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.
Improving Lives
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.
Dartmouth Researchers Create Tools Designed to Make Birth Control Decisions Easier for Women
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.”
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.