Ten first-year medical students at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth have been selected as 2016-17 New Hampshire/Vermont Schweitzer Fellows by the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship.
Improving Lives
Helping Others Through Hockey: Geisel and UVM Play for the Specimen Cup
On Sunday, April 3, Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the University of Vermont College of Medicine clashed in the annual Specimen Cup hockey game.
Geisel Schweitzer Fellows Working to Ease the Stigma Faced by LGBTQ Youth
New Hampshire/Vermont Schweitzer Fellows Ana Rodriguez-Villa ’18 and Brendin Beaulieu-Jones ’18 are working to address stigma and prejudice against LGBTQ youth in Vermont’s Upper Valley.
Dartmouth Research Aims to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk for People with Mental Illness
Geisel investigators at the Health Promotion Research Center at Dartmouth are leading a statewide effort to determine if offering financial incentives—for fitness, weight loss, and smoking cessation programs—can help people with mental illness reduce their high risk for cardiovascular disease.
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.
Most Popular Stories of 2015
As 2015 draws to a close, we’d like to share with you some of the most popular stories on Geisel NewsCenter this year. From the Geisel Communications team, Happy Holidays and have a safe and Happy New Year!
PTSD Center Executive Director Receives International Organization’s Highest Honor
Paula Schnurr, PhD, a Research Professor of Psychiatry at Geisel and Executive Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, was presented with the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Lifetime Achievement Award at the organization’s annual meeting in New Orleans in November.
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.
Health Through the Lens of Native American Communities
Geisel faculty and students recently partnered with two Native American communities to photograph the social and environmental factors that promote or pose obstacles to healthy lifestyles.
Tropical Medicine Fellowship Awarded to Geisel Student Adrianna Stanley
Second-year Geisel School of Medicine student Adrianna Stanley received a Benjamin H. Kean Travel Fellowship in Tropical Medicine. The Fellowship, given by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, is dedicated to nurturing medical students interested in tropical medicine.