Archive for 2014

New Hampshire Run Is Just 1 Hill, But It’s a Doozy

Associated Press via NPR – Kristine Karlson was interviewed by AP on the 54th annual Run to the Clouds race on Mount Washington, which was held Saturday. Karlson, an assistant professor of community, of family medicine, and of orthopaedic surgery, offered some insight into how the body is impacted by such a challenging run.

Margaret Karagas (center) has been appointed to the James W. Squires Professorship. Photo by Jon Gilbert Fox.

Karagas Appointed to Squires Professorship

Margaret Karagas, PhD, has been appointed to the James W. Squires Professorship at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. This prestigious professorship supports a faculty member pursuing academic activities that advance health, health promotion, and innovative and cost-effective health-care delivery.

In 1994, Jane Auger, Ben Gardner, and Angela Erdich were all Dartmouth medical students. Top left: Auger (second from left) sings with the Dermatones. Right: Erdrich grabs lunch at the DHMC cafeteria. Bottom left: Gardner attends a lecture.

Twenty Years Later: Alumni Reflect on Two Decades in Medicine

Twenty years ago, when they were profiled in Dartmouth Medicine, Jane Auger, Ben Gardner, and Angela Erdrich were Dartmouth medical students and just starting their medical careers. They look back on the changes they’ve seen personally and professionally over the past two decades.

Student Voices: Ditching the Dream

Student Voices: Ditching the Dream

Just after finishing her first-year exams, medical student Peace Eneh headed to Nigeria to begin work on a global health project. She reflects on the mix of excitement and nervousness she feels as she takes on the challenge.

An App for Easing Autism

Keene Sentinel/Valley News – Researchers from Keene State University are teaming up with researchers from Geisel to test a new iPad app designed to help people with autism “see and match how emotions are conveyed in speech,” the Valley News reports. Associate Professor of Psychiatry Robert Roth, one of the Geisel researchers involved in the testing, is quoted in the story.