Geisel medical students Andrew Siedlecki and Evelyn Bae talk about the student-created Vision Screening Program at the Good Neighbor Health Clinic.
Education
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.
Being Creative with Sickle Cell Disease
When Cindy Hahn was a young girl, her father, a virologist, used to let her sit at his microscope and look at immune cells fighting a pig virus. Watching that pig virus sparked a passion for science she is now pursuing as an MD-PhD student.
Student Spotlight: Michaela Staley
One day, while Michaela Staley (’17) and other volunteers with a local nonprofit organization were out in the Arizona desert providing food and water for undocumented immigrants crossing the border, something unusual happened.
It’s a (Residency) Match!
At the much-anticipated annual Match Day event, 87 students at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine learned where they will pursue their next three to seven years of residency training after graduation. Nationally, more than 17,000 graduating U.S. allopathic medical school seniors and 16,000 others participated in this year’s match program.
Formal Attire Required
Every year, the Medical School welcomes students to the profession in the White Coat Ceremony. In an increasingly informal age, what does it mean to wear a white coat? Geisel students and faculty talk about the history of the ceremony and what it means to them.
Building a Strong Foundation
Leadership is not something people are born with, says Dean Chip Souba. It’s a skill—one that the Medical School is working to ensure every graduate has.
Student Spotlight: Kristen Jogerst (’16)
As an adventure-loving college student in Iowa, Kristen Jogerst knew she wanted to do three things with her life. As a second-year medical student, she’s well on her way to accomplishing all three.
Geisel Rises in U.S. News Best Medical Schools Rankings to Top 20 in Primary Care
The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth has moved into the top 20 of medical schools nationally for primary care, climbing 13 spots to 18th in the 2015 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Medical Schools rankings. Geisel also moved up four spots to 34th in the Best Medical Schools for research ranking.
Ayo’s Essential Journey: “I Dream Big for Nigeria”
Growing up in Nigeria, Geisel School of Medicine student Ayobami “Ayo” Olufadeji learned firsthand what it means to live in a community without enough doctors—and he’s committed to changing that.
Upcoming Events
- M&I Seminar Series: Stephen Zinder, Ph.D. (O'Toole) September 23, 2019
- Biochemistry & Cell Biology Department Seminar: SaraH Zanders, Ph.D. September 24, 2019
- "Therapeutic Plasma Exchange Plus Targeted Therapies for Neuro-immune Diseases" - Jeanne Hendrickson, MD September 24, 2019
- Pediatric Grand Rounds September 25, 2019
- REDCap Advanced Topics - Aud. H (DH) September 26, 2019
- Biomedical Data Science Grand Rounds with Dennis Paul Wall, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Biomedical Data Sciences, Stanford Medical School September 26, 2019
- Orthopaedic Grand Rounds September 27, 2019
- 11th Annual C. Everett Koop Tobacco Conference September 27, 2019
- Research in the Sciences: Scopus and Web of Science September 27, 2019
- Norris Cotton Cancer Center Grand Rounds October 1, 2019
- PubMed Basics October 1, 2019
- Pediatric Grand Rounds October 2, 2019
- Health Statistics workshop October 3, 2019
- Orthopaedic Grand Rounds October 4, 2019
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