Joseph O’Donnell, MD, a professor of medicine and of psychiatry and the senior advising dean, has been appointed to the Elizabeth DeCamp McInerny Professorship at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
Archive for 2014
Geisel Gives Back – Vision Screening Program
Geisel medical students Andrew Siedlecki and Evelyn Bae talk about the student-created Vision Screening Program at the Good Neighbor Health Clinic.
More Ticks Means More Concern About Lyme Disease
NHPR – Elizabeth Talbot, an associate professor of medicine at Geisel, was a guest on NHPR’s The Exchange to discuss the rise of Lyme Disease cases.
With Special Clinics, Hospitals Vie for Hesitant Patients: Men
The New York Times – Steven Woloshin, professor of medicine and of community and family medicine and co-director of TDI’s Medicine in the Media Program, was interviewed by the Times to discuss his research on low testosterone, or “low T.” Woloshin says low T therapy is “the mother of all disease mongering.”
Of Mice and (Wo)men
Al Jazeera America – In this op-ed, Leslie Henderson, a professor of physiology and of biochemistry, and senior associate dean for faculty affairs, explains why the National Institutes of Health’s recent announcement that animal testing will now include female animals is so important for women’s health.
Cancer Center Appoints James Gorham to Lead Its Educational Efforts
James D. Gorham, MD, PhD, an associate professor of pathology and of microbiology and immunology, has been named the first associate director for education at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center.
Edward Horton (Class of ’55): 50 Years of Research—and Counting
“I keep telling my staff that I’m going to cut back on travel and stay at home more, that I’m going to take more time off and eventually retire,” says physician-scientist Edward Horton, a 1955 graduate of Dartmouth’s medical school. “They look at me like I’m crazy.”
Student Voices: “The Tide is Turning in Nigeria”
Despite the recent tragic violence and kidnappings in Nigeria, medical student Ayobami “Ayo” Olufadeji is determined to improve conditions in his home country. “The tide is turning in Nigeria and I believe we are on the brink of change—I am working to make sure that I am ready to do my part,” he writes.
Nicholas Hill (’73): Forging an Unexpected Partnership
Despite political tensions between Iran and the U.S., Nicholas Hill, a 1973 graduate of Dartmouth’s medical school, has worked with Iranian pulmonologists to improve the treatment of tuberculosis.
Spinella Wins Upper Valley Brain Bee
Herald of Randolph – Coverage of the second annual Upper Valley Brain Bee that took place Saturday at Dartmouth. The competition was hosted by The Neuroscience Center at Dartmouth and the Society for Neuroscience, New Hampshire Chapter. It pitted local high school students against each other as they answered questions about the human brain.