Elmer R. Pfefferkorn, PhD, emeritus professor of microbiology and immunology, and chair of the department from 1980-1992, died on March 25, 2019. He was 87 years old.
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On the Border
Late last year, second-year Geisel School of Medicine student Sarah Rosenstein traveled to Tijuana, Mexico with Border Angels, a San Diego-based non-profit that advocates for human rights, humane immigration reform, and social justice. The group of volunteer doctors, nurses, physician-assistants, and nurse-practitioners staff a weekly clinic to care for migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.
Anne Schuchat, MD, to Speak at Geisel’s Class Day Ceremony
Anne Schuchat MED ’84, the principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a retired rear admiral from the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS), will be the featured speaker at Geisel’s 2019 Class Day Ceremony, which will be held Saturday, June 1 at the Hopkins Center’s Spaulding Auditorium.
It’s a Match! Geisel Med Students Celebrate Match Day
This year, 100 graduating students at the Geisel School of Medicine joined a record high 38,376 U.S. and international medical students and graduates vying for 35,185 residency positions, the most ever offered in the national Match.
Michael Whitfield, PhD, Named Chair of the Department of Biomedical Data Science
Michael L. Whitfield, PhD, has been named the chair of the Department of Biomedical Data Science at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. Whitfield, a professor of biomedical data science and molecular and systems biology, has served as the department’s interim chair since November 2017.
Laura Herrera Gomez ’21 New LMSA Regional Board-Elect Member
Laura Herrera Gomez, a second-year Geisel School of Medicine student and co-leader of the medical school’s Latino Medical Students Association (LMSA) chapter, has been named chief financial officer-elect (CFO) of the organization’s Northeast regional board.
Ilana Cass, MD, Named Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Ilana Cass, MD, vice chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB-GYN) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and professor of OB-GYN at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has been appointed Chair of OB-GYN at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Dartmouth-Hitchcock.
Geisel Students Raise Money for Listen’s Housing Helper Program
A fundraising, student-cooked dinner organized by Geisel’s Alpha Omega Alpha student chapter, raised $4,400 to support Listen’s Housing Helper Program, which supports individuals in the Upper Valley who are struggling with affordable housing—a primary issue facing low-income families.
New Machine Learning Method Could Spare Some Women from Unnecessary Breast Surgery
Dartmouth researchers have found a machine learning method that can predict the likelihood that a high-risk type of breast lesion is cancerous, potentially saving some women from unnecessary surgeries and overtreatment.
Sandra Wong Named President-Elect of Society of University Surgeons
Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS, the William N. and Bessie Allyn Professor in Surgery at the Geisel School of Medicine, has been named president-elect of the Society of University Surgeons.
Upcoming Events
- Spring DEIB Series "Following the Arc towards Justice: An Editor's Perspective" May 2, 2024
- M&I Thesis Defense - Leena Abdullah May 2, 2024
- Microbiology and Immunology Graduate Seminar May 2, 2024
- Dept. of Surgery Grand Rounds May 3, 2024
- Dept. Of Medicine Grand Rounds May 3, 2024
- PhD Thesis Presentation - Muhammad Abubakar Khan May 3, 2024
- Neurology Grand Rounds May 3, 2024
- Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series - Alan D. Grossman, Ph.D. May 6, 2024
- DCC Grand Rounds with Swarnali Acharyya, PhD May 7, 2024
- EvenCompetency Based Education and Entrustable Professional Activities: Why all the Excitement? May 7, 2024
- Pediatric Grand Rounds May 8, 2024
- David G. Russell, Ph.D - Munck-Pfefferkorn Prize Lecture at Dartmouth May 13, 2024