The Radiation Oncology section within the Department of Medicine at Dartmouth Health’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) and Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has been elevated to full department status.
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John F. Modlin, MD, FIDSA, Receives the D.A. Henderson Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Health
John F. Modlin, MD, professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center has received the 2023 D.A. Henderson Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Health for his long public health service and leadership in advancing vaccine safety and public policy.
Geisel Receives Prestigious Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award
Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine has received the 2023 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
Dartmouth Cancer Center Director Steven Leach Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Steven D. Leach, MD, Director of the Dartmouth Cancer Center and the Preston T. and Virginia R. Kelsey Distinguished Chair in Cancer at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine.
Surgeons General Discuss the Future of Healthcare in Geisel Roundtable Event
At a special roundtable event on Friday, Sept. 29, co-sponsored by Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health, and the C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth, five former U.S. Surgeons General shared their perspectives on a range of issues affecting the future of healthcare in the U.S.
The Future of Healthcare 2023 – The Surgeons General Roundtable
Thank you to the five former US Surgeons General for joining us at Dartmouth for an extraordinary and inspiring conversation on the future of healthcare. In case you missed it you can watch the video here.
Re-Envisioning Safety in the Learning Environment with Justin Bullock, MD
We are excited to invite you to a special event: “Re-envisioning Safety in the Learning Environment” with distinguished speaker, Dr. Justin Bullock, a Nephrology Fellow at the University of Washington School of Medicine, who will share insights on creating inclusive and secure environments in the field of medicine.
Geisel School of Medicine Student Creates a New Conversation Guide for Dementia Care
Charlotte Berry ’25 is lead author of a paper describing a new tool designed to help clinicians facilitate conversations about dementia care.
Karen Fortuna Appointed to National Standing Committee on Primary Care
Karen Fortuna, PhD, LICSW, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and a research health scientist at the VA White River Junction Healthcare System, has been appointed to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) standing committee of experts in primary care delivery, research, and policy.
Geisel Receives $16.2 Million Grant to Study Healthcare Inequity in Alzheimer’s Disease
A team of researchers, led by Amber Barnato, MD, MPH, MS, at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has been awarded a $16.2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to study inequity in health and social care for adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD).
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- Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series - Arthur M. Krieg, MD December 4, 2023
- Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds December 5, 2023
- Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds December 5, 2023
- DCC Grand Rounds with Thales Papagiannakopoulus, PhD December 5, 2023
- TDI Seminar Series presents Elizabeth "Lizzy" Brickley, PhD MPhil December 5, 2023
- Department of Medical Education Faculty Development "Lies, Damned Lies and Surveys" December 5, 2023
- Pediatric Grand Rounds December 6, 2023
- Dartmouth Cancer Center Hot Topic Lecture December 6, 2023
- Hybrid MPH Poster Fair December 6, 2023
- Eichler Seminar: Can Artificial Intelligence actually improve your health? December 7, 2023