This event will give you an in depth and personal perspective on what the “Battle and Defeat of Anorexia” looks like. Hear from a recovering medical student who is courageously willing to share her touching story, as well as Dr. Pouneh Fazeli, a renowned physician-researcher on eating disorders.
Letters of Intent for the COBRE Institute for Biomolecular Targeting (Bio-MT) Pilot Project Program are now being accepted. Bio-MT is requesting proposals for pilot projects relating to its theme: the identification, validation, or development of molecular targets associated with human disease.
Read article – Photo of Geisel students at vigil in support of the Affordable Care Act along with quotes from Amer Al-Nimr, assistant professor of pediatrics and of medicine; Susannah Heschel, the Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies; and President Phil Hanlon in an article that examines reactions to President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order in the Upper Valley.
Read article – The Dartmouth covered the “Dartmouth Protect Our Patients Vigil” event focused on patient-centered advocacy efforts against the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, engaging medical students, clinicians and staff in tandem with larger hospital organizations.
On Monday, January 30th at 5:30 PM, at Chilcott auditorium, please join the Dartmouth Native American Program and Beyond the Books at the Geisel School of Medicine for a screening and discussion of “Walking into the Unknown”, which traces the “intimate journey of a middle aged American Indian male through the health care system as he gains a deeper understanding of himself and the health risks he faces.”
Read article – Quotes Joseph C. Anderson, associate professor of medicine, about a recent study he led that found in patients undergoing colonoscopy, measuring adenoma bulk appears to be as good as a standard approach with histology for predicting the subsequent development of advanced metachronous neoplasia.
Honoring those fighting for social justice through education, politics, medicine, human rights, mentoring, and more. Thursday, January 26 at 4:30 PM, Filene Auditorium (Moore Hall).
Please join us at the Match Day ceremony for the Geisel School of Medicine Class of 2017 on Friday, March 17 in Auditoriums E/F at DHMC. The ceremony will start at 11:45 AM, with the distribution of the envelopes commencing promptly at noon.
Read article – Quotes Stephen Bartels, professor of psychiatry, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, from an interview in the documentary “Alzheimer’s: Every Minute Counts,” which PBS broadcasts today. “We’re looking at a tsunami of Alzheimer’s disease in America,” says Bartels.
Read article – Cites a study conducted by John Fallon, instructor in surgery, where he found that in cases of severe patient-prosthesis mismatch in surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) patients, the 10-year adjusted overall survival rate was 35 percent compared to a 10-year adjusted overall survival of 46 percent among patients where there was no patient-prosthesis mismatch.
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