Researchers at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice are working to help women make informed choices about contraception through a project called, “Right For Me: Birth control decisions made easier.”
Improving Lives
Rwanda’s Health Minister Discusses Her Nation’s Achievements in Health Care Delivery
When Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Minister of Health of the Republic of Rwanda, spoke to members of Dartmouth community about her nation’s experience in building a new health care system, she reminded them not to forget that “behind every statistic there is a human being.”
Sandra L. Wong MD, MS, Named Surgery Chief at Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Dr. Sandra L. Wong, the William W. Coon Professor of Surgical Oncology and Associate Chair of Clinical Affairs at the University of Michigan Health System, has been named Chair of Surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Senior Vice President of the Surgical Service Line at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Her term begins October 26.
H. Gilbert Welch on the Nuances of Medical Care
This Focus on Faculty Q&A is part of an ongoing series of interviews exploring what keeps Dartmouth professors busy inside—and outside—the classroom.
AAMC Award for Geisel and CHaD Project to Improve Care of Opioid-Exposed Newborns
A team of Geisel faculty, students, and pediatric staff at Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock received a Clinical Care Innovation Challenge Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges for creating a new model of care for in utero opioid-exposed and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome-affected newborns.
Paula Schnurr Named Executive Director of VA’s National Center for PTSD
Paula Schnurr, PhD, Research Professor of Psychiatry at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, has been named Executive Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Elliott Fisher Recognized by HFMA for Contributions to Health Care
The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) presented its highest individual achievement award to Elliott Fisher, MD, MPH, director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.
Exhibit Celebrates Artwork by Children in the Art for Kids Program
“Art for Kids,” a Sunday art program for children with chronic medical conditions, was established in 2007 as a Schweitzer Fellowship project and is organized and run by four second-year Geisel students each academic year, along with assistance from AVA arts faculty.
Dartmouth Ears Program: Learning to Listen
Students at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth are often seeking out ways to become involved in programs that allow them to customize their education and express creativity. Though the programs are not always directly connected to medicine, the overall goal is always to educate them on the best way to serve the communities they’ll be entering as physicians and scientists.
Geisel Student Sends Appeal From Kathmandu
Dartmouth for Nepal committee member says low-cost shelters serve an urgent need.
Upcoming Events
- Medicine Grand Rounds “The Monoclonal Antibodies and Headache” August 23, 2019
- Neurololgy Grand Rounds August 23, 2019
- An Introduction to Bayesian Thinking, Modeling and Implementation August 26, 2019
- Free Citation Managers: Mendeley and Zotero September 4, 2019
- Pediatric Grand Rounds September 4, 2019
- Back to School for Nurses September 6, 2019
- Research in the Sciences: Scopus and Web of Science September 9, 2019
- Biochemistry & Cell Biology Department Seminar: Daniel Jarosz, Ph.D. September 10, 2019
- Orthopaedic Grand Rounds September 11, 2019
- "Gene Doe: A Platform for Health Citizen Science" - Christopher Metts, MD September 11, 2019
- Biomedical Grant Writers' Retreat September 12, 2019
- Biomedical Grant Writers' Retreat September 13, 2019
- M&I Seminar Series: Tami D. Lieberman, Ph.D. (Schultz) September 16, 2019
- Graduate Program in Biochemistry & Cell Biology - Ph.D. Public Thesis Presentation September 17, 2019
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