu (Derik Hertel)