The 2015 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at the Geisel School of Medicine will explore current limitations barring universal access to healthcare, and the underlying problems in order to contemplate opportunities for meaningful progress.
Archive for 2015
Nara Michaelson: Music and Medicine in Concert
As both an aspiring physician and a musician, first-year Geisel medical student Nara Michaelson believes rather than being at odds, music can complement, renew, and strengthen a life in medicine.
Welcome to (Your Name) Medical School
The New York Times – References a recent article, titled “Green Eggs and Ham,” published in Academic Medicine, which notes that Dartmouth’s medical school was renamed in 2012 after Theodor Geisel ’25.
Johnson & Johnson Will Make Clinical Data Available to Outside Researchers
The New York Times – Quotes Lisa Schwartz, professor of medicine, on the shift toward making clinical trial data more publicly available.
Community-Wide Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Programs Associated with Reductions in Hospitalizations, Deaths, Over 40-Year Period
In a rural Maine county, sustained, community-wide programs targeting cardiovascular risk factors and behavior changes were associated with reductions in hospitalization and death rates over a 40-year period (1970-2010) compared with the rest of the state.
40 Years of Preventive Care Saves Franklin County Lives and Money
CentralMaine.com – Points to a study co-authored by Christopher Amos, professor of community and family medicine, which found that cardiovascular health improved significantly in Franklin County, Maine, and mortality rates decreased in connection to a 40-year preventive health effort.
Geisel School of Medicine Adds New Departments to Enhance Research and Education Mission
The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth has announced the addition of two new basic science departments, Biomedical Data Science and Epidemiology.
Father, Daughter Donate Kidneys 10 Years Apart to Save Same Recipient
New Hampshire Union Leader – Quotes David Axelrod, associate professor of surgery, on the annual rate of transplants that take place at Dartmouth-Hitchcock.
5 Years After Quake, Haiti Still Needs Help
Chicago Tribune – Mentions the efforts of a Dartmouth medical team, led by Professor of Medicine James Geiling, who aided victims of the earthquake in Haiti in 2010.
What Really Solves Knee Pain? The Answer Might Surprise You
NBC – Quotes David Jevsevar, assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, on the difficulty of judging knee arthritis pain.