Findings from a new study led by researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine show that the way in which pharmaceutical companies are permitted to share information about their drugs can influence physician prescribing practices.
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Dartmouth Study Assesses Fracture Risk for Patients Taking Multiple Medications
There is a strong association between the number of fracture-associated drugs (FADs) older patients receive and their risk of sustaining a hip fracture, according to a new Dartmouth study published in the journal JAMA Network Open.
Honoring Student Veterans’ Service to Country
As the Dartmouth community and the nation celebrate Veterans Day, two of our Geisel student veterans reflect on some of the most valuable lessons they learned while serving in the military and the impact of those experiences on their path to medicine.
Urban Immersion
Geisel’s Urban and Global Health Scholars, who have a deep interest in addressing health disparities in marginalized urban neighborhoods, visited Boston to learn how the city’s healthcare institutions care for these communities.
Amanda Bassett named Director of Alumni Relations
Amanda Bassett has been named Director of Alumni Relations for the Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Bassett succeeds Julie Bressor, who has transitioned to the position of Regional Director of Development for Geisel. As Director of Alumni Relations, Bassett will develop and implement strategies to strengthen the engagement of Geisel alumni and the resident and fellow alumni of Dartmouth-Hitchcock and will collaborate with colleagues across Dartmouth on alumni engagement initiatives.
Geisel Introduces the 2019-20 Syvertsen Fellow and Scholars
The Syvertsen Scholars and Fellow program honors fourth-year Geisel School of Medicine students who exemplify the qualities that former dean Dr. Rolf Syvertsen stood for and have become deeply embedded in the culture of the medical school.
Geisel Computer Scientist Receives $1.5M to Build New AI Approaches to Lung Cancer
A $1.5M National Cancer Institute grant to Saeed Hassanpour of Dartmouth’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center will be used to build new artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for precision cancer care in lung cancer management.
Emeritus Professor of Physiology Heinz Valtin Dies at 93
Heinz Valtin, MD, emeritus professor of physiology, died at his home in Alexandria, VA, on October 11. Valtin joined the Physiology Department of Dartmouth Medical School (now Geisel School of Medicine) in 1957, eventually holding two honorary chairs, including the Andrew C. Vail Memorial Professor of Physiology, and was chair of the department from 1977–1988.
Geisel Professor Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Ellen Meara, PhD, a professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and an adjunct professor of economics at Dartmouth College, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine.
Geisel School of Medicine Launches a New Longitudinal Coaching Program
For this year’s first-year class, the medical school developed and implemented a new coaching program to support medical students’ enculturation into the practice of medicine.
Upcoming Events
- Norris Cotton Cancer Center Grand Rounds November 19, 2019
- Free Citation Managers: Mendeley and Zotero November 19, 2019
- Pediatric Grand Rounds November 20, 2019
- Biomedical Data Science Grand Rounds with Jerry Reiter, PhD, Department Chair and Professor of Statistical Science, Duke University November 21, 2019
- Finding Reliable Health Information Online November 21, 2019
- Orthopaedic Grand Rounds November 22, 2019
- Medicine Grand Rounds, David W. Bates, MD, MSc, "Using Big Data to Improve Clinical Care" November 22, 2019
- Neurology Grand Rounds November 22, 2019
- MSB Thesis Defense: Yanding Zhao November 26, 2019
- Norris Cotton Cancer Center Grand Rounds December 3, 2019
- Molecular and Systems Biology Special Seminar: Vivek Kumar, Ph.D. December 3, 2019
- Pediatric Grand Rounds December 4, 2019
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