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).
Improving Lives
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.
Ten Geisel Students Named NH/VT Schweitzer Fellows
Ten students at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth have been selected as 2015-16 New Hampshire/Vermont Schweitzer Fellows by the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, named for the famous physician-humanitarian.
Student Profile – Ryan Olavarria: Health Crusader
First-year Geisel medical student Ryan Olavarria is dedicated to showing people that small behavioral changes leading to better health are easy to make.
Samir Soneji: Forecasting Population Health
In this Q&A, TDI demographer Samir Soneji, PhD discusses how demographers are able to predict how changes in population affect public policy by forecasting future disease and mortality rates.
Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth Redesignated As NCI “Comprehensive Cancer Center”
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has renewed its Cancer Center Support Grant to Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC) at Dartmouth, continuing NCCC’s designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Helping Women Make Better Decisions About Their Health
Decision scientists, such as Elissa Ozanne, are helping women to better understand the risks they face, whether perceived or actual, when thinking about breast cancer.