By establishing a first-ever Latino Medical Student Association Northeast chapter at Geisel School of Medicine, Adrianna Stanley ’18 and Freddy Vazquez ’18 are ambassadors for Geisel’s growing Latino community.
Articles by: Susan Green
Geisel to Host the Northeast Latino Medical Student Association Conference
On Saturday, February 20, the Latino Medical Student Association 43rd Annual Regional Conference is being hosted for first time at Dartmouth.
Student Spotlight – Alex Tarabochia: It’s Personal
Within minutes of meeting Alex Tarabochia ‘19, don’t be surprised if you find yourself revealing intimate details of your life. He has that affect on people. “I’m always being told how comfortable people feel telling me everything about themselves within five minutes of meeting me,” he says.
Geisel’s Urban Health Scholars Receive MLK Social Justice Award
Congratulations to the Geisel School of Medicine’s Urban Health Scholars program—recipient of a 2016 Dartmouth College Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Award.
Alec Fisher: Points of Transformation
A highly ranked and dedicated competitive surfer, Alec Fisher ’19 decided to give up the sport to pursue a life in medicine.
Simrun Bal: Cultivating a Sense of Empathy
First-year Geisel student Simrun Bal is passionate about using medicine to address health inequities in both domestic and international rural communities.
Geisel’s John Butterly Elected President of the New Hampshire Medical Society
John R. Butterly, MD, FACP, FACC, a cardiologist and a professor of medicine at Geisel School of Medicine and The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, has been elected president of the New Hampshire Medical Society.
Japan’s GHIT Fund Supports Dartmouth Researchers’ Second Tuberculosis Vaccine Trial
A collaborative of Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania, and Tokyo Medical and Dental University received $1.4 million from Japan’s Global Health Innovative Technology Fund to conduct a joint randomized clinical trial in Tanzania aimed at reducing the transmission of tuberculosis.
An Eye on Microgravity
Nearly half of the astronauts on long-duration space flights return to Earth with changes in their vision and Geisel professor Jay Buckey, a former astronaut himself, is on a mission to find out why.
Geisel Researcher Receives Prestigious $3.7M National Institutes of Health Pioneer Award
Giovanni Bosco, PhD, an associate professor of genetics at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has been awarded a prestigious $3.7 million Pioneer Award from the National Institutes of Health. The five-year grant supports exceptional investigators pursuing bold, highly innovative research projects.